BBFC Podcast

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.