BBFC Podcast

In this episode of the BBFC podcast we mark the 50th anniversary of James Bond by delving into the files of some of the Bond films submitted to the BBFC over the years. We also speak to Reg Bailey, Chief Executive of the Mother’s Union, about the findings and recommendations in his report Letting Children be Children, and how these are being put into action.

This episode of the BBFC podcast discusses the 15 age rating and how content awarded a 15 differs from that at 12A and 18. We also speak to the Industry Trust for IP Awareness, the UK film, TV and video industryʼs pro-copyright consumer education body, established to tackle the growing issue of copyright infringement in the UK. Their website FindAnyFilm.com is one of the UK’s leading websites for...

This episode of the BBFC podcast discusses how the BBFC classify children’s films, taking into account how imitable techniques, language and the context of a film can influence the classification. This episode also asks BBFC Director David Cooke to talk about the main issues raised in the BBFC’s latest Annual Report and there’s the chance to win BBFC centenary prizes. All entries to the competitio...

Listen to episode 5 of the BBFC podcast where we discuss games classification, classifying films for video on demand and classifying scenes of sexual violence in films. Due to the theme of sexual violence, we do not recommend this episode to listeners under the age of 15.

Listen to episode 4 of the BBFC podcast where we talk about the latest films, BBFC education work, and how the BBFC classifies horror across the age categories.

Tune into the latest episode of the BBFC podcast where we talk about the latest film and BBFC news, as well as classifying sex and sex references, across the age categories.

In this episode of the BBFC podcast, BBFC Examiners James Blatch and Caitlin O’Brien discuss classifying violence in films, and talk to BBFC Director David Cooke about The Human Centipede 2 Full Sequence.

Welcome to the first episode of the BBFC Podcast where host James Blatch discusses the ’12A’ classification; why H stood for Horror in the 1930s and 40s; and the classification issues in recent releases Drive, The Change Up and 50/50.