BBFC History

1.       What year was the BBFC founded? 

1912

2.       What was the original name of the BBFC? 

British Board of Film Censors

3.       Who actually had power to license and screen films, regardless of the BBFC’s advice? (This power was given by the 1909 cinematograph act) 

Local Authorities

4.       What were the first two age certificates given? 

U & A

5.       How many reasons did T.P O’Connor list upon which a film could be ‘deleted’?

43

6.       Who was the chief censor in the 1940s and 1950s? 

Arthur Watkins

7.       What Marlon Brando film causes big problems between the BBFC and it’s distributor? 

The Wild One

8.       Who was the next chief censor? 

John Trevelyn

9.       What certificate was ‘Garden of Eden’ eventually reclassified as? 

 A

10.       What is the name of the controversial film featuring the first full example of male nudity/

Women In Love