Everyman
The Beyond Within: The Rise of LSD (2)
1986 • E15 Nov 23, 1986 50m
Tonight Everyman follows the bizarre and sometimes tragic events as LSD escaped from the laboratory and was consumed, during the 1960's, by millions of young people seeking enlightenment and consciousness expansion. To some, like the novelist Ken Kesey , LSD was a sacrament that seemed to reveal a new and better reality. But others were overwhelmed and damaged by the drug, and 20 years ago LSD was classified as an illegal substance. With the help of Albert Hofmann , discoverer of LSD,
Rosie Boycott , founder of Spare Rib magazine, and Roger Scruton , conservative writer and thinker, Everyman asks what influence the drug had on the social upheaval of the 60s. Was it taken simply for kicks, or did LSD's popularity hint at something deeper?
Rosie Boycott , founder of Spare Rib magazine, and Roger Scruton , conservative writer and thinker, Everyman asks what influence the drug had on the social upheaval of the 60s. Was it taken simply for kicks, or did LSD's popularity hint at something deeper?