
Episode 131: A day in the life of a Compliance Officer
Ever wondered what is it like to be a BBFC Compliance Officer? Join Mercy, BBFC Youth Panel member, as she chats to one of our Compliance Of...
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The British Board of Film Classification is an independent, non-governmental body which has classified cinema films since it was set up in 1912 and videos/ DVDs since the Video Recordings Ac...

Ever wondered what is it like to be a BBFC Compliance Officer? Join Mercy, BBFC Youth Panel member, as she chats to one of our Compliance Of...

In this week's Release Radar episode, bringing you the latest on what's in cinemas right now, we're talking The Brutalist, A Complete Unknow...

Welcome to the BBFC's release radar, bringing you the latest on what's in the cinema right now. In this episode we're talking Nosferatu, Bab...

In this special Bonus Material episode, BBFC President Natasha Kaplinsky spends some time with Director Mike Newell (Harry Potter and the Go...

What's your favourite festive flick? In this episode, BBFC staff share their personal favourite Christmas films including family-friendly cl...

In the latest episode of the BBFC Podcast, join BBFC Youth Panel members Rumaisa and William as they take a look back at cinema in 2024. Tog...

In this episode of the BBFC podcast, Tash sits down with BBFC Compliance Office Ian to travel back to the magical land of Oz and chat all th...

We're delighted to announce the winner of this year's Create The Card Competition. In partnership with Paramount Pictures UK, we called on c...

Ridley Scott's epic return to ancient Rome is in cinemas now! Starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington and Connie Nielsen, we r...

In the latest episode of the BBFC Podcast, sit down with Matt and Tash as they talk through the latest Halloween horrors out in cinemas, as...

Venom and Eddie Brock return this autumn in Venom: The Last Dance. Before you head to the cinema, you can find out everything you need to kn...

In the latest episode of the BBFC Podcast, BBFC CEO David Austin sits down with his American counterpart, Kelly Mahon, at the Motion Picture...

Wondering whether this crime drama sequel is suitable for older teens? Find out what to expect before you head to the cinema, including a br...

Ever wondered how the BBFC classifies sex on screen? What's acceptable, what's not, and how do we decide? In this episode, Senior Compliance...

In the latest episode of the BBFC podcast, join two of our team members as they discuss the process of reclassifying classic horror films ag...

Hear directly from two members of our Compliance team, Chris and Wallis, as they chat about how we undertook our biggest research project to...

A brand new episode of the BBFC Podcast is out today and it is another special Youth Panel takeover! In the final episode of our two-part mi...

The latest episode of the BBFC Podcast is out now, and this time with a special takeover episode from our brilliant Youth Panel! In episode...

Comedian Henning Wehn discusses poll results and new BBFC ratings’ feature in an exclusive podcast takeover episode.

In this episode, our BBFC Youth Panel chat about scary movie moments that frightened them the most when they were young. From Toy Story 3 to...

In this episode, we speak to Col Needham, the CEO of IMDb, about the origins and evolution of the much-loved Internet Movie Database website...

In this episode, we talk about the shifting tone of superhero films and shine a light on the darker side of the Marvel, Sony Pictures Univer...

In this episode, our Compliance Managers alongside special guest Lord Kamlesh Patel, BBFC Vice President, take a deep dive into our latest r...

In this episode, we speak to director Prano Bailey-Bond about her debut feature film Censor, its inspiration & the 'video nasties' era. List...

In this episode, we celebrate the return of cinema in England, Scotland & Wales and discuss all the latest family-friendly releases that are...

This International Women's Day we're celebrating all the talented and wonderful women who work at the BBFC. In this podcast, you can learn m...

In the last episode of 2020, we're joined by our Chief Executive David Austin as we take a look back on a year of film. We talk about some o...

As part of our Indian cinema and Bollywood takeover week, we've invited the BBC’s Ashanti Omkar FRSA to talk to us all about films that fami...

Halloween might look a little different for most of us this year - so we're here to help you throw a spook-tacular movie night to celebrate!...

To commemorate the 75th anniversary of VE Day, this podcast is all about how we classify WWII films. We talk in detail about films such as S...

What do Trolls World Tour, Bloodshot and The Invisible Man have in common? They’ve all been released to streaming services early so that you...

To mark our 100th podcast, we have teamed up with film critic, journalist and host of BBC’s Kermode and Mayo's Film Review, Mark Kermode, fo...

Teachers, are you looking forward to your last week of term? Together with our friends at Into Film, we've produced a podcast and some lesso...

“The 18 replaced the X in 1982, which in turn absorbed the H which stood for ‘horrific’ in 1951.” In the last episode of our mini series, we...

“More films are rated 15 today than at any other category.” In 1982 15 replaced the AA category and the category system as we know it today...

“The 12 was introduced, on film only, in 1989 to cover the large gulf between PG and 15.” Gremlins (1984), The Goonies (1985) and Ghostbuste...

Introduced in 1982, the PG replaced the old A classification that had existed since 1913.” In this episode, join us as we discuss the PG cat...

“The U category is the only classification to survive from the inception of the BBFC to now.” In the first of our mini series, we discuss th...

'I'll have what she's having' Rom Coms have given us some of the most memorable lines in cinematic history over the years. Whats your favour...

With exam season upon us, we have released a podcast to support students, teachers and parents in the lead up to this years media studies ex...

Wonder Woman. Hermione Granger. Moana. Elsa and Ana. Katnis. Gwen Stacy. What do all these wonderful women have in common? They all feature...
How does classification fit in to the ever changing way in which we consume content? We discussed this, and a number of other topics, with i...

In this episode Billie speaks to Ed, our Operations Manager and Preet a member of our compliance team about all things Oscars. The team disc...

In this episode Billie is joined by Sarah and Ben from the BBFC compliance team to talk through a bumper pack of Christmas favourites, that...

In this episode we speak to Keith Lodwick the curator of Censored! Stage, Screen, Society at 50 at the Victoria and Albert Museum, a display...

In this episode we discuss the classification of John Carpenter's 1978 horror classic, Halloween. As well as comparing the original to the c...

In this episode we look at how films are re-rated when they're sent in to the BBFC for a second time. We also speak about Heathers the 1988...

This episode is the first of our new BBFC Education Specials. Billie is joined by Lucy Brett, BBFC Head of Education and Matt Lane CEO and A...

In this episode of the BBFC podcast we talk about Bollywood movies, in Particular Baahubali 2 and Sholay.

In this episode of the BBFC podcast we discuss Wonder Woman & Avengers Infinity War.