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The deliberately shocking and violent ad from the controversial animal rights organisation fell foul of the BBFC in 2002.

The ‘Ultimate Cut’ of Caligula claims to salvage a lost masterpiece, but instead feels like an insipid cover version of a classic film.

A mad German sleaze-fest from 1959 that mixes glamour girls, spider monsters and glorious excess.

Fun for all the family: a board game race to see who dies of cancer last.

The cult movie queen’s ball-cupping ad for shaving cream proved too much for some USTV stations.

One of the last gasps of local council censorship as the politicians of Lancashire go up against Oliver Stone.

The song designed to show just how much opposition to the royal coronation will be buried hits the top 20 and is, predictably, ignored.

Looking back at Sam Fuller’s much-misunderstood, long withdrawn study of racism and rehabilitation.

The short-lived effort by the British censors to give “morbid and horrible” films their own restrictive adults-only category.

A stop-motion monster that proved to be too much for some TV viewers.

The Daily Mail’s relentless campaign of misinformation and outright lies against 0898 premium rate phone lines.

Half beast, half man, all wild entertainment – the oddest of the video nasties is an experience to savour.