BBFC Podcast

In this episode of the podcast we discuss how film classification works in other countries, as well as the BBFC's role in a pilot to age rate music videos online.

This episode of the podcast discusses what we mean by the term 'tone', in the Classification Guidelines, and how the overall tone of a work may affect its classification.

This episode of the podcast features the first in a series of interviews where we look back at BBFC Directors through history. It would be John Trevelyan’s 111th birthday on 11 July 2014, so with that milestone in mind, we’re going to kick off the series with a look at the 60s and 70s when John Trevelyan took the helm as Director of the BBFC.

In this episode of the BBFC podcast we discuss how the BBFC approaches classifying self harm and suicide. We speak to the Samaritans about their work to equip the media and the BBFC, with guidance about handling these issues on film and on TV and how this helps protect potentially vulnerable viewers.

In this episode of the BBFC podcast, we talk to David Austin, Assistant Director, BBFC and Hamish MacLeod, chair of the Mobile Broadband Group about how the BBFC Mobile Classification Framework works.

We interview BBFC Assistant Director, David Austin, about the new BBFC Classification Guidelines that come into force on 24 February and what the public told us during the Guidelines consultation carried out in 2013.

Due to the themes covered in this podcast, we do not recommend this episode to listeners under the age of 15. In our final podcast of 2013, we discuss classifying anime and interview BBFC Director David Cooke about key film classification decisions from 2013.

Episode 16 of the BBFC podcast looks at how the BBFC works with the film industry and industry organisations, including the Cinema Exhibitors' Association (CEA).

Focussing on protecting children, this episode of the BBFC podcast looks at recent research carried out by the IndustryTrust and the BBFC into age inappropriate piracy and how the new CBBFC website aims to help children learn about age ratings.

In this episode of the BBFC podcast James Blatch looks at recent releases and lesser known classification issues.