| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
'A kind of dream world appeared': The 'bizarre' story of the world's first LSD trip
'A kind of dream world appeared': The 'bizarre' story of the world's first LSD trip
Dr Albert Hofmann accidentally discovered the hallucinatory effects of LSD in April 1943. In 1986, he told the BBC about a "terrifying" bicycle ride home from the laboratory – and about how his "problem child" drug changed the world. (BBC, 13.04.2026)
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260410-the-bizarre-story-of-the-worlds-first-lsd-trip?