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Fur Is Dead: The PETA Ad Banned By The British Censors

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

Desperate Video: Jaws, Kong, Disney, Depravity And Corruption

Our latest collection of video features from our YouTube channel covers everything from banned books to Disney novelties.

Raindance 2024: The Click Trap

The Click Trap explores the world of online disinformation – but ironically does so in a rather subjective and biased way.

Desperate Video: Film Censors, Rare VHS And Alcohol-Free Beer

Our weekly round-up of our video posts includes rare VHS, banned movies, video nasties, cult cinema classics and alcohol-free beer.

Desperate Living Subscription Posts – How And Why

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As we launch subscription-only pages, here’s why – both for financial reasons and to avoid the wagging finger of the moralisers.

Suck On This: Another Collection Of Minor Atrocities

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Woke panic, pub destruction, Hate Monsters and Klaxon chaos – another round-up of life’s minor annoyances and major irritants.

The BBFC Doesn’t Know What It Is Doing

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The BBFC prepares to change its guidelines based on fickle public opinion – doesn’t this suggest that its supposed ‘expertise’ counts for nothing?

The Forbidden Weekend – The BBC’s Censorship Season

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Film censorship explored in a 1995 BBC season of controversial movies and documentaries that explore the BBFC and British moral attitudes.

Sack The Act – The Fight Back Against The Appalling Online Safety Act

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A new campaign aims to end the British government’s oppressive internet censorship laws before they cause more harm than they already have.

Australian Rules: The Persecution Of The Witch Of Kings Cross

What comes through loud and clear in the story of artist and alleged witch Rosaleen Norton is the ferocity of Australian censorship in the 1950s and 60s.

Foregone Conclusions In Search Of Evidence: Yet Another British Government Moral Panic

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The head of the newly-announced ‘review’ into the effects of adult entertainment sounds suspiciously as though she has already made her mind up on the subject.

The BBFC Is The ‘Friend’ The Physical Media Industry Neither Wants Nor Needs

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The British film censorship board hikes its prices once again and expects you to be grateful for it.