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Violence in Entertainment (Original title)
Date: 20 October 1977 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom



Synopsis: Examples of screen violence and thirty year old press comment about its effects are presented; teenage viewers are questioned about effects; Mary Whitehouse and Dr. William Belson argue their cases.

Subjects:
Teenagers, Screen violence, Whitehouse, Mary (1910 - 2002)

Series title:
Scene
TV Transmissions
Date: 20 October 1977Broadcast channel: BBC1Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 11:00-11:20Runtime: 20 mins Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound

Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Video materials(2)
Description: VHS cassetteTX date: 1977-10-20BFI identifier: C-851437
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status


Description: 2-inch QuadruplexTX date: 1977-10-20BFI identifier: C-851517
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape