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BBC reveals hundreds of complaints over censorship of pro-trans message on Strictly

THE BBC received hundreds of complaints about its decision to censor a pro-trans message from a Strictly Come Dancing star’s T-shirt, a new report has revealed.

The National (Scotland) · 6h ago

55 Years Later, A Controversial Cult Classic Became This Year's Most Unlikely Box-Office Phenomenon

Critic Mark Kermode on his long relationship with the 1971 British cult classic 'The Devils' and its director, Ken Russell, on the release of a restored version.

Inverse · Oct 21

Royal Exchange boss unveils new plays two years after damaging censorship row

Selina Cartmell announces season including Stockport-set version of Phaedra myth by Simon Stephens

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20

Possessed nuns and sexual deviance: the history behind Ken Russell’s highly-censored film The Devils

The long-awaited director’s cut of the late Ken Russell’s 1971 film The Devils will be released this month, featuring previously unseen censored material such as the notorious “rape of Christ” sequence.

The Conversation · Oct 12