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).
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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
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.
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.
In this episode BBFC Chief Executive David Austin explains how the BBFC classifies depictions of drug misuse.
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.
In this episode we discuss the 1986 film Something Wild, starring Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith and Ray Liotta.
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.
In this episode we discuss the classification history of Victim (1961), a suspense film starring Dirk Bogarde and Sylvia Sims.
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.
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).
We discuss the classification history of Gremlins (1984), a fantasy feature in which a man acquires a mysterious creature which comes with strict care instructions.
To mark 400 years since Shakespeare's death, we're using a few episodes of the podcast to delve into the BBFC archive files for some of the film adaptations of Shakespeare's most famous works. In this episode we discuss Romeo And Juliet (1968), directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starring Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey.
In this episode we discuss the classification history of The Exorcist (1973), directed by William Friedkin and based on his 1971 novel of the same title.
We discuss the classification history of Life of Brian (1979), a religious satirical comedy film starring and written by the Monty Python group.
We discuss the classification of the Sergio Leone Western The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966).
We discuss the classification history of the British surreal comedy Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975).
In this episode we discuss the classification history of the 1994 film Natural Born Killers, starring Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr. and Tommy Lee Jones.
We discuss the classification of the first Hunger Games film with BBFC Director David Cooke. The film was classified 12A following 7 seconds of cuts, plus reductions made at advice stage.
We speak to BBFC Director David Cooke about the first Harry Potter film to achieve a 12A classification. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), highlights the useful flexibility of the 12A category.
In this episode we discuss the classification history of the 1977 hit film Saturday Night Fever.
