British Board of Film Classification (English Wikipedia)

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Staff (19 June 2007). "Censors ban 'brutal' video game". BBC News. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
"Censors battle for Manhunt 2 ban". BBC News. 18 December 2007. Archived from the original on 27 January 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
"Loophole over DVD age rating law". BBC News. 25 August 2009. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2009.

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Conrich, Ian (October 2003). "Film Classification and the BBFC". Archived 18 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine. BBC. Retrieved 20 September 2012.

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"UK's controversial 'porn blocker' plan dropped". BBC News. 16 October 2019. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.

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"1912-1949: The early years at the BBFC". BBFC. Archived from the original on 19 June 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
"History of the BBFC". British Board of Film Classification. 13 June 2024.
"Jack The Ripper classification". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
"BBFC and Netflix announce new age ratings partnership as parents demand greater consistency across video on demand and online games platforms". BBFC website. 14 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
"About the BBFC". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
"Monty Python's Life of Brian". BBFC. 24 August 1979. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
"Mobile Content". BBFC. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
"Classification". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
"Industry – BBFC age rating symbols user guide". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
"U | British Board of Film Classification". bbfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
"History of the age ratings symbols". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013.
"PG | British Board of Film Classification". bbfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
"12A and 12 | British Board of Film Classification". bbfc.co.uk.
"15 | British Board of Film Classification". bbfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
"18 | British Board of Film Classification". bbfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
"BBFC Statistics". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
Staff. "What does the 'E' symbol mean, and it is an official category?". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
"Smiles of a Summer Night". British Board of Film Classification. 17 September 1956. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
"The Ren & Stimpy Show – Fake Dad rated PG by the BBFC". British Board of Film Classification. 6 March 2006. Archived from the original on 9 July 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
"Paranoia Agent rated 18 by the BBFC". British Board of Film Classification. 3 April 2006. Archived from the original on 9 July 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
"BBFC Announces New President" (Press release). British Board of Film Classification. 17 October 2012. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
"BBFC announces Natasha Kaplinsky OBE as new President" (Press release). British Board of Film Classification. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
"BBFC welcomes new Chief Executive Officer" (Press release). British Board of Film Classification. 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
"BBFC announces New Director" (Press release). British Board of Film Classification. 30 June 2004. Archived from the original on 6 July 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
"David Cooke reflects on high profile classification decisions from his tenure as BBFC Director" (Press release). British Board of Film Classification. 22 February 2016. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.

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"BBFC Classification Guidelines" (PDF). British Board of Film Classification. 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

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Williams, Bernard, ed. (2015) [1981]. Obscenity and Film Censorship. Cambridge University Press. p. 37. ISBN 9781107113770. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
Aldgate, Anthony. (1995). Censorship and the Permissive Society: British Cinema and Theatre, 1955-1965 Archived 27 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Clarendon Press. ISBN 9780198112419
Petrie, Duncan J. (1991). Creativity And Constraint In The British Film Industry. Palgrave MacMillan. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-349-21473-0.
Low, Rachael (1970). History of British Film. Routledge. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-415-15451-2.
Petley, Julian (2011). Film and Video Censorship in Contemporary Britain. Edinburgh University Press Series. Edinburgh University Press. p. 35. ISBN 9780748625383. In its statutory role the BBFC will become a large quango accountable to no one but the Secretary of State.
Franks, Suzanne (14 June 1984). "Britain in Europe – sovereignty or union?". The Listener. 11. British Broadcasting Corporation: 5. The BBFC (in its role of video censor) will become a quango, accountable to no one but the Secretary of State, undemocratic and secretive.
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"133–135, Oxford Street, Westminster" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 8 July 2015.

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"BRITISH BOARD OF FILM CLASSIFICATION overview – Find and update company information – GOV.uk". Companies House. 17 August 1911. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

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Ross Kelly (30 October 2019). "Netflix Becomes First Streaming Service to Use BBFC Classifications". Digit.fyi. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

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Reed, Kristan (26 October 2007). "Bram Stoker's Dracula Review • Reviews • Retro •". Eurogamer.net. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.

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"Manhunt 2 Receives 18 Certificate from BBFC". Gamers Hell. 14 March 2008. Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009.

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Towell, Justin (30 July 2012). "PEGI becomes the sole age rating system for UK games. But is there any point when so few people look at them?". gamesradar. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.

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"Raymond Blackburn". The Herald. 5 November 1991. Archived from the original on 16 June 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2012.

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Colin Drury (13 May 2018). "Newsagents to sell 'porn passes' to visit X-rated websites anonymously under new government plans". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.

kotaku.com

Fahey, Mike (16 June 2009). "PEGI Triumphs Over The BBFC". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 20 July 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009.

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"London Job Vacancies". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.

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Burns, Peter (1975). "Private Prosecutions in Canada: The Law and a Proposal for Change" (PDF). McGill Law Journal. 21: 269. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2014.

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Parlett, Ben (15 July 2010). "PEGI ratings delayed until 2011". MCV. Archived from the original on 18 July 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.

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"BBFC Banned Cinema Films". Melon Farmers. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.

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Berlin Airlift. Archived 14 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine. National Archives. Retrieved 11 February 2016.

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"North West New Wave Campaigns". North West New Wave. 19 December 2009. Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2009.

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"Local Authority Decisions". Students' British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2009.

sexandcensorship.org

"Britain's First Official Internet Censor Is... The BBFC". Sex and Censorship. 12 October 2016. Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

theguardian.com

Chrisafis, Angelique (30 August 2002). "Spider-Man seizes the under-12s". The Guardian. UK. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
Damien Gayle (12 March 2018). "Porn site age checks are delayed to make sure officials 'get it right'". BBC News. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
Waterson, Jim (16 October 2019). "UK drops plans for online pornography age verification system". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
"UK film classification board tightens up on N-word and racism". TheGuardian.com. 30 November 2021.
"The Human Centipede sequel just too horrible to show, says BBFC". The Guardian. UK. 6 June 2011. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2011.

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Hill, Rebecca (17 October 2018). "UK.gov to press ahead with online smut checks (but expects £10m in legals in year 1)". theregister.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
Hill, Rebecca (17 October 2018). "UK.gov to press ahead with online smut checks (but expects £10m in legals in year 1)". The Register. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.

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Billy Perrigo (20 August 2018). "The U.K. Is About To Regulate Online Porn, and Free Speech Advocates Are Terrified". Time. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.

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Adam Sherwin (6 July 2007). "Bart shows fans the unexpected as Simpsons film beats censor with a yellow streak". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2007.

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"PEGI ratings become UK's single video game age rating system". The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment (Ukie). 30 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.

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"BBFC Video ratings". BBFC. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
"welcome to the bbfc". bbfc. Archived from the original on 20 November 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
Hill, Rebecca (17 October 2018). "UK.gov to press ahead with online smut checks (but expects £10m in legals in year 1)". theregister.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
"UK's controversial 'porn blocker' plan dropped". BBC News. 16 October 2019. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
Berlin Airlift. Archived 14 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine. National Archives. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
Conrich, Ian (October 2003). "Film Classification and the BBFC". Archived 18 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine. BBC. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
"133–135, Oxford Street, Westminster" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
Aldgate, Anthony. (1995). Censorship and the Permissive Society: British Cinema and Theatre, 1955-1965 Archived 27 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Clarendon Press. ISBN 9780198112419
"1912-1949: The early years at the BBFC". BBFC. Archived from the original on 19 June 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
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"Raymond Blackburn". The Herald. 5 November 1991. Archived from the original on 16 June 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
Burns, Peter (1975). "Private Prosecutions in Canada: The Law and a Proposal for Change" (PDF). McGill Law Journal. 21: 269. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2014.
Reed, Kristan (26 October 2007). "Bram Stoker's Dracula Review • Reviews • Retro •". Eurogamer.net. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
"Jack The Ripper classification". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
Staff (19 June 2007). "Censors ban 'brutal' video game". BBC News. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
"Censors battle for Manhunt 2 ban". BBC News. 18 December 2007. Archived from the original on 27 January 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
"Manhunt 2 Receives 18 Certificate from BBFC". Gamers Hell. 14 March 2008. Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
Fahey, Mike (16 June 2009). "PEGI Triumphs Over The BBFC". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 20 July 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
Parlett, Ben (15 July 2010). "PEGI ratings delayed until 2011". MCV. Archived from the original on 18 July 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
Towell, Justin (30 July 2012). "PEGI becomes the sole age rating system for UK games. But is there any point when so few people look at them?". gamesradar. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
"BBFC and Netflix announce new age ratings partnership as parents demand greater consistency across video on demand and online games platforms". BBFC website. 14 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
Ross Kelly (30 October 2019). "Netflix Becomes First Streaming Service to Use BBFC Classifications". Digit.fyi. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
"About the BBFC". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
"London Job Vacancies". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
"Monty Python's Life of Brian". BBFC. 24 August 1979. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
Chrisafis, Angelique (30 August 2002). "Spider-Man seizes the under-12s". The Guardian. UK. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
"Loophole over DVD age rating law". BBC News. 25 August 2009. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
"Local Authority Decisions". Students' British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
"PEGI ratings become UK's single video game age rating system". The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment (Ukie). 30 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
"Mobile Content". BBFC. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
"BBFC Tapped as New Porn Age-Verification Regulator". xbiz. 11 October 2016. Archived from the original on 15 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
"Britain's First Official Internet Censor Is... The BBFC". Sex and Censorship. 12 October 2016. Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
Damien Gayle (12 March 2018). "Porn site age checks are delayed to make sure officials 'get it right'". BBC News. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
Colin Drury (13 May 2018). "Newsagents to sell 'porn passes' to visit X-rated websites anonymously under new government plans". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
Billy Perrigo (20 August 2018). "The U.K. Is About To Regulate Online Porn, and Free Speech Advocates Are Terrified". Time. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
Hill, Rebecca (17 October 2018). "UK.gov to press ahead with online smut checks (but expects £10m in legals in year 1)". The Register. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
"U | British Board of Film Classification". bbfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
"History of the age ratings symbols". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013.
"PG | British Board of Film Classification". bbfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
"15 | British Board of Film Classification". bbfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
"18 | British Board of Film Classification". bbfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
"BBFC Statistics". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
Staff. "What does the 'E' symbol mean, and it is an official category?". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
"AV Certificate". www.ageverificationregulator.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
Waterson, Jim (16 October 2019). "UK drops plans for online pornography age verification system". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
"Smiles of a Summer Night". British Board of Film Classification. 17 September 1956. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
"BBFC Banned Cinema Films". Melon Farmers. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
Adam Sherwin (6 July 2007). "Bart shows fans the unexpected as Simpsons film beats censor with a yellow streak". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2007.
"The Ren & Stimpy Show – Fake Dad rated PG by the BBFC". British Board of Film Classification. 6 March 2006. Archived from the original on 9 July 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
"Paranoia Agent rated 18 by the BBFC". British Board of Film Classification. 3 April 2006. Archived from the original on 9 July 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
"North West New Wave Campaigns". North West New Wave. 19 December 2009. Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
"The Human Centipede sequel just too horrible to show, says BBFC". The Guardian. UK. 6 June 2011. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
John Underwood (7 October 2011), "The Human Centipede II is passed for UK release", Best For Film, archived from the original on 17 October 2011, retrieved 7 October 2011
"BBFC Announces New President" (Press release). British Board of Film Classification. 17 October 2012. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
"BBFC welcomes new Chief Executive Officer" (Press release). British Board of Film Classification. 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
"BBFC announces New Director" (Press release). British Board of Film Classification. 30 June 2004. Archived from the original on 6 July 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
"David Cooke reflects on high profile classification decisions from his tenure as BBFC Director" (Press release). British Board of Film Classification. 22 February 2016. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.

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Waterson, Jim (16 October 2019). "UK drops plans for online pornography age verification system". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.

xbiz.com

"BBFC Tapped as New Porn Age-Verification Regulator". xbiz. 11 October 2016. Archived from the original on 15 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.