Research
Access expert research commissioned by the BBFC into areas including language, sexual violence and online content regulation. You can also read our regular Classification Guidelines research.
Research on sexual and pornographic content
Some of our research documents contain graphic sexual content. You can request access to these documents by emailing [email protected] and requesting one or more of the following:
Filtering Glamour Content on Mobile Devices for Under 18 year olds (2015)
BBFC Expert Consultation - Violence and Abuse in R18 Sex Works (2007)
Research Into The Use Of Pornography (2006)
Related documents and downloads
- BBFC VOD Age Labelling Guidelines - Executive Summary (pdf / 122.63 KB)
- BBFC VOD Age Labelling Guidelines - Data Pack (pdf / 1.42 MB)
- 2019 Guidelines Research (pdf / 5.41 MB)
- Online Media Regulation Survey 2015 (pdf / 1.47 MB)
- Online Music Video Age Rating Pilot Research - September 2015 (pdf / 2.68 MB)
- Policy Response - Public Acceptability of Glamour Images on Mobile Devices - February 2015 (pdf / 69.32 KB)
- 2014 Guidelines Research (pdf / 1.39 MB)
- 2009 Guidelines Research (pdf / 1.03 MB)
- 2005 Guidelines Research - Public opinion and the BBFC Guidelines 2005.pdf (pdf / 845.65 KB)
- 2000 Guidelines Research - Sense and Sensibilities.pdf (pdf / 211.41 KB)
- 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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