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Encyclopedia > List of singles banned by the BBC

The BBC is a public service broadcasting corporation and, as such, it has always felt some obligation to standards of taste and decency, to varying levels, at different times in its history. Its "auntie knows best" attitude earned it the nickname of "Auntie BBC" or "Auntie Beeb". The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ...


One consequence of this attitude has been the BBC's decision to ban particular records from being played on air. The justification for such bans has included the use of foul language in lyrics, explicit sexual content, supposed drug references (a particuarly controversial issue during the late 1960s) and controversial political subject matter, as well as some much less common and ununsual justifications. This policy has been seen as highly controversial and heavily criticised at times, sometimes within the BBC itself. While the ban on some of these songs has been officially lifted, other songs have never been officially cleared for airing on BBC radio, and their status is uncertain - in some cases, records which have been banned have since been played on BBC radio without any official announcement that the ban has ended (such as the Beatles' 'A Day in the Life'). The BBC has claimed in recent years that they no longer ban any records - however some songs, such as The Prodigy's Smack My Bitch Up, are simply not played (or in some cases, not played before 9pm) without any official announcement of a ban. Profanity is a word choice or usage which many consider to be offensive. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other meanings, see Drug (disambiguation). ... The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 as part of their first tour of the United States, promoting their first hit single there, I Want To Hold Your Hand. ... A Day in the Life is a song composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and recorded by The Beatles for their album Sgt. ... The Prodigy (or just Prodigy)[1] are an English band. ... Smack My Bitch Up was the thirteenth single released by the British electronica/rave/rock band The Prodigy on November 7, 1997. ...


This category contains information about records which have been banned by the BBC over the years. Some were banned for only a limited time, and have since received BBC airplay - others have never been played to this day and appear to be subject to an indefinite ban.


List

This list is arranged roughly in chronological order of release. In some cases, more information about the banned songs can be found in their respective articles.
 

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