Censored
Aoife Bhreatnach
Censored is a podcast for the filthy minded. Explore banned films, books, magazines, newspapers and cinema like a smut-obsessed censor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Oct 22, 2020 • 34min
War is hell: Boell, 'And where were you, Adam?' (1951)
How did this subtle, refined war novel earn a ban? Perhaps faeces or war crimes were more offensive than barely-there sex. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 15, 2020 • 31min
Unzipped!: Collins, 'The Stud' (1969)
The Stud is more silly than sexy and it's not the finest example of a bonkbuster. Why on earth would such a trashy, ridiculous book be banned when the censor ignored serious literary sex? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 8, 2020 • 44min
Perverty Stuff: Salinger, 'The Catcher in the Rye' (1951)
Holden Caulfield's swearing and sex talk has offended many since 1951. Now a modern classic, what explains the enduring appeal of this poor little rich kid story? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 1, 2020 • 28min
Such Badness: Hoult, 'There were no windows' (1944)
Hoult was banned more often than any other Irish woman writer. Only a censor's beady eye can find filth in a novel about loneliness and dementia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 24, 2020 • 25min
Voluptuous Jazzing: McKay, 'Home to Harlem' (1928)
A love letter to Harlem and its music, this book offended all kinds of people. McKay's honesty about sex was brave and inflammatory Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 17, 2020 • 51min
Low and vulgar: Cross, 'The Tailor and Ansty' (1942)
A little book of folklore that became infamous. It was debated in parliament where nationalists denounced the elderly couple who were the subject of the book. But was the bull/cow story really that rude? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 27, 2020 • 18min
There's something about Mary: Donleavy 'The Ginger Man' (1954)
I need to rant about Mary, one of many wronged women in 'The Ginger Man'. A confident woman with her own coalshed brought down by an abusive man. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 20, 2020 • 52min
Filth and Faeces: Beckett, 'More Pricks than Kicks' (1934)
Even if the censors didn’t understand Beckett’s high-class smut, the lewd title was enough to get it banned. This short-story collection is stuffed with shit puns and blasphemy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 13, 2020 • 28min
Rapey Noir: Keene, 'Sleep with the Devil' (1954)
The censor hated Keene’s pulp noir, banning his work many times. This taut thriller was full of violence but it was also a morality tale. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 6, 2020 • 50min
Queer Ireland: Broderick, 'The Pilgrimage' (1961)
Is it a book about a promiscuous wife, a pilgrimage or queer life in 1960s Ireland? Banned for indecency and blasphemy, Broderick's short novel is a multi-layered text. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
