And from Richard, one of the three pieces of mail which arrived this week, and it says 'Look out for the German all-female ensemble called Breast. Have they made any records?' Well if they have I certainly wouldn't be able to play them on the BBC, not with a name like that, because at the BBC nobody has breasts of course. But here at BFBS they look at things very differently. I've got quite a reasonable set of breasts myself actually.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Peel discusses a band with a risqué name, joking that he couldn't play them on the BBC due to censorship standards.
- In plain terms
- I wouldn't play this band on BBC because of their name, but I can here.
- What can you take from it?
- Broadcasting standards limit what can be said on public channels.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What should be censored?
- Where can you speak freely?
Another view
The censorship rule is selective and subjective.
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