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British Board of Film Censors 'U' certificate for Berlin Airlift (1949) [9]. The BBFC was established in 1912 as the British Board of Film Censors, under the aegis of the Incorporated Association of Kinematograph Manufacturers, [10] by film trade associations who preferred to manage their own censorship than to have national or local government do it for them.
The BBFC (by this time renamed as British Board of Film Classification) became that designated authority in 1985. [ 7] The film censorship that exists in the UK today is in the form of an Age-Rating system, which is an advisory tool used by local councils when deciding to grant viewing permission to film productions.
Website. ray-ban .com. Ray-Ban is a brand of luxury sunglasses and eyeglasses created in 1936 by Bausch & Lomb. The brand is best known for its Wayfarer and Aviator lines of sunglasses. In 1999, Bausch & Lomb sold the brand to Italian eyewear conglomerate Luxottica Group for a reported $640 million. [ 1][ 2]
Don Cornell 's 1954 song "Hold My Hand" was banned from airplay due to religious references. [ 5] Bob Dylan 's song "Baby, Let Me Follow You Down" was banned in 1962, as it included the phrase, "God-almighty world". [ 5] Satire was another possible reason for banning: in 1953, ten of the twelve tracks on humorist Tom Lehrer 's album Songs by ...
In July 2017, in response to a demand from the UK government as a condition of its new royal charter, the BBC published a list of all employees who earned more than £150,000. [222] [223] [c] Of the 96 BBC employees making over this threshold, 62 were men and 34 were women, and of the seven highest earners, all were men.
Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses and eyeglasses have been manufactured by Ray-Ban since 1952. Made popular in the 1950s and 1960s by music and film icons such as Buddy Holly , Roy Orbison and James Dean , Wayfarers almost became discontinued in the 1970s, before a major resurgence was created in the 1980s through massive product placements .
Website. www .christopherward .co .uk. Christopher Ward (London), founded by Christopher Ward, Mike France and Peter Ellis in 2004, is a British watch company. It was the first online-only luxury watch retailer selling timepieces directly to the consumer. [ 1] Christopher Ward watches are designed in England and manufactured in Switzerland. [ 2]
Simone Biles put on a show at the Paris Olympics and walked away with another three gold medals and a silver to add to her extraordinary collection.