Ian Hislop Absolutely LOVES Stonehenge - Have I Got News For You 

"people at Guinness has been watching different video of nurses" *sudden urge on coughing*

The piece of Stonehenge is actually quite small. When they repaired stonehenge in the 50s, they drilled a core out to receive rebar and concrete to reinforce some of the damaged pieces. They used a hollow coring drill, which is a bit of luck as it meant that when it was returned, archaeologists could analyse the inside of the stone to pinpoint where the Sarsens came from (Marlborough Down). The Bluestones are the smaller ones, which are from Pembrokeshire. The big iconic looking ones are Sandstone (Sarsen) which is only from about 30 miles away.

Well done Phil Wang, one of the few guests who actually contributes.

Hislop, you legend.

I know a guy who made off with the capital (decorated top portion) of one of the marble columns from the US Capitol building. He was working a large crane in the area; that afternoon he walked by the site of some reconstruction they were doing, drove his truck up to it and surreptitiously placed it in the bed. He's a strong guy; the thing's the size of a bushel-basket and weighs maybe 110 lbs. It's in his garden now.

That car joke is genius lol :)

I would've thought Stonehenge would be the only artifact not stolen by an englishman but turns out I'm wrong

3:38 i couldn't agree more

Like Ian I remember before the tourist board held Stonehenge in a cage, not unlike a zoo animal. My brother and I slept inside the circle and leaned our bikes against the stones.

I prefer the Stonehenge in Spinal Tap - much more compact!

The Trilithons are all made from Sarsen. There are two types of stone, Sarsen Sandstone which is from Marlborough down 30 miles away. These stones are the big impressive ones, with the lintels on. The other stone is bluestone, which comes from Wales, and these are much smaller, and are currently in a Horse shoe shape inside the main circle. They where moved a lot during the late Neolithic and Bronze Age, at one stage being in a circle around the outside of the sarsens.

The real question is HOW did he get it to his house? Did he roll it on logs, did he send it up river using the most advanced ships of his time THESE are the unanswered questions of our time, puzzling scholars til this very day. Please world, we need your help to figure this out for our present and future generations. Let us identify the type of rocks together, thus telling us the location of settling for a temporary period, then we may gain the chemistry of time, using our most advanced technology available, and even the ancient thiefs of 1950s would be astonished at our accomplishments👨‍🔬.

Thanks for posting.

Seems like Hislop doesn't know what sarsen refers to either...

Ian Hislop is now the voice of tipper the slipper. Click it and see. He is jolly funny at it

sarson's used to make stones, now they make vinegar - lol

12 unhappy nurses

So a man can be the fastest nurse.

Walked? Waddled.

Stonehedge wasn't there where it is now it was duged out from totally different place in the 1930ts and placed standing up where it is now.

Once again, Jo Brand mentions her husband.

I went to Stonehenge once, I'll never go back. Completely dull

used to stop here on our annual camping holiday in the 1950s, loved it then and still we are not sure what it actually means