George's Regulation Blog

New Guidelines 2000; - In 1999, the Board embarked on an extensive consultation process to gauge public opinion before the compilation of ne...

- Since the regulation of video in 1984, there was since public concern about the influence of videos in the 90's - The BBFC was being ...

Home Cinema; - The development of the video recorder created new anxieties about the home viewing of feature films. - Legally, there was n...

- During the sixties it was recognised that teenagers had specific concerns of their own which ought to be reflected in the category system ...

- Challenges to the Obscene Publications Act (1959),  suggested a strong shift in public opinion - New spirit of liberalism; "The Bri...

- The Fifties saw the end of rationing and a gradual increase in prosperity - One fevelopment that stemmed from this affluence was the emer...

1912-1949 - In the past, the BBFC did not have any written rules or code of practice like the Motion Picture Production Code - Policy evol...