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Front Row looks at freedom of expression in the arts. From rows about cancel culture to allegations of censorship and the charge that the arts has become 'woke', we explore what is happening. Samira is joined by art curator, Ekow Eshun, novelist Philip Hensher, poet and author of Hounded, Jenny Lindsay and theatre critic Kate Maltby, who sits on the board of the campaign group Index On Censorship. We hear from David Austin, British Board of Film Classification Chief Exec, about how sex and violence are classified for modern audiences. And Shakespeares Globe Artistic Director Michelle Terry discusses her production of Richard III, which ignited a row over casting. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Timothy Prosser
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the showThink of the english countryside, think of a really large garden with a massive white tent, yes you've guessed it it's time for the ultimate board game bakers to join together for the weirdest cross-over of tabletop and bake off in our version of "The Great British Board Game Bake Off".FIRST PLAYER: TamboOTHER PLAYERS: JP, Davey & BeckyIn this episode you'll learn:- about Davey's experience with manipulating markets and engine building in The Game Builders latest Suna Valo, set in the Plant Nubo universe.- that games from 1995 are still really good with El Grande by Hans im Glück- Becky's take on Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-Earth by Repos Production- that the only thing tiny in Tiny Epic Game of Thrones is the box by Gamelyn GamesLINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOWMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/evergreenLicense code: AAZM9NEARKVYD5GTEPISODE CHAPTERS0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count3:48 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex3:57 - Becky - LOTR: Duel for Middle-Earth7:18 - Davey - Suna Valo12:19 - Tambo - Tiny Epic Game of Thrones19:15 - JP - El Grande25:59 - TURN 3 - Main Event: The Great British Board Game Bake Off27:57 - Round 134:06 - Round 240:55 - Round 345:53 - Round 449:55 - Round 554:54 - The Show Stopper1:05:25 - Who is the star baker?1:06:13 - TURN 4 - Receive, Sleeve or Leave1:11:27 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up1:19:22 - TURN 6 - The Final TurnSupport the showMEET US LIVE AT THE UK GAMES EXPO 2025https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/events/2314-whose-turn-is-it-anyway-live/SUPPORTING THE SHOW- Support us on Ko-FiENGAGING WITH THE SHOWWe want your questions so engage with the show through our channels below:- Email Us - BoardGameGeek - Facebook - Instagram- Youtube - TikTok
The next generation face a challenge their parents never did, a digital childhood that shapes their future.Alexandra Evans has spent her career fighting to make the digital space safer. From shaping human rights law at Mishcon de Reya to leading policy at TikTok and the British Board of Film Classification, she's been at the forefront of child safety in a world where technology is evolving faster than regulation, and children are paying the price.Now, as the founder of the Digital Childhood Agency, Alexandra is working with policymakers, brands, and tech platforms to create a future where kids can thrive online—not just survive it.In this episode, you'll learn:How parents, policymakers, and businesses can take back control in a rapidly evolving digital world.Why screen addiction is not the biggest problem. How social media algorithms push kids towards riskier content. The real power and responsibility of tech companies in shaping digital childhood.The truth about banning smartphones in schools.Whether AI will become the biggest threat to childhood or a tool for protection.What needs to change for a safer digital future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Night of the Bloody Apes (1969), Don't Go in the House (1979), Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981) In 1984, in the U.K., the Video Recording Act was passed, which required certification of all video releases by the British Board of Film Classification, aka BBFC. This all came about due to a list of video titles that a group of various religious and other social groups run by the likes of Mary Whitehouse, deemed unsuitable to be viewed and thought for sure it would help corrupt the youth of England. The initial list had 72 titles on it, both films that had already been released after obtaining a BBFC certificate but now was deemed too offensive, as well as a whole bunch of other titles that were believed to fall under the obscenity law. If you own a shop that rented or sold one of these titles, you could be shut down, fined, and possibly even go to jail for it. And this all took place, not in the dark ages, but in the mid 1980s. Hard to believe it, especially growing up here in the U.S. Some of those titles have only recently gotten passed and released over in the U.K., even 40 years later. Blows the mind. In this episode, we discuss not only the whole Video Nasty era, but cover 3 films from that list, with each of us watching all 3 and see if we made it through without turning us into mindless deviants. Oops. Too late. Films mentioned in this episode: The Bat Woman (1968), Beast in Heat (1977), The Body Snatcher (1957), The Braniac (1962), The Burning (1981), Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981), Curse of the Crying Woman (1962), The Curious Dr. Hump (1969), Dead of Winter (1987), Doctor of Doom (1963), Don't Answer the Phone (1980), Don't Go in the House (1979), Don't Look in the Basement (1973), Don't Open Till Christmas (1984), Driller Killer (1979), Entrails of a Virgin (1986), Eyes of a Stranger (1981), Faces of Death (1978), Fear No Evil (1981), The Gestapo's Last Orgy (1977), Horror High (1973), I Drink Your Blood (1971), I Spit on Your Grave (1978), Let Sleeping Corpses Lie (1974), Maniac (1980), Mortuary (1982), Mother's Day (1980), Nekromantik (1988), New York Ripper (1982), Night of the Bloody Apes (1969), Perdita Durango (1997), The Prowler (1981), Psycho (1960), Roar (1981), Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dracula and the Wolf Man (1973), Santo and Blue Demon vs. the Monsters (1970), Santo vs. Frankenstein's Daughter (1972), Santo vs. the Head Hunters (1971), Santo in the Treasure of Dracula (1969),Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy (1971), Shock Waves (1977), Silent Night Deadly Night (1984), Speed (1994), SS Experiment Love Camp (1976), Subspecies (1991), Suspiria (1977), Terrorvision (1986), Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Twister (1996), Unhinged (1982), El Vampiro (1957), The Wresting Women vs. the Aztec Mummy (1964)
The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4: 6:05pm- During a recent CNN segment, the network's Senior Data Analyst Harry Enten revealed statistics indicating that only 41% of Americans believe the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is trustworthy. Could this be good news for Donald Trump's FBI Director nominee Kash Patel? 6:15pm- The New York Times has published a brand-new hit piece targeting Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Education Linda McMahon. 6:30pm- The British Board of Film Classification has published a trigger warning on the film Wicked for “potential discrimination towards green-skinned women.” PLUS the University of Minnesota reveals its latest project: “MyGender Dolls.” 6:40pm- Final House Report Finds Government Misled Public About COVID. Leif Le Mahieu of The Daily Wire writes: “House lawmakers released their final comprehensive report on COVID on Monday detailing how government officials misled the public about the origins of the pandemic. The 520-page report from the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic covered everything from school closures to gain-of-function research to Anthony Fauci's leadership of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The release of the report comes after the committee spent two years conducting over 30 transcribed interviews and depositions, holding 25 hearings and meetings, and going over one million pages of documents.” You can read the full article here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/what-not-to-do-final-house-report-finds-gov-misled-public-about-covid
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has found itself at the center of a storm after issuing a trigger warning for Wicked. For Robin Thicke, the holidays aren't all twinkling lights and festive cheer—there's also the tricky business of the Santa Claus conversation. Al Roker became the unexpected star of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade broadcast for his comically small chair next to co-hosts Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb. Don't forget to vote in today's poll on Twitter at @naughtynicerob or in our Facebook group. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Have you been to see Wicked yet?It has today been slapped with a trigger warning from the British Board of Film Classification saying it shows bullying and persecuted 'talking animals'.Is this fair?Joining Andrea to discuss is Bella Finn from the Newstalk Newsroom and Newstalk's Aaron Jordan, who is Ariana Grande's biggest fan!Image: Universal Pictures
On April 16, 1912, shocked survivors of the Titanic made their way to New York aboard the rescue ship, RMS Carpathia, and news of the tragedy began to spread around the world. Congress and the British Board of Trade both launched investigations into maritime safety regulations, seeking justice for the 1,500 victims of the disaster.As years went by, the public's fascination with the event only grew, and explorers began to search for the wreckage of the Titanic, hoping to solve its most enduring mysteries.Order your copy of the new American History Tellers book, The Hidden History of the White House, for behind-the-scenes stories of some of the most dramatic events in American history—set right inside the house where it happened.Listen to American History Tellers on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Experience all episodes ad-free and be the first to binge the newest season. Unlock exclusive early access by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial today by visiting wondery.com/links/american-history-tellers/ now.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Neil from We Needed Roads Podcast joins Sean to review Gremlins, a quintessentially Christmas film in the middle of the year. "You'll be unwrapping more than you can imagine this Christmas". Discussion Points: -The DVD back cover readthrough returns. It sounds incredibly serial-killery. -Neil reads his 4K DVD description. -How badly this film has aged. -The uninspiring open scene. -TANGENT: Watching Star Wars and Lord of the Rings films without all of the expectations. -Neil brings unbelievable trivia for one of his favourite films, whilst Sean brings British Board of Film Classification Board trivia. -TANGENT: Films which frightened you when you were younger. -Touch a Mam's cookies and she'll turn into Michael Myers. Sean has a theory about characters that disappear. Raised Questions: -Why did Gremlins (1984) put Sean to sleep? -Did you expect a comparison between Gremlins (1984) and Silence of the Lambs (1991)? -Is the first 45 minutes boring? -Would you have got films like Small Soldiers (1998) without Gremlins? -Does working on a cruise ship destroy your love of the film Titanic (1997)? -Would you watch Jaws (1975) in a marina? -Do time-zones affect Gremlins? -Can Gremlins drink alcohol on the rocks? -Who eats Skittles with a sandwich? Thanks for Listening! Review It Yourself is now on YouTube! Find us here: Twitter: @YourselfReview Instagram: reviewityourselfpodcast2021 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ReviewItYourself This podcast is a member of the PodPack Collective, an indie podcasting group dedicated to spreading positivity within the podcast community. For further information, please follow the link: https://linktr.ee/podpackcollective
Censors have been replaced by classifiers, opaque silence by annual reports. We read recent annual reports from the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) and the Irish Film Classification Office (IFCO) to see how those offices work in a digital media age, and to see what the (complaining) public thinks of their role. Films mentionedMinions: the Rise of GruGhostbustersWatership DownBambiStar Trek the Motion PictureNutcracker (by Matthew Bourne)The BatmanBatman ReturnsA Man Called OttoThe Banshees of InisherinSaltburnCocaine BearBenedettaBBFC 2022 Annual ReportIFCO published reports Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Sarah Ben-Nun. In this episode Michael Starr speaks to Phil Rosenberg, the new head of the UK Jewish umbrella organization British Board of Deputies.He described to Starr one of his ambitious goals: The creation of a commission on antisemitism.PLUS Tamar and Sarah discuss the ICC call for the arrest prime minister Netanyahu, Iranian president death in a helicopter crash and Antisemitism on campuses.
“H” is for Hillsborough Township. Located on the upper Savannah River in present-day McCormick County, Hillsborough Township was named for Wills Hill, viscount of Hillsborough and president of the British Board of Trade.
As the British Board of Film Classification publishes its new guidelines, Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode delve into the long, chequered history of film censorship and classification in the UK.Mark speaks to BBFC President (and original Strictly Come Dancing winner) Natasha Kaplinsky about her role, and about her reaction to the new guidelines. And he discusses the Board's controversial history, and some of its most notorious decisions, with ex-BBFC Head of Compliance Craig Lapper. Ellen talks to director Prano Bailey-Bond about her debut film Censor, which was inspired by the 'video nasty' moral panic of the 1980s. And pop culture critic Kayleigh Donaldson talks her through some of the differences between the BBFC and its US equivalent, the MPA Ratings Board. Producer: Jane Long A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4
Writer Kazuo Ishiguro and jazz musician Stacey Kent talk about collaborating on their new book of lyrics, The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain.What's the significance of the hare in art and mythology? To mark the season of the March hare, writer Jane Russ, sculptor Sophie Ryder and musician Fay Hield explain.And following the British Board of Film Classification's update to their guidance, film critic Larushka Ivan Zedah and professor of film Ian Christie ask what age ratings mean for audiences and film-makers. Presenter: Shahidha Bari Producer: Julian May
'Mary Poppins' ya no es una película para todos según el organizador de películas de Reino Unido ¿Es lógico? Abalos se marcha al grupo mixto. ¿Qué consecuencias tendrá?¡Buenas tardes, Gente, Gente! ¿Qué tal estáis llevando el día? Nosotros hemos preparado un montón de temas para el programa de hoy... ¡Qué no te puedes perder!'Mary Poppins' ya no es una película para todos los públicos. Al menos así lo ha decidido el British Board of Film Classification (BBCF) de Reino Unido que considera que la cinta no es apta para los niños y que tienen que verla con la supervisión de los padres. Según apuntan, esto se debe a “su lenguaje discriminatorio”. ¿Es lógico esto? ¿Podría llegar a pasar esto en España? Lo analizamos con Alberto Úbeda-Portugués, crítico de cine y miembro de la Academia de Cine. Además, contaremos con la opinión del escritor Lorenzo Silva.Tertulia: Analizaremos la actualidad de la mano de Carlos Vidal. La polémica de las mascarillas de Koldo García y sus lazos con José Luis Ábalos siguen estando muy presentes y más en un día en el que ha anunciado que se marcha al grupo mixto. Hablaremos de ello en 'La Tarde de COPE'.Escucha ahora 'La Tarde', de 16 a 17 horas. 'La Tarde' es un programa presentado por Pilar Cisneros y Fernando de Haro que se emite en COPE, de lunes a viernes,...
Disney's Mary Poppins is a racist movie, according to the board that rates movies in the UK. The crime? Using an outdated slang term for South African people and Mary Poppins wearing "blackface" during the 'Step in Time' number. Stop giggling, they're serious. Then we talk about other movies and shows that Disney themselves have found to be "problematic" in current year. ➡️ Tip Jar and Fan Support: http://ClownfishSupport.com ➡️ Official Merch Store: http://ShopClownfish.com ➡️ Official Website: http://ClownfishTV.com ➡️ Audio Edition: https://open.spotify.com/show/6qJc5C6OkQkaZnGCeuVOD1 ➡️ Gaming News: https://open.spotify.com/show/0A7VIqE3r5MQkFgL9nifNc Additional Context: In the ever-evolving landscape of cultural sensitivity and historical reassessment, even the most cherished cinematic classics are not immune to scrutiny. The recent buzz around Disney's "Mary Poppins" highlights this ongoing cultural reckoning. The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), responsible for rating movies in the UK, has raised eyebrows and ruffled some feathers by labeling "Mary Poppins" as potentially problematic or offensive due to its use of outdated slang and imagery. The specific criticisms leveled at "Mary Poppins" revolve around two main points. First, the movie supposedly uses an outdated slang term for South African people, which by today's standards is considered derogatory and insensitive. Second, and perhaps more controversially, is the accusation of Mary Poppins wearing "blackface" during the iconic "Step in Time" chimney sweep number. This claim hinges on the scene where Mary, Bert, and the chimney sweeps have their faces covered in soot as they dance on the rooftops of London. Some interpret this as a form of blackface, a historically racist practice where performers darkened their skin to caricature African-Americans. Before you spit out your tea in disbelief, it's worth noting that these interpretations are part of a broader trend of reevaluating media through a contemporary lens. This isn't to say that "Mary Poppins," a film beloved by generations for its whimsy, magic, and supercalifragilisticexpialidocious charm, was created with malicious intent. However, it does underscore the growing awareness and sensitivity to racial stereotypes and historical contexts in which these movies were made. Disney itself has not been shy about confronting the more problematic aspects of its legacy. In recent years, the entertainment giant has taken steps to acknowledge and address the racially insensitive content in some of its older films and shows. For instance, upon the launch of its streaming service, Disney+, the company included disclaimers on certain classic titles, noting that they contain "outdated cultural depictions." These disclaimers aim to contextualize the content for modern audiences, acknowledging that what was once considered acceptable may no longer be so. Other Disney classics have come under similar scrutiny. "Dumbo" (1941), for example, has been criticized for its depiction of African-American stereotypes through the character of the crows. "The Aristocats" (1970) and "Peter Pan" (1953) also feature characters and scenes that perpetuate racial stereotypes. In response, Disney has moved some of these titles into a special section on Disney+ with restricted access for children's profiles, ensuring that viewing these films is accompanied by a conversation about their historical context and the evolution of societal norms. About Us: Clownfish TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary channel that covers Entertainment and Tech from a consumer's point of view. We talk about Gaming, Comics, Anime, TV, Movies, Animation and more. Hosted by Kneon and Geeky Sparkles. Disclaimer: This series is produced by Clownfish Studios and WebReef Media, and is part of ClownfishTV.com. Opinions expressed by our contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of our guests, affiliates, sponsors, or advertisers. Clown
Recorded for release W/C 11th Dec 2023 This week TOWIE's Ferne McCann tells what she is buying people for Christmas, Tyler West lets us know about the latest campaign from Water Aid, we chat festive smells with Lynx's Super Smeller, we find out about the Elf on the Shelf from it's creators, Pete Bite shares his Festive music release, Claire Elwell from Compton Care tells us about their Christmas wish campaign and we talk to the CEO of the British Board of Film Classification about a schools project they are running.
Tonight, we complete the Hammer Quatermass trilogy (albeit out of order) with The Quatermass Xperiment (a.k.a. The Creeping Unknown in the US) is a 1955 British science fiction horror film from Hammer Film Productions, based on the 1953 BBC Television serial written by Nigel Kneale. Produced by Anthony Hinds, one of the of 37 films he made for Hammer. Hinds wrote a number of films under the pseudonym 'John Elder' which he adopted after Her couldn't afford a screenwriter for The Curse of the Werewolf). It is directed by Val Guest, writer and director of the Cannon and Ball vehicle, Boys in Blue and Confessions of a Window Cleaner. (and of course director of Quatermass 2) The film stars Oscar Nominee, Brian Donlevy in his fist of 2 portrayals as the eponymous Professor Bernard Quatermass. Richard Wordsworth, Who feature as a sinister taxidermist with James Stewart in Alfred Hitchcock's second version of The Man Who Knew Too Much, as well as appearing in British TV dramas such as Huntingtower and The Tripods, and notablble in other Hammer films - The Revenge of Frankenstein and The Curse of the Werewolf, plays the tormented astronaut Carroon. Jack Warner plays Inspector Lomax (insanely famous in his time as the titular Dixon of Dock Green appearing in 432 episodes on tv from 1955 to 1976) Margia Dean plays Judith Carroon. Dean only passed away, sadly, this June. We also briefly see Thora Hird in one scene as 'Rosie'. Thora lived so long and did achieved so much, she was the subject of 'This is your Life' Twice. The Quatermass Experiment was originally a six-part TV serial broadcast by BBC Television in 1953. It was an enormous success with critics and audiences alike, later described by film historian Robert Simpson as "event television, emptying the streets and pubs". Among its viewers was the forementioned Hammer Films producer, Anthony Hinds, who was immediately keen to buy the rights for a film version. Nigel Kneale also saw the potential for a film adaptation and, at his urging, the BBC touted the scripts around a number of producers. Kneale met with Sidney Gilliat to discuss the scripts but Gilliat was reluctant to buy the rights as he felt any film adaptation would inevitably receive an 'X' Certificate from the British Board of Film Censors. Hammer's offer met some resistance within the BBC, with one executive expressing reservations that The Quatermass Experiment was not suitable material for the company, but the rights were nevertheless sold for an advance of £500. Kneale was a BBC employee at the time, which meant that his scripts were owned entirely by the BBC. He received no extra payment for the sale of the film rights. This became a matter of some resentment on Kneale's part, and when his BBC contract came up for renewal he demanded and secured control over any future film rights for his work. Kneale remained bitter over the affair until the BBC made an ex-gratia payment of £3,000 to him in 1967, in recognition of his creation of Quatermass. We also include the concept Album 'Victor Caroon', available on Soundcloud here:https://soundcloud.com/victor-caroon Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/general-witchfinders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Michael Hamflett & Michael Sidgwick review WWE SmackDown and discuss...More Bloodline Drama!Night Of Champions Go-Home Show!AJ Styles Vs Karrion KrossBritish Board Games?!ENJOY!@MichaelHamflett @MSidgwick @WhatCultureWWE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Quatermass and the Pit (or as it's known in the US ‘Five Million Years to Earth') is a 1967 British science fiction horror film from Hammer Film Productions, a sequel to the earlier Hammer films The Quatermass Xperiment and Quatermass 2 (see General Witchfinders episode 17 for more details). Like its predecessors it is based on a BBC Television serial, of the same name, written by Podcast hero Nigel Kneale. It was directed by Roy Ward Baker (who is responsible for such highs as A Night to Remember And such lows and The scars of Dracula and The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires - see episodes 28 and 31 respectively) And this incarnation stars Andrew Keir (featured in Cleopatra, Dracula: Prince of Darkness and Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.) in the title role as Professor Bernard Quatermass, replacing Brian Donlevy, who played the role in the two earlier films. James Donald, Barbara Shelley (also in Dracula: Prince of Darkness and The Gorgon) and Julian Glover (whos been in some little known films called Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Empire strikes back, Games of thrones, several Doctor Who stories and load of other stuff including being the voice of a giant spider in Harry Potter) they appear in co-starring roles.Nigel Kneale wrote the first draft of the screenplay in 1961, but difficulties in attracting interest from American co-financiers meant the film did not go into production until 1967. The director, Roy Ward Baker, was chosen because of his experience with technically demanding productions such as A Night to Remember; this was the first of six films that he directed for Hammer. Andrew Keir, playing Quatermass, found making the film an unhappy experience, believing Baker had wanted Kenneth More to play the role. Owing to a lack of space, the film was shot at the MGM-British Studios in Elstree, Borehamwood, rather than Hammer's usual home at the time, which was the Associated British Studios, also in Elstree.The plot of the film verison was condensed to fit the shorter running time, the main casualty being the removal of a subplot involving a journalist named James Fullalove, and the climax was altered slightly to make it more cinematic. The setting for the pit was changed from a building site to the London Underground. The closing scene of the television version, in which Quatermass pleads with humanity to prevent Earth becoming the "second dead planet", was also dropped, in favour of a shot of Quatermass and Judd sitting alone amid the devastation wrought by the Martian spacecraft.The script was sent to John Trevelyan of the British Board of Film Censors in December 1966. Trevelyan replied that the film would require an X certificate and complained about the sound of the vibrations from the alien ship, the scenes of the Martian massacre, scenes of destruction and panic as the Martian influence takes hold and the image of the Devil.It has been suggested that Tobe Hooper's 1985 Lifeforce is largely a remake of Hammer's Quatermass and the Pit. In an interview, director Tobe Hooper discussed how Cannon Films gave him $25 million, free rein, and Colin Wilson's book The Space Vampires. Hooper then shares how giddy he was: "I thought I'd go back to my roots and make a 70mm Hammer film.Three decades on, Andrew Keir reprised the role of the Professor in "The Quatermass Memoirs", a five-part docudrama scripted by Nigel Kneale and transmitted on BBC Radio 3 in March 1996. Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/general-witchfinders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Acabei de assistir o filme Witchfinder General (traduzido para o português como "O Caçador de Bruxas"),um filme de britânico de 1968 dirigido por Michael Reeves e estrelado por Vincent Price. Embora o filme seja normalmente classificado como um filme de horror, até mesmo componente do segmento de "horror folclórico", podemos entender melhor este filme como um "faroeste inglês gótico" misturado com "drama histórico". A estética de Witchfinder General reflete interessantes contrapontos de beleza e violência, algo muito explorado nos filmes de horror folclórico até hoje (basta ver Midsommar de Ari Aster). A estétca do horror folclórico trabalha com o contraste barroco entre a beleza rural e a brutalidade criando a incômoda ideia recorrente do nosso imaginário de violação simbólica do Éden. O filme está entre os filmes mais violentos da história e suas cenas até hoje impressionam. Para a British Board of Film Censors, trata-se de "um estudo de sadismo no qual cada detalhe de crueldade e sofrimento é tratado com amor". O filme é um relato fortemente ficcionalizado das façanhas de Matthew Hopkins (interpretado maravilhosamente por Vincent Price), um advogado que falsamente alegou ter sido nomeado "Witchfinder General" (caçador de bruxas geral) pelo Parlamento durante a Guerra Civil Inglesa para erradicar a feitiçaria e bruxaria no país. Trata-se de um sujeito que realmente existiu. Ele ainda apresenta temas que me são muito caros, como a perseguição aos católicos nos condados de Norfolk, Suffolk e Cambridgeshire - que eram julgados e condenados como bruxos pela comunidade puritana. Enfim, Witchfinder General é um dos melhores filmes britânicos de todos os tempos.
Natasha Kaplinsky has become the first female president of the British Board of Film Classification, which is responsible for setting age guidelines for films, videos and DVDs, as well as content on some streaming services. The journalist, presenter and former newsreader for the BBC, Sky and Channel 5 joins Anita for her first broadcast interview about the role since her appointment in November. She'll discuss what drew her to the job, which topics concern parents the most and how she'll judge today's cultural sensitivities around sex, violence and language. Andrew Tate appeared in court earlier this week and is continuing to be held on charges of rape and human trafficking in Romania – charges his lawyer claims have “no evidence.” One of the top ten most Googled individuals of 2022, a kickboxer turned life coach and former contestant of Big Brother, he gained popularity for his online videos which contained misogynistic content. But Andrew Tate is not the only person spreading those views on social media, there are a host of other men who have that space. So who are they preaching to and why are their messages so popular? Anita speaks to journalist Harriet Hall who interviewed Andrew Tate as part of an investigation into misogyny online for Cosmopolitan magazine and Dr Bettina Rottweiler from University College London who specialises in the relationship between misogyny and different types of violence. Professor Joanna Bourke has been looking into the history of breast cancer. How did the one-step radical mastectomy persist as the most common way to deal with the disease until relatively recently? How was breast cancer racialized, with many doctors in the US who believed that black women could not get it? And why are women encouraged to reconstruct their missing breast after surgery? Joanna is the Gresham Professor of Rhetoric, and is giving a lecture on the cultural history of breast cancer this evening, which will also be available to watch online. She joins Anita in studio. Dr Rebecca Gomperts has spent her career providing abortions in places where the procedure is restricted or illegal. Her first venture, Women on Waves, saw her using a converted fishing trawler to travel into international waters and perform the procedures on board. Then she started an online service shipping abortion pills to women, using her Austrian medical license to stay within the law. Most recently her attention has turned to the US in the wake of the overturning of Roe vs Wade. She joins Anita Rani to discuss how her work has changed.
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Learn where Titanic was in adjacent to nearby land come late evening April 14, 1912. Learn what year White Star Line was established including its founders along with original mission per unique discovery. Learn whom takes over White Star Line come 1868 and whether any official runs take place from England to New York. Find out come 1907 if White Star faced major challenges from rivals like Cunard. Discover how much it cost to build Titanic around 1909 and what the amount would be in the present day. Discover how Titanic got its name including number of passengers, crew, officers, & lifeboats she could hold. Learn what role Frederick Fleet served aboard Titanic including an object he spotted just before midnight on April 14. Learn how Thomas Andrews's presence aboard Titanic would determine whether or not she would live. Discover just how many passengers and crew were aboard Titanic on night of April 14. Go behind the scenes and learn about codes from “CQD”, “MGY”, to “SOS”. Discover if Harold Cottam, Carpathia's Wireless Operator, contacted Jack Phillips, Titanic's Wireless Operator, after midnight on April 15. Get an in depth analysis behind Carpathia Captain Arthur Rostron's decision making skills in midst of a crisis never seen before. Determine if British Board of Trade placed regulations on matters pertaining to lifeboats. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kirk-monroe/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kirk-monroe/support
Django Nudo and the Smut Peddler are joined by academic Dr. Retro (OK, not his real name), who specialises in film history and is an expert on British cult films and more. The occasion is the 50th anniversary of the publication of the Longford Report on Pornography, an unlikely 520-page bestseller (no pictures) that argued for the banning of 'obscene' publications, films, plays and broadcasts, spearheaded by Frank Pakenham, aka the seventh Earl of Longford. The Swedish sex ed films "The Language of Love" (1969) and "More from the Language of Love" (1970) became test cases for what could and could not be shown in the UK. As one critic pointed out at the time, ‘Nobody makes a sex-education movie like the Swedes. And nobody – but nobody – will make such a supercilious fuss about it more than the British Establishment.' There was particular tension between the British Board of Film Classification/Censors (BBFC), which advised whether a film should get a rating, and the Greater London Council (GLC), which decided for itself as the final arbitrator as to whether to show a film or not in its cinemas - representing one in seven screens across the UK. Far from being censorship prone, the BBFC Secretary (i.e. Director) John Trevelyan and BBFC President Lord Harlech agreed that sex ed films should be accepted, even if they did not allow 'extravagant exploitation'. Trevelyan also engaged in exchanges with foreign distributors to try to understand the films and their social context better. The BBFC passed the buck to local councils as to whether approve "The Language of Love" (1969), which the GLC passed with an 'X' certificate, meaning only over-16s could see it. By 1971 127 local authorities out of 169 that the films was submitted to had approved. But there was trouble ahead, according to Dr Retro's study:"In July 1974 two plain-clothed policemen, Chief Inspector Smith and Police Sergeant Collins, entered the Jacey cinema on Charing Cross Road, where More About the Language of Love had already been playing to audiences five times a day for six weeks. According to Chief Inspector Smith's account, ‘The cinema has a seedy air entirely in keeping with its clientele and the films they come to watch.'"It is unusual to get a detailed. eyewitness report of cinema screenings and habits, but while historians can treasure this today, the result was that the film was accused of being 'criminally obscene'. It was the basis for the trial the following year, Regina v. Jacey (London) Ltd, Lionel Parsons and Fancey Associates Ltd, where the three charged was the Jacey Cinema, the programmer Fancey Associates and Lionel Parsons, the cinema manager. People were thus being prosecuted for screening a film that had been passed by the relevant authorities for public viewing. " If they were to be found guilty this case would have serious implications for the whole system of British film censorship.," Dr Retro notes the defence lawyer arguing. Shockingly, the Crown WON the case, meaning that anyone could be prosecuted on the basis of 'obscenity'. This is where Lord Longford's 'report', or rather moral crusade, plays such a significant role. We talk about the differences between Swedish and British censorship and the implications of the ruling. There is also sound clips from people on the streets (of Dublin) being interviewed about their views on pornography and a clip from the Festival of Light that demonstrated against pornography. We end with Cliff Richards, who marched against the "Language of Love" screenings under a banner proclaiming Sweden to be a hotbed of alcoholism, suicide, gonorrhoea, and pornography, b
The next big fight boxing fans were truly looking forward to watching in the UK has hit a snag, and the story is making the news around the world, as it looks like Conor Benn, upon being tested for banned substances, was indeed found with a testosterone booster in his system - and the problem is the test was done months ago, yet is only now coming to light, just days before he is to fight Chris Eubank Jr. and some fans and people in the industry wonder whether it is a ploy to increase PPV sales. This is according to Matchroom: “We have been made aware that a random anti-doping test for Conor Benn conducted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association returned an adverse analytical finding for trace amounts of a fertility drug. The B sample has yet to be tested, meaning that no rule violation has been confirmed. Indeed, Mr Benn has not been charged with any rule violation, he is not suspended, and he remains free to fight. Mr. Benn has since passed a doping control test conducted by the UK Anti-Doping Agency, the anti-doping authority to which the British Board of Boxing Control has delegated its doping control testing for the bout. Mr Benn has passed all doping control tests conducted by UKAD. Both fighters have taken medical and legal advice, are aware of all relevant information, and wish to proceed with the bout this Saturday.” -Boxen247 Watch live on TalkinFight.com and more episodes on YouTube.com/c/TalkinFight @DAZN Boxing @Matchroom Boxing #talkinfight #Boxen247 #boxingnews #wba #wbc #ibf #wbo #ibo #ubo
MindGeek, the secretive owner of Pornhub, RedTube YouPorn, and Brazzers, employs around sixteen hundred people, and received approximately 4.5 trillion visits each month in 2020, according to a company spokesperson—almost double Google and Facebook combined. Research by the British Board of Film Classification in 2019 suggested 51% of children aged 11 to 13 had seen pornography, rising to 66% of 14- to 15-year-olds. This has since risen. So is there a cost to our happiness, health and wellbeing? We examine the topic from a spiritual perspective. Some of the quotes I used: Lust vs. Love Lust and love have different characteristics, just as iron and gold have different natures. – Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 4.164 Thus, a person's pure consciousness is covered by his eternal enemy in the form of lust, which is never satisfied and which burns like fire. - Bhagavad-gītā 3.39 Arjuna said: O descendant of Vṛṣṇi, by what is one impelled to sinful acts, even unwillingly, as if engaged by force? - Bhagavad-gītā 3.36 Śri-Bhagavān said: It is lust only, Arjuna, which is born of contact with the material mode of passion and later transformed into wrath, and which is the all-devouring sinful enemy of this world. – Bhagavad-gītā 3.37 As fire is covered by smoke, as a mirror is covered by dust, or as the embryo is covered by the womb, the living entity is similarly covered by different degrees of this lust. - Bhagavad-gītā 3.38 Thus, a person's pure consciousness is covered by his eternal enemy in the form of lust, which is never satisfied and which burns like fire.- - Bhagavad-gītā 3.39 The senses, the mind and the intelligence are the sitting places of this lust, which veils the real knowledge of the living entity and bewilders him. - Bhagavad-gītā 3.40 Therefore, O Arjuna, best of the Bhāratas, in the very beginning curb this great symbol of sin [lust] by regulating the senses, and slay this destroyer of knowledge and self-realization. - Bhagavad-gītā 3.41 While contemplating the objects of the senses, a person develops attachment for them, and from such attachment lust develops, and from lust anger arises. - Bhagavad-gītā 2.62 There are three gates leading to this hell -- lust, anger and greed. Every sane person should give these up, for they lead to the degradation of the soul. - Bhagavad-gītā 16.21 One who accepts material sense objects as desirable certainly becomes attached to them. From such attachment lust arises, and this lust creates quarrel among men. -Bhāgavata Purāṇa 11.21.19 Nonviolence, truthfulness, honesty, desire for the happiness and welfare of all others and freedom from lust, anger and greed constitute duties for all members of society. - Bhāgavata Purāṇa 11.17.21
As Grandson of George V, George Lascelles was a first cousin to Queen Elizabeth II and with his distinguished beard and Nero style jackets, he was the very image of aristocracy, moving in the highest of royal circles, yet it was in the Royal Circles of Britain's opera houses that he felt most at home. It was at English National Opera North (now Opera North) that Lesley Garrett first met George. With their shared love of all things musical, and both proudly from Yorkshire, they developed a friendship that was to last a lifetime. Having survived capture during the Second World War (deepening his knowledge of opera whilst interned as a prisoner of war), he dedicated much of his time to making opera accessible to all. He strove to deliver the best of opera for everyone, with a genuine passion and commitment that inspired all those he worked with. During his career he served as Director of The Royal Opera House, Chairman of the Board of The English National Opera, Managing Director of the ENO, Managing Director of English National Opera North (now Opera North) and outside of opera he served as a Governor of the BBC and President of the British Board of Film Classification. His other great passion was football. He served as President of Leeds United Football Club from 1961 until his death and was President of the Football Association from 1963 to 1972. As Lesley recalls, he believed that both music and sport were 'levelling', that in these worlds there were no kings or paupers. Throughout his life he supported both of these passions, opening doors for everyone, instilling values of accessibility that live on till this day. He died on 11th July 2011 aged 88. Lesley is joined by Professor Alexandra Wilson, a musicologist, author and cultural historian, specialising in Italian opera and British operatic culture from the 1920's to the present day. Presented by Matthew Parris Produced by Nicola Humphries for BBC Audio Bristol
Failed assassination attempt (1989) On 3 August 1989, while Mustafa Mahmoud Mazeh was priming a book bomb loaded with RDX explosive in a hotel in Paddington, Central London, the bomb exploded prematurely, destroying two floors of the hotel and killing Mazeh. A previously unknown Lebanese group, the Organization of the Mujahidin of Islam, said he died preparing an attack "on the apostate Rushdie". There is a shrine in Tehran's Behesht-e Zahra cemetery for Mustafa Mahmoud Mazeh that says he was "Martyred in London, 3 August 1989. The first martyr to die on a mission to kill Salman Rushdie." Mazeh's mother was invited to relocate to Iran, and the Islamic World Movement of Martyrs' Commemoration built his shrine in the cemetery that holds thousands of Iranian soldiers slain in the Iran–Iraq War. Hezbollah's comments (2006) During the 2006 Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah declared that "If there had been a Muslim to carry out Imam Khomeini's fatwā against the renegade Salman Rushdie, this rabble who insult our Prophet Mohammed in Denmark, Norway and France would not have dared to do so. I am sure there are millions of Muslims who are ready to give their lives to defend our prophet's honour and we have to be ready to do anything for that." International Guerillas (1990) In 1990, soon after the publication of The Satanic Verses, a Pakistani film entitled International Gorillay (International Guerillas) was released that depicted Rushdie as a "James Bond-style villain" plotting to cause the downfall of Pakistan by opening a chain of casinos and discos in the country; he is ultimately killed at the end of the movie. The film was popular with Pakistani audiences, and it "presents Rushdie as a Rambo-like figure pursued by four Pakistani guerrillas". The British Board of Film Classification refused to allow it a certificate, as "it was felt that the portrayal of Rushdie might qualify as criminal libel, causing a breach of the peace as opposed to merely tarnishing his reputation." This effectively prevented the release of the film in the UK. Two months later, however, Rushdie himself wrote to the board, saying that while he thought the film "a distorted, incompetent piece of trash", he would not sue if it were released. He later said, "If that film had been banned, it would have become the hottest video in town: everyone would have seen it". While the film was a great hit in Pakistan, it went virtually unnoticed elsewhere. Al-Qaeda hit list (2010) In 2010, Anwar al-Awlaki published an Al-Qaeda hit list in Inspire magazine, including Rushdie along with other figures claimed to have insulted Islam, including Ayaan Hirsi Ali, cartoonist Lars Vilks, and three Jyllands-Posten staff members: Kurt Westergaard, Carsten Juste, and Flemming Rose. The list was later expanded to include Stéphane "Charb" Charbonnier, who was murdered in a terror attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris, along with 11 other people. After the attack, Al-Qaeda called for more killings. Rushdie expressed his support for Charlie Hebdo. He said, "I stand with Charlie Hebdo, as we all must, to defend the art of satire, which has always been a force for liberty and against tyranny, dishonesty and stupidity ... religious totalitarianism has caused a deadly mutation in the heart of Islam and we see the tragic consequences in Paris today." In response to the attack, Rushdie commented on what he perceived as victim-blaming in the media, stating "You can dislike Charlie Hebdo.... But the fact that you dislike them has nothing to do with their right to speak. The fact you dislike them certainly doesn't in any way excuse their murder." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_Rushdie
In this episode, we'll be discussing the history of the British Board of Film Classification, and the emergence of the video nasty! We examine the beginnings of the BBFC, along with Hammer, James Bond, delinquent teenagers, and somehow, the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles. We may even talk about the Daily Mail and old fuddy-duddy bigots, which may not surprise anyone. Thanks to the BBFC though, we've been marked as safe from violent sausage-nunchuk gangs.
Jenny discusses an awesome psychological horror about a prim woman working for the British Board of Film Censors in the 1980s who delves into the mystery of her sister’s disappearance after watching a video nasty. Find this movie and more at the 13 O’Clock Amazon Storefront! Audio version: Video version: Please support us on Patreon! Don't … Continue reading Flickers Of Fear – Jenny’s Horror Movie Reviews: Censor (2021)
"The story of the RMS Titanic has served as a grim reminder that regulatory compliance does not guarantee safety or security. The ship was carrying 2,224 passengers and crew when it sank one April night in 1912, killing over 1,500 people. The designers of Titanic had followed the British Board of Trade by equipping it with 20 lifeboats, and even threw in four more than the regulations required." (securicon.com) https://www.linkedin.com/in/dixon-wright-aab68321/ (Dixon Wright, Vice President, Vice President, Compliance Management and Automation Platform, Coalfire), speaks to the importance of moving beyond the check-the-box approach and engaging in substantive information security compliance efforts. He recommends the judicious adoption and use of appropriate compliance management and automation platforms. Time Stamps 01:55 Yeah, let's talk about your passion. What gets you passionate about information security compliance? 03:15 For the benefit of the listeners, please provide an overview of information security compliance and the current state of affairs. 06:16 Trying to stay on top of all these different compliance requirements can be an extremely challenging proposition. What do you think? 09:15 How do we ensure that check-the-box behavior is not encouraged? 12:46 I feel this discussion on compliance needs to be coupled with the discussion on governance mechanisms, and measures, which ensure that the tools that are being leveraged effectively and essentially, people are doing the right thing. Your thoughts, your reactions? 16:33 What does it take to create a robust cyber secure cybersecurity compliance program? In other words, if you could highlight some of the key elements of a robust compliance program? 22:24 So going back to automation and compliance, I know your organization has developed a platform to provide those services. When an organization is considering investing in such tools and capabilities, what guidance or recommendations do you have for them? 31:25 What else do you think listeners could benefit from learning about compliance management from an information security standpoint? Or anything else that you think is pertinent to this discussion that we haven't talked about yet? 37:05 Let's conclude with a few final words that you may have for our listeners. Memorable Dixon Wright Quotes "We hire really expensive, technical people. And 60 to 70% of their job is being a technical writer." "All these different kinds of industries and sectors have created their own types of standards, and now all these organizations have to comply with them." "There's a challenge of getting compliant, and then there's an even greater challenge of actually maintaining it." "I think, in many cases, compliance is just sales. You're just doing it so that you can sell to other companies, it's not actually used as a mechanism to secure things internally." "We need better assurance that what is being automated is legitimate." Connect with Host Dr. Dave Chatterjee and Subscribe to the Podcast Please subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any new episodes! And please leave the show a rating if you like what you hear. New episodes release every two weeks. Connect with Dr. Chatterjee on these platforms: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dchatte/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dchatte/ ) Website: https://dchatte.com/ (https://dchatte.com/) Cybersecurity Readiness Book: https://www.amazon.com/Cybersecurity-Readiness-Holistic-High-Performance-Approach/dp/1071837338 (https://www.amazon.com/Cybersecurity-Readiness-Holistic-High-Performance-Approach/dp/1071837338)
Struggling to think of a way to start this week's episode, Sean reads out the British Board of Classification's rating of the film and the air turns blue. He manages to somehow compare this film to Chicken Run and talks about the film's beautiful message. A film with heart, great acting and laugh-out-loud moments, this is well worth going to see! Thanks for listening! This podcast contains strong language. BBFC Quoted from: Never Too Late | BBFC
Welcome to episode 165 of the Creative Writer’s Toolbelt My guest for this episode is the author, James Blatch. Some of you will know James as one half of the team who present the hugely popular Self Publishing Show with Mark Dawson. James is a former radio and television journalist, he has worked for the BBFC, the British Board of Film Classification, so the organisation here in the UK the UK that decides what certificate a film gets. James’ family has a long relationship with the Royal Air Force, his father was a test pilot with the RAF and James has a passion for the planes, which he has carried over into the subject of his first novel, called The Final Flight, which is set on an RAF base in the 1960’s. In this episode we talk about respecting the material you are working with in your novel, the challenge of marketing your first book, and the importance of building an email list. I would also say, I am aware that not all of you listening to this want to self-publish your work, you want to get a traditional publishing contract and that’s a good aim to have, but I would suggest that all of the writing advice and a good part of the marketing advice you here in this episode and on the Creative Writer’s Toolbelt Podcast generally is useful and applicable to you. Even if you do get a traditional publishing contract, and congratulations if you do, you should still be thinking about how you can market your books and your brand, and in particular as it applies to this episode, how important it is for you to build your own email list, however you are published. I had a great conversation with James, I hope you enjoy it and find it useful, here it is
British Board of Film Classification David Austin joins Mick Coyle to discuss how mental health content warnings will become more commonplace for film lovers. Also joining the programme is Megan from the BBFC's Youth Panel. The show discusses issues relating to portrayals of mental health issues on the big and small screen, and how best to inform young people what they're about to see. Films discussed / recommended in the Podcast: My Life as a Courgette, Inside Out, Words on Bathroom Walls and To The Bone.
Ann Marie McQueen, editor of Livehealthy and host of The Livehealthy Podcast, speaks to Dr Khadija Aljefri, a British board-certified consultant dermatologist. Dr Aljefri has extensive training in her speciality, and currently works at DermaMed Clinic in Dubai. She is talking about atopic dermatitis, which you might know as eczema, a skin disease that is becoming more prevalent in developing countries. This podcast is the result of a partnership between Live Healthy and Pfizer to raise awareness about atopic dermatitis.
Strong swear words are becoming an increasing part of everyday life, according to research from the British Board of Film Classification. Six in ten of us are now comfortable cursing. A third of us have a greater propensity for profanity than five years ago. What has not changed is the desire to censor swearing in age-restricted cinema and DVD releases. This seems almost quaint in an internet age where almost no content has a gatekeeper. It does, however, point to contradictory attitudes to bad language. Those who dislike swearing think it is vulgar, morally corrupting and intellectually base; the words themselves can be seen an aggressive act, unacceptable in any context. Some see swear words as morally neutral, where any real or perceived harm is entirely dependent upon the intent of the speaker. Others think they can even have a moral power as an expression of strong sentiment and solidarity. Others still, see the creative influence of swear words as linguistically and culturally enriching. Have we become too complacent about bad language? What do generational attitudes to swearing reveal about wider social change? Why have some strong obscenities become more acceptable, while slurs have become less acceptable? How do we negotiate a public discourse in which everyone draws their own lines about the acceptability of swearing? Frankly, should we give a damn? With Peter Hitchens, Dr Rebecca Roache, Esther Rantzen and Simon Donald. Producer: Dan Tierney.
Jane Couch changed the world. Born in a small fishing town in the north west of the UK, Jane turned her life away from street-fighting and crime after watching a boxing documentary aged 26.She won multiple World Titles, yet wasn't even allowed to fight in her own country until successfully suing the British Board of Boxing Control in 1998.This episode sees Jane and Natasha Jonas—Great Britain's first ever female Olympic boxer—in conversation about the struggle, determination, and victories that it took to overcome gender inequality in the world of boxing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We begin tracing the history of the infamous H Certificate issued by the British Board of Film Censors - H for Horrific! In this opening chapter, we look at the birth of movie censorship and uncover the often surprising things that caused controversy in the the early days of film!
Jaishree Misra is an author of Indian origin living in Britain. She has written eight novels published by Penguin and Harper Collins. She has also written a non-fiction account of building a writer's studio on the beach in her home state of Kerala, India. She is a postgraduate in English Literature from Kerala University and has two diplomas from the University of London, one in Broadcast Journalism and the other in Special Education. She has worked in special education, journalism and as a film classifier at the British Board of Film Classification. She lives in London with her husband and daughter. Her daughter, Rohini, is a woman with special needs and specific difficulties with language and communication. "I tend to assume that people, even my dearest friends, are not that interested in my stories of parenting Rohini. I'm perfectly happy to hear stories of their sons, you know, going off to New York and doing a flash job, or someone else's daughter getting into medical school. And I love those stories, I have not a moments envy or resentment or anything. Because I genuinely enjoy the company of young people, my friends children. So I love those stories. I think I do tend to assume that they might not be as interested in my stories, a little triumph when Rohini came out with a new word. I mean, she's 38, for God's sake, to come out with a new word at the age of 38, I tend to assume would be a little bit embarrassing to announce to the world. So yeah, I hold back."
‘Would it be fair… to say that you were set up by others …as Kingspan's useful idiot'? Kingspan Insulation's Managing Director Richard Burnley gave evidence this week. Questioned about Kingspan's conduct after the fire at Grenfell Tower when it held a private meeting to lobby MPs, Richard Burnley denied the company accessed political power for its own commercial gain. The British Board of Agrement also gave evidence. The BBA's Senior Technical Manager John Albon, denied that the BBA was ‘toothless and weak', but admitted it had supported inaccurate claims from manufacturers. Presenter / Producer: Kate Lamble Producer: Sharon Hemans Researcher: May Cameron Studio Mix: Gareth Jones
A safety certificate for insulation installed on Grenfell Tower contained a ‘very basic failure of due diligence'. In 2008 the independent organisation, the British Board of Agrement produced a certificate for a combustible plastic foam insulation made by the company Kingspan. The product - Kooltherm K15 - was later installed on Grenfell Tower. The inquiry heard from staff at the BBA involved in certifying Kooltherm K15. The certificate stated that the product achieved a British fire standard without the BBA ever requesting any fire tests proving the product had actually achieved this. BBA staff were also questioned about how they issued certificates for the combustible cladding panels used on Grenfell Tower. One employee accepted the organisation had published a certificate that was ‘materially wrong'. Presenter / Producer: Kate Lamble Producer: Sharon Hemans Researcher: May Cameron Studio Mix: Gareth Jones
“What will happen if only one building made out [of] PE core is on fire and will kill 60 to 70 persons”. Arconic, the company which made the combustible cladding installed on Grenfell Tower was warned of the risk of a building fire that could kill “60 to 70” people, a decade before the tragedy. Three of Arconic's witnesses have refused to give evidence at the inquiry. Lead Counsel to the inquiry Richard Millett presented some of the documents and questions he would have covered had they attended. Witnesses from the cavity barrier manufacturer Siderise, the British Board of Agrement, and insulation panel manufacturer Panel Systems were also questioned. Presenter / Producer: Kate Lamble Producer: Sharon Hemans Researcher: May Cameron Studio Mix: Gareth Jones
Bishop & Taylor are joined by Hardy Giesler, Chief Executive of the British Board of Agrément (BBA), who tells them about the changes he is planning within the much-criticised organisation.
Bishop & Taylor discuss a new code for construction product marketing, (lack of) transparency at the British Board of Agrément, and the hydraulic jacking of an 11,000-tonne box tunnel.
Unlocking this between-season break episode because it'll dove-tail nicely with our bonus episode this month on "The Raven" (1935): Instituted in 1936, the British Board of Film Censors' "H" certificate effectively banned horror films in the United Kingdom, which directly led to the end of the Golden Age of Horror, and the financial ruin of struggling actor Bela Lugosi. Three years later, Lugosi himself starred in "The Dark Eyes of London," the first British film to receive the "H" certificate.Works Cited:Arthur Lennig, The Immortal Count: The Life and Times of Bela Lugosi (2003)Bryan Senn, Golden Horrors: An Illustrated Critical Filmography of Terror Cinema, 1931 - 1939 (1996)All original music courtesy of Niel Jakobyhttps://nieljacoby.bandcamp.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MonsterCrazeMemoirsOfficialiTunes/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/monster-craze-memoirs/id1491963648Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3aSrQ5JFez33XuVanaFYIwPocket Casts: https://pca.st/lkra63chSoundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-3949861YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBGcDWtQj2wGEnlAB7P4AFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Monster-Craze-Memoirs-106199087480182/Twitter: https://twitter.com/KennethJWaste2
The names Bond…James Bond in Episodes 61 and 62, as Chris and Alex tackle the official Eon James Bond 007 film series by casting their eyes over a longstanding staple of the franchise - the celebrated credits sequences. Beginning with Dr. No (Terence Young, 1962) and culminating in Spectre (Sam Mendes, 2015), listen as they place in rank order their ‘Top 24’ title sequences, judging their audiovisual spectacle, structural elements and broader connections to traditions in animated fantasy (Part 1 focuses on Bond films #24 to #13, while Part 2 counts down from #12 to their #1 ranked 007 title sequence). Joining them for this extended double-header is Dr. Ed Lamberti, an independent researcher in Film Studies who has been a teaching assistant at King's College London, a screenwriting mentor at the London Film School, and who is currently Policy Manager at the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). In 2019, Ed published his monograph Performing Ethics through Film Style, which discusses the ethics of Emmanuel Levinas alongside films directed by the Dardenne Brothers, Barbet Schroeder and Paul Schrader. He is also the editor of Behind the Scenes at the BBFC: Film Classification from the Silver Screen to the Digital Age (2012), and the assistant editor of the upcoming V. F. Perkins on Movies: Collected Shorter Film Criticism (2020). Listen as the trio examine elements of design, movement, rhythm and pacing in the Bond titles; the gendered imaginaries and Anglophonic fantasies of race that support the sequences’ progress of imagery; authorial figures such as Maurice Binder, Robert Brownjohn, and Daniel Kleinman; questions of coherency and the relation between image and soundtrack; and the broader structural role of the credits across the Bond series. Quite simply, nobody does it better.
The names Bond…James Bond in Episodes 61 and 62, as Chris and Alex tackle the official Eon James Bond 007 film series by casting their eyes over a longstanding staple of the franchise - the celebrated credits sequences. Beginning with Dr. No (Terence Young, 1962) and culminating in Spectre (Sam Mendes, 2015), listen as they place in rank order their ‘Top 24’ title sequences, judging their audiovisual spectacle, structural elements and broader connections to traditions in animated fantasy (Part 1 focuses on Bond films #24 to #13, while Part 2 counts down from #12 to their #1 ranked 007 title sequence). Joining them for this extended double-header is Dr. Ed Lamberti, an independent researcher in Film Studies who has been a teaching assistant at King's College London, a screenwriting mentor at the London Film School, and who is currently Policy Manager at the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). In 2019, Ed published his monograph Performing Ethics through Film Style, which discusses the ethics of Emmanuel Levinas alongside films directed by the Dardenne Brothers, Barbet Schroeder and Paul Schrader. He is also the editor of Behind the Scenes at the BBFC: Film Classification from the Silver Screen to the Digital Age (2012), and the assistant editor of the upcoming V. F. Perkins on Movies: Collected Shorter Film Criticism (2020). Listen as the trio examine elements of design, movement, rhythm and pacing in the Bond titles; the gendered imaginaries and Anglophonic fantasies of race that support the sequences’ progress of imagery; authorial figures such as Maurice Binder, Robert Brownjohn, and Daniel Kleinman; questions of coherency and the relation between image and soundtrack; and the broader structural role of the credits across the Bond series. Quite simply, nobody does it better.
The Trivium, Modernity, Racism, Misogyny, Madhabs, Greek Medicine, The Four Temperaments and The Mind. We touch on all of this with Dr. Asim Yusuf. Shaykh Asim Yusuf is a practising Consultant Psychiatrist with a special interest in bioethics, spirituality and mental health. He holds a number of ijaza’s in classical Islamic disciplines and has authored works in spirituality, history and Islamic law. He is the director of the Nur al-Habib Foundation as well as IMWell Health, an Islamic Mental Well-being Consultancy, and sits on the advisory board of a number of charities and initiatives. He's also on the Chair of British Board of Scholars and Imams. Host : Tanzim & Sadi Please email us your comments, feedback, and questions at: info@boysinthecave.com, and leave a review and 5-star rating on iTunes! Check out our website – boysinthecave.com Follow us on: Facebook –https://www.facebook.com/boysinthecave/ Instagram – @boysinthecave Twitter – @boysinthecave Become a Patreon today! https://www.patreon.com/boysinthecave ——————————————————————————————————– Dr. Asim's Online Visibility https://www.facebook.com/shaykhasimyusuf/
A chat with the British Board of Film Classification about the history of UK film legislature...
Chief Executive of the British Board of Film Classification, David Austin OBE comes onto the show to discuss the 2012 dystopian action film, The Hunger Games. Topics include the BBFC classification of the film, how the BBFC classify films, and the future of age ratings. All this and more are afoot in Season 2 Episode 3 of Please Be Seated. Tweet Us: @llama_bottle0 @PleaseBeTweeted @BBFC
We're joined yet again by James to discuss one of the first horror anthologies - the Ealing Studios classic Dead of Night! Sources "Horror", British Board of Film Classification "Appreciating Dead of Night, the Birth of the Horror Anthology" by Kyle Anderson, Nerdist "Dead of Night", Encyclopedia Brittanica "Dead of Night - the movie that changed the universe" by Simon Singh, The Guardian Find James on Twitter - @CalamityJames4
The 2019 British Board of Control 'Boxer of the Year' Callum Smith will make his highly-anticipated return home on November 23rd, defending his WBA Super, WBC Diamond and Ring Magazine super-middleweight world title belts against London's John Ryder. But before all that he sat down with the Fight Disciples to chat Canelo and Kovalev, Anfield in May and the fear of looking past his latest foe. *Please leave a review on iTunes http://apple.co/2wijpC1 *Follow us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/fightdisciples *Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/fightdisciples *Follow us on Instagram http://www.instagram.com/thefightdisciples *Subscribe on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/fightdisciples
Max Edelson talk about the British Board of Trade’s ambitious project to explore and survey British America from the St Lawrence River to the islands of the Caribbean. Edelson is a professor of history at the University of Virginia. He's the author of The New Map of Empire: How Britain Imagined America before Independence.
Folge #54: Ein Aus von YouPorn und Erotik im Internet - solange ihr Euer Alter nicht beweisen könnt? Wie wäre das für Euch...?!?So geschehen in UK, also, Großbritannien. Also, noch nicht ganz, erst ab dem 15.07.2019 - aber dann wird es ernst! Wer nicht Volljährig ist oder dies nicht beweisen kann, ist raus. Kein YouPorn mehr, kein Pornhub mehr, keine Nackedei glotzen, wann immer man will. Zuerst muss ein Nachweis her, dass eine Volljährigkeit vorliegt. Aber: nicht alle Erotik ist tot - also, was soll das und wie stehst Du zu diesem Thema? Altersverifikations-Ankündigungs-Banner // Bild-Quelle: https://www.bbfc.co.uk/ Ganz in Ernst, das ist kein Witz oder ein verspäteter April-Scherz! Also, so lange es sich die Briten nicht wieder ein paar Mal anders überlegen...! Geplant ist, zum 15.07.2019 die bekannten Porno-Plattformen für den "freien" Zugriff über das Netz zu schließen. Schließen nun nicht im Sinne von dicht machen, sondern schließen im Sinne von Zugriffsbeschränkungen. Und die britische Lösung lautet: belege, dass du 18 oder älter bist, oder der Spaß ist hier für Dich vorbei. Das es wirklich ernst ist, merkt man daran, dass das "The British Board of Film Classification", oder kurz BBFC, mit der Überwachung der Altersverifikation beauftragt worden ist. Vergleichbar ist das BBFC mit der deutschen FSK-Freigabe, der "Freiwilligen Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft". Überwachung bedeutet: die Seitenbetreiber haben ab Mitte Juli den verbindlichen Job, festzustellen, wie alt Besucher sind und Minderjährige abzuweisen. Das hier, wie bisher bei einigen Seiten, ein Auswahl-Popup zur Einstellung des Geburtsjahrs ausreichen wird, kann wohl stark bezweifelt werden. Wer hat ein Formular dieser Art nicht schon mal (oder niemals?) richtig ausgefüllt - was teilweise an den schlechten Bedienmöglichkeiten liegt... oder so... Höchstwahrscheinlich wird die aktuelle UK-Kategorie "R18", für 18 und darüber, speziell mit Erotik und Fetisch, ausgeweitet: aktuell bezieht sich die Einstufung auf Sexshops und Sexkinos, hier werden wohl dann die Porn-Seiten einsortiert. Wichtiger Unterschied zu Deutschland: R18-Produktionen dürfen in UK NICHT per Post verschickt werden! Britens Digitalministerin rechtfertigt diesen Schritt als erstmalig auf der Welt, was schon mal richtig sein dürfte. Und dann noch mit "privacy reasons", die einem auf den ersten Blick nicht einleuchten wollen und natürlich mit dem Schutz Minderjähriger vor dem Zugriff auf, na ja, verstörendes Material. Nochmal zu den Privacy-Gründen: Erotikportale sammeln heute unglaublich viele Daten, wenn sie eine eigene Lösung zum Thema "Altersverifikation" anbieten. Um dieser Sammelwut entgegenzuwirken und einen einheitlichen, nennen wir es, Standard zu definieren, greift hier die BBFC ein. An sich ja eine gute Sache, was? Nein! Aber nicht aus Gründen, an die ihr jetzt denkt! Es gibt eine handvoll Gründe, die gegen dieses Vorgehen sprechen: Es trifft nur "offizielle" Webseiten: YouPorn oder PornHub fallen einem als erstes ein, wenn man an Porno-Seiten denkt. Oder die eine oder andere, na ja, "Spezialseite", die "Berühmtheit" erlangt hat. Diese Art der Webseiten würden in UK künftig unter dieses "Kontroll-Modell" fallen. Besuchst du aber einen Aggregator wir z.B. reddit bist du, sofern der Anbieter nicht freiwillig auf eine Kontrolle setzt, raus. Dies gilt auch für breitere Angebote, die wir heutzutage salopp "Social Media" nennen.VPN geht immer! Wer kennt das aktuell nicht: Games of Throne, neue und letzte(?) Staffel im TV... aber eben nur USA. Also: VPN installiert, USA als Ort eingegeben - und mit gucken. Rate mal! Ja, genau! VPN installiert und eben NICHT UK eingestellt und schon bist Du aus dem Verfahren raus. Wer bei Google eine harmlose Suche eingibt, findet sofort einen Anbieter, der hier aktuell sehr viel Werbung für diesen Zweck fährt...Und jetzt der Hammer: Viel Aufwand um nichts! Wie ich das jetzt meine? Ganz einfach: eine Digitalministerin, eine Organisation, die mit der Kontrolle der Umsetzung beauftragt wird... und trotzdem... ist diese Regelung kein Gesetz! JA! Richtig gelesen! Es ist kein GE-SE-HETZ! Ein erstes Bespiel, dass von dieser Regelung ausgenommen ist, ist MindGeek - der Betreiber von Pornhub. MindGeek hat ein eigenes System der Altersverifikation im Einsatz. Stellt sich mir jetzt nur die Frage: Warum der ganze Aufwand? Die "Vorschrift" ist kein Gesetz, es ist anscheinend irgendwie verbindlich und wird, wohl gegen Strafe, von einer Organisation und keiner Behörde, nun ja, "überwacht". Wäre es nicht einfacher gewesen, bestehenden Altersverifikationen ein Maximum an legal sammelbaren Daten zu erlauben und fertig? Das hierbei ein gängiger Standard entshe, der künftig für ein paar Pence gemietet und auf alle Seiten eingebunden werden kann, wäre höher gewesen, als dieses verpflichtend-freiwillige "Du-Du-Du!"-System?!? Wenn man all diese Fakten kennt, erschließt sich der Aufwand für das alles plötzlich nicht mehr... andererseits: ich sehe schon Merkel, Scholz, Altmaier und eine etliche weitere überflüssige Minister dieses Thema im Bundestag diskutieren. Öffentlich, für alle Altersklassen. Mit dem Ergebnis, dass Merkel nichts sagt, eine unbekannte Justiz- und Verbraucherministerin ein paar warme Worte für ihren Absprung ins EU-Altersvorsorge-Parlament los wird und Altmaier... Na ja, er wird Chancen für die Großindustrie und hoffentlich auch den Mittelstand raus posaunen. Und, wie 14 Jahre zuvor: passieren wird nichts, aber eine Sonderabgabe und ein Nackt-Soli für Kleiderspenden der Hauptdarsteller werden die Steuerlast um weitere 5-15% in die Höhe treiben. Nun gut, Spaß beiseite: Man steht ein wenig unentschlossen in der Mitte der Pro und Cons der UK-Pläne: sicherlich sinnvoll, aber in der aktuellen Version eher eine Kohl'sche ABM-Maßnahme für nichts. Aber leider nichts, was man in Deutschland nicht schon oft und dauerhaft erlebt hat... also, erst mal eine kleine Pause auf einer Erwachsenen-Seite einlegen...! Meinen PodCast abonnieren: | direkt | iTunes | Spotify | Google |
HuffPost is the global news publisher owned by Verizon, the US media company. Lydia Polgreen, its editor-in-chief discusses business and editorial strategy. Also in the show, Madhav Chinnappa, Google's Director of News Ecosystem Development and David Austin, CEO of the British Board of Film Classification. Presenter: Amol Rajan Producer: Richard Hooper
In this BNE Product News ‘Project Viewpoint’ Interview podcast sponsored by Buildingtalk.com, Alvaro Enguita-Gonzalez – Head of Test at the BBA discusses the BBA Product Excellence Programme (PEP). The interviewer for BusinessNet Explorer is Mick de Leiburne. | Podcast, Building, Industry, Sector, Architects, Building Designers, Specifiers, Building Inspectors, Construction Products, Quality Control. For full programme information please refer to the British Board of Agrement (BBA). Link to the BBA brand profile page on BusinessNet Explorer: https://businessnetexplorer.com/clients/bba/
Historian Max Edelson talk about the British Board of Trade’s ambitious project to explore and survey British America from the St Lawrence River to the islands of the Caribbean.
LIVE TUESDAY – AUGUST 14th, 2018 @ 9 PM EDT, It's a NEW EPISODE of THE SEXY WITCHES! GIVE US A CHAT LIVE: (646) 716-9172 DID YOU MISS the 35th Anniversary Video Nasty Panel at STC? Then join THE HEAD HAUNTRESS for a Sexy Witch Round Robin of our favorite films from the British Video Nasty List! In the Early Eighties the British Board of Classification (BBFC) were not required to classify films, on home video, during the golden era of VHS. A woman named Mary Whitehouse led a “Moral Campaign” to stop these mostly horror films from getting into the hands of children. In response, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) created a list of 72 films that could be prosecuted under the Obscene Publications Act 1959. This list became name known as the Video Nasty list. It's now must viewing for any horror geek and lovers of Italian cinema. Some of the greatest horror directors have titles on the VN list including Tobe Hooper, Dario Argento, Paul Naschy, Sam Raimi, Wes Craven and Lucio Fulci. THE SEXY WITCHES are joined by Panelists and Podcasters: AMIE DAVIS-TOBIN of the AFTER DARK ANALYSIS RYAN TUTOLO of the ALL YOU NEED IS BLOOD PODCAST ALL EPISODES are RECORDED LIVE, IN LOW FI and can be streamed after airing. THE SEXY WITCHES are looking forward to your Call: (646) 716-9172
Tyson Fury joins the lads for this weeks Pound for Pound to discuss AJ, Bellew, Haye, his comeback and much much more. Also, the guys speak to the British Board of Boxing Control boss Robert Smith and boxer Peter McDonagh to discuss the ins & outs of Peter's 8 month ban. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Don’t have time to keep a tab on news throughout the day? CNN News18 brings you the day’s top news and newsmakers in less than 3 minutes! Here are today’s top picks: Himanta Biswa Sarma amidst criticism for his tweet, P Chidambaram takes to Twitter to condemn Sarma, Kapil Sibbal calls it 'divine injustice', Sarma clarifies later SPORTS India captain Virat Kohli admitted that the team management had no choice but to request for hard bouncy tracks for the ongoing Test series against Sri Lanka with little time left to prepare for the South Africa series. The skipper once again spoke on the cramped schedule, which hampers preparation. Asked if he had asked for bouncy tracks, he said: "Yes, I had to because unfortunately we get only two days before we fly to South Africa after this series gets over. So we have no choice but try to be in a game situation and think of what's coming ahead of us. ENTERTAINMENT In a sensational turn of events, while the British Board of Film Classification on Thursday cleared the conflict-ridden Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film Padmavati, for a scheduled release on December 1, sources close to filmmakers reveal that there's no plan to release the film as of now- not in UK, not in India. Meanwhile, BBFC has certified the film as 12A and categorized it as a "feature" in "drama" genre and has said that there's "moderate violence, injury detail" in the film. Back home, CBFC chief Prasoon Joshi said that CBFC has to follow certain guidelines and it can’t simply give a certificate to a film just because it has submitted the application form. Joshi said CBFC also wants to take a “balanced decision” about the film but it should be given enough time to do that. TECH The next-in-line flagship smartphone by Samsung, namely the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+, might debut at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to be held in Las Vegas in January. As per reports, Samsung will provide a dual camera setup on the ‘plus’ variant and not the Galaxy S9, while the Galaxy S9 will see some hardware upgrades over its predecessor, the Galaxy S8. AUTO TVS Motors has confirmed that they will be launching their highly anticipated sports motorcycle on December 6, 2017. The motorcycle was first unveiled during the 2016 Delhi Auto Expo as the Akula 310 concept and will be launched as the Apache 310 RR. This will be the most performance-oriented motorcycle that TVS has ever built and will be powered by a 313cc engine that has been co-developed with BMW Motorrad.
This Halloween, The Film Comment Podcast salutes a filmmaker whose work, according to the British Board of Film Classification, exemplified the “pornography of terror.” The panel—Ina Archer, media conservation and digitization assistant at the Smithsonian National African-American Museum of History and Culture; Margaret Barton-Fumo, longtime FC contributor and editor of Paul Verhoeven: Interviews; and Michael Koresky, Director of Editorial and Creative Strategy at the Film Society of Lincoln Center—convenes to remember the eclectic body of work of Tobe Hooper, who passed away earlier this year. Pick your poison, whether it's television static, or carnivorous crocodiles, or Stephen King miniseries, or meat hooks… and don't get us started on Lifeforce. As always, FC Digital Producer Violet Lucca moderates the conversation.
In GBA 312 we get better acquainted with Pandora Blake. They talk about how they became an award-winning feminist porn producer and performer, the rise and fall of their website Dreams of Spanking that was dedicated to ethically-produced BDSM erotica that prioritised gender diversity, explicit behind the scenes enthusiastic consent, and equal pay for equal work. With a wide lens they get into some of the issues around sex work law reform, censorship, obscenity law, sexual freedom and ethical/feminist porn. And in close up they talk about emerging from a few years of turmoil, change, transformation and transition, with new possibilities on the horizon and with a new understanding of their gender. Pandora/Blake on coming out as genderqueer: http://pandorablake.com/blog/2017/10/meet-the-real-me Pandora Blake plugs: Supporting their activism (and helping them to write their book) by signing up to their Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pandorablake I plug: Smut Slam London: Spooky Sex: https://www.facebook.com/events/1924476301132034/ What About the Men? Mansplaining Masculinity: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sut-presents-what-about-the-men-mansplaining-maculinity http://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk/ The Family Tree: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/ We mention: Sex Worker's Opera: https://www.sexworkersopera.com/ Pandora's blog: http://pandorablake.com/blog Cameryn Moore: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-215-cameryn-moore Miranda Kane: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-262-miranda-kane ATVOD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATVOD Chilling Effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_effect AVMS Law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audiovisual_Media_Services_Regulations_2014 BBFC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Board_of_Film_Classification Obscene Publications Acts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obscene_Publications_Acts Myles Jackman Obscenity Lawyer: http://www.mylesjackman.com/ Anna Span: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Span Spanner Case Manchester: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Spanner Digital Economy Act: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Economy_Act_2017 Backlash: https://www.backlash.org.uk/ TERFs: http://sjwiki.org/wiki/Trans-exclusionary_radical_feminism SWERFs: http://sjwiki.org/wiki/Sex_worker_exclusionary_radical_feminism bell hooks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_hooks Genderqueer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genderqueer Mx: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mx_(title) Stoya: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoya Dreams of Spanking: http://dreamsofspanking.com/ 11 Life Times: http://puttylike.com/what-are-you-going-to-do-with-your-11-lifetimes/ Tai Chi: http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/fitness/Pages/taichi.aspx Cuddle Party: http://www.cuddleparty.com/ Feminist Porn How to Find it and feel good watching it: http://pandorablake.com/blog/2017/9/feminist-porn-talk-book-club Open Rights Group: https://www.openrightsgroup.org/ Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!
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Dario is joined by film lecturer Douglas McNaughton at the Electric Palace to screen Basil Dearden's profound drama Victim (1961), starring the magnetic Dirk Bogarde and the superb Sylvia Sims. In many ways a film ahead of its time dealing with the social implications of homosexuality in a time when it was still illegal and a taboo subject. On its release in the United Kingdom it proved highly controversial to the British Board of Film Censors, and in the U.S. it was refused a seal of approval from the American Motion Picture Production Code. Dario also speaks to writer and podcaster David Blakeslee who has written about the film for his Criterion Cast blog. Show Notes The Eclipse Viewer Podcast: http://criterioncast.com/category/podcast/eclipse-viewer David Blakeslee's contributor's page at Criterion Cast: http://criterioncast.com/author/davi and Criterion Reflections blog (1921 through 1967): http://criterionreflections.blogspot.com/ Neil's piece on Victim for Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second: https://medium.com/hope-lies-at-24-frames-per-second/i-realise-everything-dirk-bogarde-in-as-victim-51b5634fa063
It is 60 years since Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat was published featuring the anarchic figure who 'entertains' two young children while their mother is away. Using only 236 words and with surreal cartoon characters, children's books were never the same again. Author Judith Kerr and Children's Laureate Chris Riddell talk about his work and how he influenced their own books for children.The Disney live-action Beauty and the Beast will be released in Russia with 16+ rating to prevent children from watching because of the studio's first "exclusively gay moment" involving a character played by Josh Gad. Samira talks to David Austin, Chief Executive of the British Board of Film Classification about the way in which film classifications here are decided and evolve to reflect changing social attitudes.Photographer and artist Wolfgang Tillmans discusses his 14-gallery exhibition at Tate Modern, which covers the period from 2003 to the present. For Tillmans - the first non-British artist to win the Turner Prize - 2003 was the moment the world changed, with the invasion of Iraq and the anti-war demonstrations. A vengeful ghost seeks retribution in the Royal Shakespeare Company's modern adaptation of the 13th Century Chinese classic, Snow in Midsummer. Playwright Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig talks to Samira about blending ancient Chinese traditions with contemporary issues, including organ harvesting and climate change. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Ella-mai Robey.
Ever wondered how the British Board of Film Classification classifies horror movies? Compliance Officer Christopher Davies takes us through a brief history of horror films and explains the criteria that is used to determine the age-rating that is awarded. Recorded at the Into Film Festival 2016. BBFC http://www.bbfc.co.uk/ Hotel Transylvania https://www.intofilm.org/films/18564 Jaws https://www.intofilm.org/films/2850 The Dark Knight https://www.intofilm.org/films/4448 127 Hours https://www.intofilm.org/films/16413 The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari https://www.intofilm.org/films/3640 Dracula https://www.intofilm.org/films/3709 Frankenstein https://www.intofilm.org/films/3759
In an Empire podcast first, readers posed their Twitter questions, queries and grievances on movie ratings direct to the man who oversees classifications on a daily basis, BBFC executive director David Austin. Why was Gremlins rated 15? Why did What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? go from an 18 to 12? What’s a 12A for, anyway? What happened with A Good Day To Die Hard? We made Austin a cup of tea, showed him to the hot seat and fired your questions at him for 55 fascinating minutes.
With Mark Lawson. Haydn Gwynne, Nathaniel Parker and Paul Ritter reflect on the experience of playing Margaret Thatcher, Gordon Brown and John Major respectively in Peter Morgan's new play The Audience. Helen Mirren returns to the role of Queen Elizabeth II as the play imagines the meetings between the monarch and the prime ministers who have served during her reign. As the first major UK show dedicated to the work of Yinka Shonibare opens at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, the artist discusses the importance of humour in art, the impact of the success of his Trafalgar Square fourth plinth artwork, Nelson's Ship In A Bottle, and his love of opera. The British Board of Film Classification has today launched a survey asking people about their choice of viewing, their attitudes to topics such as strong language, and their views about current film certificates. So how will the BBFC use this information? BBFC Assistant Director David Austin talks about how their guidelines relate to public opinion. Producer Ellie Bury.
With Mark Lawson. Director Ridley Scott returns to science fiction with Prometheus, starring Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender. It follows a group of scientists who travel to a distant world, where they encounter a threat to human existence. How does it compare to Scott's earlier blockbuster, Alien? Naomi Alderman gives her verdict. Michael Morpurgo and his biographer Maggie Fergusson discuss how they have collaborated on his life story, From War Child to War Horse. In seven chapters she describes how the unbookish boy who wanted to be an army officer became a best-selling children's author; and Michael responds with seven new stories. They reflect on the sometimes painful aspects of his childhood and his relationship with his own children. Jodie Whittaker and Christopher Eccleston star in a new National Theatre production of Antigone by Sophocles. Peter Kemp reviews. Ken Loach recently complained about the certificate awarded to The Angels' Share by the British Board of Film Classification. In order to qualify for a 15 certificate, several swear words had to be removed, prompting the director to observe that the middle class "is obsessed by what they call bad language." The BBFC's Head Of Policy, David Austin, defends the decision and reveals the detailed negotiations that take place behind the scenes between the board and film-makers. Producer Ellie Bury.
With Mark Lawson. Actor David Suchet discusses his role in a new production of Long Day's Journey Into Night and laments the passing of Poirot. Roger Wright, controller of Radio 3, joins Mark to share a few highlights of this summer's BBC Proms concerts: Daniel Barenboim conducting his first ever Beethoven symphony cycle in London; operas including Nixon In China, Congolese musicians Staff Benda Bilili and Radio 4's Desert Island Discs celebrating its 70th birthday with a live prom; and this year's Children's Prom launches the audience into the wonderful world of Wallace and Gromit. To celebrate the centenary of the British Board of Film Classification, The British Silent Film Festival is hosting an examination of the early days of film censorship. Bryony Dixon of the British Film Institute and Lucy Brett, education officer at the BBFC, tell Mark how and why censorship came about, what sort of person was hired as a sensor of silent films - and what sort of things they cut out. Producer Rebecca Nicholson.
Mark Kermode joins Simon Mayo with this week's box office top ten and reviews of the week's new film releases including: Made in Dagenham, Buried, Takers, Little Big Soldier and The First Movie.The special guest is veteran film producer Stephen Woolley, who's enjoyed box office success including Mona Lisa, The Company of Wolves and The Crying Game. His latest film is Made in Dagenham, about the industrial action by female workers at Ford's Dagenham plant in the 1960sHe tells Mark and Simon about his concerns over the British Board of Film Classification's decision to give the film a 15 certificate because of swearing, while other films with more graphic violent content have been granted 12A certificates.Plus updates from Celtic Manor on the rain-affected Ryder Cup.
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