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BBFC Podcast - Age Rating Symbols

In this episode, we celebrate the return of cinema in England, Scotland & Wales and discuss all the latest family-friendly releases that are coming to the big screen including Cruella, Peter Rabbit 2, Godzilla Vs. Kong and Nomadland.

BBFC Podcast Episode 107 - Welcome Back to the Movies

In this episode, we speak to director Prano Bailey-Bond about her debut feature film Censor, its inspiration & the 'video nasties' era.

Listeners can find out insider knowledge about Prano and her co-writer Anthony Fletcher’s research visits to the BBFC, the film's classification and the horror directors that inspired her.

BBFC Podcast Episode 108 - In Conversation With Prano Bailey-Bond

In this episode, our Compliance Managers alongside special guest Lord Kamlesh Patel, BBFC Vice President, take a deep dive into our latest research findings on racism and discrimination, and talk about the tangible changes we are taking when it comes to classifying these issues in both older and modern content.

BBFC Podcast Episode 109 - Discrimination Research 2021

“The 12 was introduced, on film only, in 1989 to cover the large gulf between PG and 15.”

Gremlins (1984), The Goonies (1985) and Ghostbusters (1984) all have something in common, and it isn’t that they all start with G. All of these films were rated 12 or 12A. In this podcast, we discuss both categories and the wide range of audience they capture discussing classification issues such as discrimination, humour and threat.

BBFC Podcast Episode 97 - 12A/12

“The 18 replaced the X in 1982, which in turn absorbed the H which stood for ‘horrific’ in 1951.”

In the last episode of our mini series, we look at the history of the 18 category and its key classification issues. From ‘H’ films being restricted during WW2 to the 18 as it is today.

BBFC Podcast Episode 99 - 18

“The U category is the only classification to survive from the inception of the BBFC to now.”

In the first of our mini series, we discuss the U category, how it has changed over the years and how we address historically classified U films such as Watership Down (1978) and Disney classics such as The Lion King (1994).

BBFC Podcast Episode 95 - U

“More films are rated 15 today than at any other category.”

In 1982 15 replaced the AA category and the category system as we know it today was created. What was different about the AA and why did it change? In the 15 podcast, we discuss exactly this and compare older 15s such as Poltergeist (1982) with more recent releases such as Hereditary (2018).

BBFC Podcast Episode 98 - 15

Introduced in 1982, the PG replaced the old A classification that had existed since 1913.”

In this episode, join us as we discuss the PG category. Find out why it was established and how best parents and families can navigate PG films. We also talk about a wide array of classification issues, from violence in films such as Horrible Histories (2019) to threat in Goosebumps (2015) and Lion (2016).

BBFC Podcast Episode 96 - PG

In the last episode of 2020, we're joined by our Chief Executive David Austin as we take a look back on a year of film. We talk about some of the biggest releases, streaming platforms and the impact of COVID on the industry.

BBFC Podcast Episode 105 - 2020 in Review

This International Women's Day we're celebrating all the talented and wonderful women who work at the BBFC. In this podcast, you can learn more about the inner workings of the BBFC and hear all about how women keep the wheels turning - in Compliance, Education, Finance and Communications - we talk to women from all corners of our business.

BBFC Podcast Episode 106 - Celebrating Women at the BBFC for International Women's Day

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