The notorious Leslie Phillips sit-com of the 1970s is not quite the sexist atrocity that it has been made out to be.
Tag: Mary Whitehouse
Natural Born Killers In Preston
One of the last gasps of local council censorship as the politicians of Lancashire go up against Oliver Stone.
Moral Coercion And Twisted Facts From The UK Parliament’s Censorial Fanatics
British politicians and professional censors join forces with American fundamentalists to demand a ban on porn.
Remembering Martin Barker
The academic author who was the lone defender of Video Nasties and horror comics during the cultural dark ages of the 1980s.
Britain’s Forgotten Moral Panic Of 1992
The Daily Mail’s relentless campaign of misinformation and outright lies against 0898 premium rate phone lines.
The Obscenity Trials Of The Century
Two high-profile British trials in 2012 attempted to draw a line in the sand over what was acceptable sexual behaviour between consensual adults.
British TV Advertising’s Brief Flirtation With The Female Nipple
1994 saw British television advertising step forward into the brave new world of European openness – and then quickly step back again.
The Ministry For Oppression
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport joins with the BBFC and mainstream TV broadcasters in a mission to stop you from watching whatever you want.
GB News And The Outrage Publicists
If something upsets and offends you, perhaps it isn’t the smartest idea in the world to keep on promoting it through angry tweets.
The Bare Facts About The World’s Best – and Rudest – Film Guide
A guide to nudity in mainstream movies was a brilliant idea, but one soon made obsolete by technology.
Have You Said Your Prayers Today?
A brief history of scurrilously irreligious modern art.
Mary Whitehouse And The Nationwide Festival Of Light
The rise and fall of Britain’s most determined and publicity-hungry moral campaigner and the organisation that she founded.