February 1 Radio 4’s Jolyon Jenkins investigates “Operation Julie” and interviews TLC client Leaf Fielding about his involvement and recently published book To Live Outside the Law (Serpent’s Tail, 2011). The half-hour programme on Operation Julie is part of Radio 4’s series ‘In Living Memory’. The programme airs at 11am GMT on Radio 4.
In 1977, police forces from across England and Wales closed down a multi-million pound LSD manufacturing ring, in “Operation Julie”. The criminals involved were given stiff jail sentences and it marked the beginning of the end for the British underground. Jolyon Jenkins will investigate both sides. Click here to find out more about “Operation Julie”.