Central News East: 02.02.1984: Video Nasties

Summary

The Government's Video Recordings Bill, which is designed to ban violent videos has suffered a setback in the House of Commons.

Year:

1984

Duration:

0:00:54

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

Central Television

Master format:

Betacam SP

Description

Phil Bayles reports that the delay to the bill has been caused by a debate over whether soft pornography should be included alongside the violent videos that were originally intended to be banned. Mathew Parris (Conservative, West Derbyshire) is amongst the MPs not wishing for soft pornography to be banned. Library shots inside a video rental shop including tape boxes of violent 'video nasties'.


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