goldman: rock is probably the most important cultural event in the history of america, and out swarmed a whole generation of freaks. it s what guys seem to get off on, they like this high-energy sort of event. cornelius: and if the sight and sound of soul is your pleasure, you can bet your bottom, we got em baby. downs: unless you ve been living in a sealed cave, you ve probably noticed that america s latest craze is disco dancin . this is punk rock, and its purpose is to promote violence, sex, and destruction, in that order. pure rock n roll energy, pure guts, pure stamina. rock singer jimi hendrix died today in london, according to a police source, from an overdose of drugs. reynolds: janis joplin was found dead last night. the cause of death was said to be an overdose of drugs. jim morrison, the lead singer for the doors, a rock music group, is dead. he was 27. naftali: the early years of the 70s are sad in music because you lose people. and you lose the beatles. simo
are on their way back, what s the last 20 years of international involvement achieved? also tonight. cash for secrets a british embassy worker in berlin is arrested, suspected of spying for russia. learning the lessons of this year s a level results how universities are coping with record results. all the help they can get we re with british firefighters supporting their greek counterparts. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel. lionel messi outlines his ambitions for paris saint germain. the premier league chief executive says he is fully behind players taking the knee in the new season begins on friday. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. we begin tonight with a conflict happening thousands of miles away but one which has cost british lives and resources for the best part of the last 20 years. afghanistan is, once again, falling apart. and again it is the taliban, the hardline islamists that once harboured osama bin laden, t
the interurban crime wave has touched off a new round of gun buying. step out, mr. bundy. i ll plead not guilty right now. there has been a disturbing growth in cult phenomenon in this country. i shall be god. and beside me there shall be no other. all the elements are present for one of the most sensational murder trials in american history. seven people brutally murdered in the glare of hollywood publicity. young girls supposedly under the spell of a bearded svengali, who allegedly masterminded the seven murders. the 70s is a decade of just brutal violence on every front and anywhere that you look in america. at the time of a mass murder, there s a lot of media coverage. but usually after a brief period of time, the identity of the perpetrator tends to fade from the public s consciousness. but not so with the manson case. it was the biggest publicity case the d.a. s office had ever had. the manson trial begins the 1970s on such an evil, sadist
rock singer jimi hendrix died today in london from an overdose of drugs. janice joplin was found dead last night. the cause of death was said to be an overdose of drugs. jim morrison, the lead singer for the doors, a rock music group, is dead. he was 27. the early years of the 70s in music was sad because you lose people and you lose the beatles. this small gathering is only the beginning. the event is so momentous that historians may one day view it as a landmark in the decline of the british empire. the beatles are breaking up. it was like a death for a lot of people. rock and roll as we understood in the 1960s was no longer with us. there will never be another beatles, never. i wonder what i m doing here with no drummers or nothing like that. you might know i lost my old band, or i left it. imagine there s no heaven it s easy if you try for so long you waited for the next beatles album to see where music was going. and we just hoped the music the
also tonight. former premier league footballer dalian atkinson was killed five years ago he was tasered and kicked twice in the head. pc benjamin monk of west mercia police was convicted of manslaughter, but cleared of murder. it s mainly relief, we rejust relieved that it s finally over. it s been a really long journey. one of thousands of women in scotland hoping for a formal apology, after they were forced to give up their babies for adoption half a century ago. and coming up on the bbc news channel: who will be crowned cricket world champions? new zealand chase the title, as india slump to 170 all out at the hampshire bowl. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. russia says its patrol ships and fighterjets have fired warning shots and dropped bombs in the path of a royal navy destroyer sailing in the black sea near crimea this afternoon. the russian defence ministry said that hms defender had violated its territorial waters. but the ministry of defence has fla