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In the early 1980s a battle began over the nation's viewing. The home video market was booming, and the unsatiable demand was met by a sudden influx of cheap, often explicit and violent films.

Campaigners and the press soon stepped up to try and stop the invasion of filth into our living rooms, but did they just end up making people want to see these films more? And were the campaigns really about protecting the children, or about control, censorship and trying to return to a more 'moral' country that had long since left behind those old-fashioned Victorian values?

Content Warning: Due to the nature of the material being discussed, some listeners may find some content may be offensive

Host/Editor: Mark McManus

Co-Host: Mark Adams

Theme Music: Droppin Buckets by Nyck Caution - ⁠epidemicsound.com⁠

Original Logo Design: Elliot Marriot - ⁠linktr.ee/elliottt93

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