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The Love Generation

San Francisco has become the capital of the world for a rapidly growing tribal community of self-styled beautiful people. Alan Whicker drops in on the Summer of Love. (1967)

San Francisco has become the capital of the world for a rapidly growing tribal community of self-styled beautiful people. They are staging a peaceful revolution against the pressures and greed of the western way of life.

But the 'straight world' outside shows little enthusiasm for these Flower Children, with their long hair, far-out clothes, and dropped-out ideals. They're often viewed as parasitic and drug-addled.

Alan Whicker finds himself surrounded by love, peace and harmony in 1960s San Francisco. (1967)

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Sat 19 Jun 2004 01:20
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Presenter Alan Whicker
Film Editor Don Fairservice
Photographer Nat Crosby
Sound John Murphy
Sound Alan Dykes
Producer Fred Burnley
Director Fred Burnley

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