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BBFC Podcast

The BBFC is independent and not-for-profit, and we’re here to help everyone in the UK choose age-appropriate films, videos and websites, wherever and however they watch or use them.

tv & film

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00:10:13

BBFC Podcast Episode 72: To Kill A Mockingbird

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2017/08/29

In this episode we're joined by the BBFC's Head of Education to discuss classifying films that contain parenting, childhood and responsibility themes, focusing on To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)(PG) and Wild Bill (2012)(15).

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00:16:21

BBFC Podcast Episode 71 - Doctor Who

BBFC Podcast ·

2017/08/18

In this episode we discuss age rating Doctor Who and in particular why some episodes are rated PG while others are more suitable at the 12 rating.

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00:09:27

BBFC Podcast Episode 70 - Game of Thrones

BBFC Podcast ·

2017/07/24

WARNING: This podcast contains spoilers and some graphic language. In this episode we discuss age rating episodes of the TV and DVD/Blu-ray series Game of Thrones, focusing on scenes of violence in three different episodes.

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00:15:06

BBFC Podcast Episode 69 - Jump Moments

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2017/07/05

In this episode, BBFC Head of Education Lucy Brett, talks about age rating films containing jump moments, including The Babadook (15), The Woman In Black (12A) and Goosebumps (PG).

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00:11:53

BBFC Podcast Episode 68 - Suicide Squad and other...

BBFC Podcast ·

2017/06/06

In this episode we're joined by BBFC Chief Executive David Austin to discuss age rating Suicide Squad plus some other recent Marvel and DC Comics films.

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00:13:22

BBFC Podcast Episode 67 - Remakes Part 2

BBFC Podcast ·

2017/05/15

In this podcast we continue our discussion about age ratings for classic animated films and their remakes. Part 2 focuses on Pete's Dragon (1977) its 2016 remake, plus Sleeping Beauty (1959) and the the 2014 film spin-off film Maleficent in which an unhappy fairy puts a curse on the baby daughter of a human king who stole her wings.

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00:09:48

BBFC Podcast Episode 66: Classifying Remakes - Part 1

BBFC Podcast ·

2017/04/26

In this podcast we discuss age ratings for some classic animated films and their remakes, with part 1 focusing on Disney's 1937 film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and the 2012 film Snow White and the Huntsman.

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00:12:29

BBFC Podcast Episode 65 - Classifying Animation

BBFC Podcast ·

2017/02/28

We discuss the classification of animated films, in particular Finding Dory, Moana, Zootropolis and Kubo and the Two Strings, all of which were nominated for Best Animated Film at the BAFTA Awards 2017.

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00:12:31

BBFC Podcast Episode 64 - Star Wars at U, PG and 12A

BBFC Podcast ·

2017/02/01

In this episode we discuss the classification issues in a number of films in the Star Wars franchise, including: Star Wars (1977); Star Wars: Episode II Attack of The Clones (2001); and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015).

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00:08:08

BBFC Podcast Episode 63: Stranger Things

BBFC Podcast ·

2017/01/19

In this episode we discuss the classification of films that inspired the Netflix Original series Stranger Things, including E.T. The Extra Terrestrial; Stand by Me; and The Goonies.

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00:10:23

BBFC Podcast Episode 62 - Ask The Chief Executive

BBFC Podcast ·

2016/12/09

In this episode BBFC Chief Executive David Austin answers questions from three BBFC twitter followers on topics including: working at the BBFC; banned films; and the classification categories

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00:13:41

BBFC Podcast Episode 61 - Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

BBFC Podcast ·

2016/11/22

In this episode we discuss the classification history of the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever (1971). Starring Sean Connery, Jill St. John, Lana Wood and Charles Gray, the film was released with an A classification in the UK in 1971.

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00:12:03

BBFC Podcast Episode 60 - Scream (1997)

BBFC Podcast ·

2016/10/31

In this Halloween edition of the BBFC podcast, we discuss the classification issues in Wes Craven's 1997 horror film, Scream. Please note this podcast includes descriptions of violent acts depicted in the film.

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00:08:14

BBFC Podcast Episode 59 - Classifying Drug Misuse

BBFC Podcast ·

2016/10/28

In this episode BBFC Chief Executive David Austin explains how the BBFC classifies depictions of drug misuse.

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00:17:48

BBFC Podcast Episode 58 - Labyrinth (U) & Zootropolis...

BBFC Podcast ·

2016/10/06

We answer a question from one of our twitter followers about why Zootropolis is rated PG, while the Jim Henson fantasy film Labyrinth (1986) is rated U.

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00:09:02

BBFC Podcast Episode 57 - Something Wild (1986)

BBFC Podcast ·

2016/09/08

In this episode we discuss the 1986 film Something Wild, starring Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith and Ray Liotta.

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00:15:03

BBFC Podcast Episode 56 - A Clockwork Orange (1971)

BBFC Podcast ·

2016/08/25

We're joined by Richard Daniels and Sarah Mahurter from the Kubrick Archive at University of the Arts London to talk about the classification history of Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, plus the materials from the film preserved in the Stanley Kubrick archive.

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00:15:25

BBFC Podcast Episode 55 - Victim (1961)

BBFC Podcast ·

2016/07/28

In this episode we discuss the classification history of Victim (1961), a suspense film starring Dirk Bogarde and Sylvia Sims.

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00:08:47

BBFC Podcast Episode 54 - Spoilers in BBFCinsight

BBFC Podcast ·

2016/07/13

In this episode BBFC Chief Executive David Austin, talks about how we handle, and try to avoid, spoilers in the BBFCinsight you see on the BBFC black card before a cinema film begins.

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00:11:11

BBFC Podcast Episode 53 - Macbeth (1971)

BBFC Podcast ·

2016/06/28

To mark 400 years since Shakespeare's death, we're using the podcast to delve into the files for some of his plays that were translated to the silver screen. In this episode we discuss Roman Polanski's Macbeth (1971).

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