BBFC Podcast

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

“The 12 was introduced, on film only, in 1989 to cover the large gulf between PG and 15.”Gremlins (1984), The Goonies (1... Read more

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

“The U category is the only classification to survive from the inception of the BBFC to now.”In the first of our mini se... Read more

“More films are rated 15 today than at any other category.”In 1982 15 replaced the AA category and the category system a... Read more

In this episode we speak to Keith Lodwick the curator of Censored! Stage, Screen, Society at 50 at the Victoria and Albe... Read more

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 abo... Read more

In this episode Billie speaks to Ed, our Operations Manager and Preet a member of our compliance team about all things O... Read more

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

In this episode we discuss the classification of John Carpenter's 1978 horror classic, Halloween. As well as comparing t... Read more

With exam season upon us, we have released a podcast to support students, teachers and parents in the lead up to this ye... Read more

Wonder Woman. Hermione Granger. Moana. Elsa and Ana. Katnis. Gwen Stacy.What do all these wonderful women have in common... Read more

How does classification fit in to the ever changing way in which we consume content? We discussed this, and a number of ... Read more

In this episode Billie is joined by Sarah and Ben from the BBFC compliance team to talk through a bumper pack of Christm... Read more

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

This episode is the first of our new BBFC Education Specials. Billie is joined by Lucy Brett, BBFC Head of Education and... Read more

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.

In this episode we discuss two 15 rated coming of age films, Boyhood (2014) and Lady Bird (2017)

In this episode we discuss age rating sex references at the 15 category in episodes of She's Gotta Have It (2017-present... Read more