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    The document discusses film censorship in the UK. It provides context on what censorship is and then discusses the history of film censorship carried out by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). Specifically, it notes that the 1953 film "The Wild One" was banned in the UK for 14 years due to concerns about its potential social and political influence. It also outlines the BBFC's role in independently classifying films according to age ratings since 1912, though local councils can override these ratings. Finally, it discusses how the BBFC changed its name in the 1980s and began focusing more on classifying levels of violence, such as giving the first "15" and "18" ratings to films and video games during that decade.

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    The document discusses film censorship in the UK. It provides context on what censorship is and then discusses the history of film censorship carried out by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). Specifically, it notes that the 1953 film "The Wild One" was banned in the UK for 14 years due to concerns about its potential social and political influence. It also outlines the BBFC's role in independently classifying films according to age ratings since 1912, though local councils can override these ratings. Finally, it discusses how the BBFC changed its name in the 1980s and began focusing more on classifying levels of violence, such as giving the first "15" and "18" ratings to films and video games during that decade.

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    The document discusses film censorship in the UK. It provides context on what censorship is and then discusses the history of film censorship carried out by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). Specifically, it notes that the 1953 film "The Wild One" was banned in the UK for 14 years due to concerns about its potential social and political influence. It also outlines the BBFC's role in independently classifying films according to age ratings since 1912, though local councils can override these ratings. Finally, it discusses how the BBFC changed its name in the 1980s and began focusing more on classifying levels of violence, such as giving the first "15" and "18" ratings to films and video games during that decade.

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    Film censorship in the UK

    What is censorship? Censorship is the practice of suppressing specific parts of a book, film or any other public piece of media after checking it through. History of Film Censorship in the UK Movie- The wild one was banned in the UK for 14 years due to the possibilities of what it could lead to socially and politically. The BBFC claimed that they could not allow a certificate to be issued to this hooliganism.

    However society changed over time and when this movie was issued a certificate in late 1960s the audience couldnt see what all the fuss was about. The movie is now a PG.

    THE ROLE OF THE BBFC

    The role of the British Board of Film Classification is to classify films. They have been doing so since 1912 and they are an independent, nongovernmental body. This organisation was set up by the film industry to bring a level of standard to film classification. The BBFC has rights to classify films, however local councils have the authority to over rule and change this if they think its suitable.

    History of BBFC In the 1980s the board changed its name from British Board of Film Censors to that of Film Classification and it was levels of violence that capture the attention. In 1986 BBFC gave their first mandatory classification of 15 to the text based Dracula, in the same year they gave their first computer game classification to Jack the Ripper. This was classified as an 18

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