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.
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The Pointless Stupidity Of Graham Bright
The man behind the Video Recordings Act – and the ban on ‘repetitive beat music’ – has died.
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The BBFC Is The ‘Friend’ The Physical Media Industry Neither Wants Nor Needs
The British film censorship board hikes its prices once again and expects you to be grateful for it.
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The Very British Sex Scams Of The 1980s
In the days before legalised porn, the restrictive laws in Britain proved to be a huckster’s paradise, with scams, cons and rip-offs the order of the day.
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The British censors allow wealthy streaming giants to self-certify at a reduced cost, while still bleeding physical media distributors dry.
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Isn’t it time we scrapped the four-decade-old Video Recordings Act and allowed an even playing field between physical media, streaming services and TV broadcasters?
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The Free Speech Campaigners Are Oddly Silent About Sexual Expression
The vocal demands for free speech and political efforts to bring the likes of PayPal under control seem to become very quiet as soon as you mention sexual freedom.
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The Enduring Mystery Of King Arthur’s Lady Returns
An outrageous scam, a project that collapsed under its own ambition or a lost film? You decide.
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Sound Or Vision: The BBFC’s Audio Commentary Scam
Should option soundtracks on DVDs and Blu-rays be classified as separate video recordings? The censors claim they should – but they are wrong.
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Censorship’s Lack Of Appeal
The British video censorship appeals process has always been set up to be as difficult and costly as possible – and new ‘simplifications’ do little to change that.
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The VHS Wonderland Of Portland Films
Remembering the pioneers of mail order VHS cult movie retail in the wild west days of uncensored video.
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The Last Days Of Sinful Soho – A 1981 News Report
A TV news relic from the final days of an unrestrained Soho sex industry.
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