When was British Board of Film Classification founded?
1912
British Board of Film Classification
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), previously the British Board of Film Censors, is a non-governmental organization, founded by the film industry in 1912 and responsible for the national classification and censorship of films exhibited at cinemas and video works (such as television programmes, trailers, adverts, public Information/campaigning films, menus, bonus content etc.) released on physical media within the United Kingdom.
 It has a statutory requirement to classify videos, DVDs and, to a lesser extent, some video games under the Video Recordings Act 1984.
Human Experiments
Human Experiments is a women in prison film (also known as "Beyond The Gate" and "Women In Prison") starring Linda Haynes, Geoffrey Lewis and Ellen Travolta.
 It is director/writer/producer Gregory Goodell's only feature film to be released in cinemas.
 This film earned its notoriety for being targeted by England's Director of Public Prosecutions during the video nasty furore in the early 1980s.
 Although it was listed on the first "video nasty" list issued by the DPP on July 4, 1983, the film was never prosecuted under the Obscene Publications Act and had originally been given an uncut (now defunct) X rating by the BBFC for theatrical release in 1979.
Visions of Ecstasy
Visions of Ecstasy is a 1989 British short film that became the only work to be refused a certification by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) on the grounds of blasphemy.
 The film, which was directed by Nigel Wingrove, was banned because it featured sexualised scenes of Saint Teresa of Ávila with the body of Jesus on the cross.
 The BBFC felt that any release of the film could be liable for prosecution under the common law offence of blasphemous libel. R18 (British Board of Film Classification)
R18 is a film or video classification given by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC).
 It is intended to provide a classification for works that are within British obscenity laws, but exceed what the BBFC considers acceptable for its 18 certificate.
 In practice, this means hardcore pornography. Monica Sims
Monica Sims OBE (born 27 October 1925) is a British BBC Radio producer who became Head of Children's Programmes, BBC Television then Controller of BBC Radio 4.
 She has also been a Vice-President of the British Board of Film Classification, and Director of the Children's Film Foundation. Frank Ripploh
Frank Ripploh (September 2, 1949 – June 22, 2002) was a German actor, film director, and author.
 He is best remembered for his semi-autobiographical 1980 film "Taxi zum Klo".
 The film, produced on a shoestring budget of 100,000 DM, explored the day-to-day life of a Berlin schoolteacher who also led a very active gay sex life.
 Extremely explicit for its day, and for some time afterward (to the point where the film was not passed uncut by the British Board of Film Classification until 2011), "Taxi zum Klo" was considered groundbreaking for the subject matter it portrayed, and achieved something of a cult status among gay audiences of the time.
 In 1987, Ripploh directed a sequel entitled "Taxi nach Kairo", but the film was not considered as successful as its predecessor, and it was not released outside of Germany. Video Recordings Act 1984
The Video Recordings Act 1984 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was passed in 1984.
 It states that commercial video recordings offered for sale or for hire within the UK must carry a classification that has been agreed upon by an authority designated by the Home Office.
 The British Board of Film Classification, which had been instrumental in the certification of motion pictures since 1912, was designated as the classifying authority in 1985.
 Works are classified by the BBFC under an age-rated system (see motion picture rating systems); it is an offence under the Act to supply video works to individuals who are (or appear to be) under the age of the classification designated.
 Works that are refused classification cannot, under the Act, be legally sold or supplied to anyone of any age unless it is educational, or to do with a sport, religion or music and does not depict violence, sex or incite a criminal offence.
 The BBFC may also require cuts to be made, either to receive a certain age rating, or to be allowed a classification at all. BBFC (disambiguation)
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is an organisation responsible for the national classification and censorship of films within the United Kingdom. E certificate
In British film classifications, the E certificate is an unofficial rating sometimes applied to video titles released in the United Kingdom which are exempt from being classified by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) as any of the other certificate categories. Janet Lewis-Jones
Janet Ann Lewis-Jones (12 May 1950 – 13 May 2017) was a member for Wales on the BBC Trust, the governing body of the British Broadcasting Corporation from 2006 to 2010.
 She was also formerly a vice president of the British Board of Film Classification and a board member at S4C.