Should tech talks be rated
U: Suitable for all - No discriminatory language or behaviour unless clearly disapproved of. - No references to illegal drugs or drug misuse unless they are infrequent and innocuous, or there is a clear educational purpose or anti-drug message suitable for young children. - Scary sequences should be mild, brief and unlikely to cause undue anxiety to young children. The outcome should be reassuring. - Infrequent use only of very mild bad language. - Occasional natural nudity, with no sexual context. - Mild sexual behaviour (for example, kissing) and references only (for example, to ‘making love’).
12: Suitable for 12 years and over - Discriminatory language or behaviour must not be endorsed by the work as a whole. Aggressive discriminatory language or behaviour is unlikely to be acceptable unless clearly condemned. - Any misuse of drugs must be infrequent and should not be glamorised or give instructional detail. - Moderate language is allowed. The use of strong language (for example, ‘fuck’) must be infrequent. - Nudity is allowed, but in a sexual context must be brief and discreet. - Sexual activity may be briefly and discreetly portrayed. Sex references should not go beyond what is suitable for young teenagers. Frequent crude references are unlikely to be acceptable.
18: Suitable only for adults In line with the consistent findings of the BBFC’s public consultations and The Human Rights Act 1998, at ‘18’ the BBFC’s guideline concerns will not normally override the principle that adults should be free to choose their own entertainment. Exceptions are most likely in the following areas:
- where material or treatment appears to the BBFC to risk harm to individuals or, through their behaviour, to society – for example, any detailed portrayal of violent or dangerous acts, or of illegal drug use, which may cause harm to public health or morals. This may include portrayals of sexual or sexualised violence which might, for example, eroticise or endorse sexual assault