40th Anniversary Of Anti-Vietnam Protest in Grosvenor Square

March 17th marks the 40th anniversary of the anti vietnam war protests that took place in Grosvenor Square, and where 91 police officers were injured and over 200 protestors were arrested. To mark this important date, there is lots of coverage in the media. Here's a round up:

Television
South Bank Show, March 16th
This South Bank Show also includes extracts from two never before broadcast interviews from 1968: one with Mick Jagger, shortly after he attended the rally in Grosvenor Square, and another with an angry John Lennon as he responds to attacks from the far left at the end of 1968.

Radio
Desert Island Discs, March 16th
Tariq Ali, historian and author, talks to Kirsty Young including his memories of the protests at Grosvenor Square

Newspapers
Independent: Jagger vs Lennon: London's riots of 1968 provided the backdrop to a rock'n'roll battle royale
Guardian: Power to the people

Blogosphere
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