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The British Board of Film Classification is the de facto film censor for films in the United Kingdom; [76] since films not rated by the BBFC cannot be shown in most cinemas, or distributed as videos or DVDs, lack of BBFC approval generally makes productions of such films uneconomic.
British citizens have a negative right to freedom of expression under the common law. [3] In 2000, the United Kingdom required its courts to interpret as far as they can its domestic legislation compatibly with the European Convention , and the guarantee of freedom of expression it contains in Article 10.
In 1999, the British television network ITV broadcast a censored version of the British war film The Dam Busters (1955), with all instances of the name of a dog called "Nigger" removed. ITV blamed regional broadcaster London Weekend Television , which in turn alleged that a junior staff member had been responsible for the unauthorised cuts.
A new EU offensive on fake news is not designed to limit criticism of Brussels from the British media, the UK’s top diplomat in Brussels has said. Sir Julian King defended the “rich tradition ...
A prosecution had succeeded in 1966 against those responsible for producing Edward Bond's play Saved at the Royal Court and John Osborne's play A Patriot for Me, cut by the censor, was put on at the Royal Court with the theatre turning itself into a private members' club.
British Board of Film Censors 'U' certificate for Berlin Airlift (1949) [9]. The BBFC was established in 1912 as the British Board of Film Censors, under the aegis of the Incorporated Association of Kinematograph Manufacturers, [10] by film trade associations who preferred to manage their own censorship than to have national or local government do it for them.
c. 28) or the Theatrical Licensing Act 1737 is a former act of Parliament in the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a pivotal moment in British theatrical history. Its purpose was to control and censor what was being said about the British government through theatre.
A Barnardo's ad, released in summer 2007, has two versions: one where a boy can be heard saying "fuck off" four times which is restricted to "18" rated cinema screenings, and one where a censor bleep sound obscures the profanity which is still restricted to "15" and "18" rated films. [13] Neither is permitted on UK television.