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Banned! The Mary Whitehouse Story
Documentary
In 1963, armed with just a typewriter, a Midlands housewife began a 30-year battle against the permissive society. But how successful was the original 'cancel culture' warrior?
Mar 29, 20221 seasons2 episodesEndedEN
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Ep 1Episode 1
Mar 29, 2022
60m
In 1963, armed with just a typewriter, a Midlands housewife began a 30-year battle against the permissive society. But how successful was the original ‘cancel culture’ warrior?
Ep 2Episode 2
Apr 5, 2022
60m
During the 1970s and 1980s, Mary's campaigns against pornography and 'video nasties' raise her profile still further. But new media forms overtake her efforts to censor content.
Networks
BBC Two
GB
