Research
You can find documents detailing research work that has been commissioned by the BBFC in areas such as language and sexual violence.
Age restricted downloads
Some of our research documents contain explicit content and are age-restricted. You can access these documents using age verification at the following links:
Related documents and downloads
- Online Music Video Age Rating Pilot Research - September 2015 (pdf / 1.53 MB)
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- 2009 Guidelines Research (pdf / 1.03 MB)
- 2005 Guidelines Research - Public opinion and the BBFC Guidelines 2005.pdf (pdf / 845.65 KB)
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- BBFC sexual and sadistic violence report December 2012.pdf (pdf / 557.75 KB)
- BBFC sexual and sadistic violence policy response December 2012.pdf (pdf / 30.26 KB)
- Guy Cumberbatch's review of research into sexual and sadistic violence in the media October 2011.pdf (pdf / 289.29 KB)
- 12 - Research Presentation 2002 (pdf / 1.42 MB)
- 12A - National Survey Research Findings 2002 (pdf / 79.72 KB)
- 12A Research Findings Qualitative Stage.pdf (pdf / 83.51 KB)
- BBFC Consumer Advice Research 2005.pdf (pdf / 115.66 KB)
- Classifying Games - Qualitative Research Findings (January 2008).pdf (pdf / 6.02 MB)
- Discriminatory Language Research 2010 (pdf / 2.69 MB)
- Media Regulation Research 2011 (pdf / 925.6 KB)
- The need for regulation in the internet age: A survey report on public attitudes June 2011 (pdf / 925.6 KB)
- Mumsnet Research into parental attitudes to content in presently exempt video works 2011 (pdf / 255.42 KB)
- Audience Perception of TV Wrestlng 2001 (pdf / 263.14 KB)
- Audiences and Receptions of Sexual Violence in Contemporary Cinema 2007 (pdf / 2.88 MB)
- BBFC Expert Consultation - Teen References in R18 works - 2006.pdf (pdf / 36.57 KB)
- Bollywood Batein - South Asian Cinema.pdf (pdf / 483.26 KB)
- Downloading classification study.pdf (pdf / 80.19 KB)
- Knowing it when you see it.pdf (pdf / 243.57 KB)
- Where do you draw the line.pdf (pdf / 1.44 MB)
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