When Hippies Ruled The World

When Hippies Ruled The World was a 2002 BBC documentary examining the hippie era of the 60's. The programme was part of the When ... Ruled The World series originally broadcast on BBC One between 2001 and 2002 which featured titles such as, When Muscles Ruled the World, When Tennis Ruled the World, When Disco Ruled the World, When Liverpool Ruled the World, When Boxing Ruled the World, When Shoulder Pads Ruled the World, When Snooker Ruled the World and When Rock Ruled the World. The series was unrelated to the Hippy Night theme that was also presented by Peel and was broadcast on BBC Choice in 1999.

Links To Peel
Peel made an appearance on the programme describing amongst things how he wasn't a convincing hippy, visiting the UFO Club, taking "acid", and giving socks to a girl hoping to get a 'shag' out of it.