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lists songs and whole discographies that have been banned by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) over the years. During its history, the corporation
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List of songs discouraged from being played after September 11 attacks
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For nearly the entire history of film production, certain films have been banned by film censorship or review organizations for political or moral reasons
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1970 song by The Kinks
1999. In 2022 the American band Ugly Kid Joe released their cover on the album Rad Wings of Destiny. List of songs banned by the BBC List of Dutch Top 40
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Former division of the BBC
BBC Multimedia was a division of the BBC which dealt with the publishing of computer-game versions of well-known BBC television programmes. The Multimedia
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1969 single by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin
song was played at the tail end of the 2024 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony. List of songs banned by the BBC 1969 Album on the AMG. Retrieved 15 February
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1983 single by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
written by Gerry Marsden The title track has periodically been reissued as a single in a number of remix forms. List of songs banned by the BBC Reynolds
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English band
EP, Saturday Night With The Cougars. List of songs banned by the BBC The Packabeats The Scorpions (London band) "Biography by Bruce Eder". AllMusic. Retrieved
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This is a list of films that have been or are banned in India. This list includes titles that were refused a rating by the Central Board of Film Certification
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1981 single by the Police
– drums List of songs banned by the BBC List of anti-war songs "BPI". Sutcliffe, Phil (1993). "A Police Discography". In Message in a Box: The Complete
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British music producer and remixer
number one on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart List of songs banned by the BBC List of Polydor Records artists List of house music artists List of performances
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half a million copies. List of songs banned by the BBC "Cover versions of St. Therese of the Roses by Billy Ward and The Dominoes". Secondhandsongs.com
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under the building of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine demanding that any broadcast of films, songs, programs, shows and other content be banned. The young
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International radio division of the BBC
The BBC World Service is a British public service broadcaster owned and operated by the BBC. It is the world's largest external broadcaster in terms of
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1988 single by D Mob featuring Gary Haisman
singles of 1989 List of songs banned by the BBC Many single releases spell "Acieeed" with three es; album releases consistently use "Acieed". "History of Techno
We_Call_It_Acieed
1943 satirical song by Noël Coward
don't let's be beastly to the Hun. List of songs banned by the BBC The Guardian, Friday 12 April 2002 "Leaders of the banned" Retrieved on 2008-12-16 "Don't
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This list consists of notable albums or songs considered the worst examples of popular music, based on reviews, polls and sentiment from music critics
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1936 comic song
Cleaning Windows". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 September 2011. "30 songs banned by the BBC". The Daily Telegraph. 11 July 2014. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 27
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indicates songs from OTT/Web Series This list includes even the songs in different languages by Ghoshal used in English movies. Filmography of Shreya Ghoshal
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1959 single by Mark Dinning
reach #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (February 1960) and #37 in the UK Singles Chart (even though it was banned from being played by the BBC). Billboard
Teen_Angel_(song)
1967 song by the Beatles
"Mr. Kite!" was one of three songs from Sgt. Pepper that were banned from BBC radio, supposedly because the phrase "Henry the Horse" combined two slang
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
Being_for_the_Benefit_of_Mr._Kite!
1978 song by Tom Robinson Band
with several members of the Gay Liberation Front. He sings "Glad to Be Gay" in his police station cell. List of songs banned by the BBC Whitehouse v Lemon
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This is a list of notable people who have been, or are currently, banned from entering China by the governing Chinese Communist Party. Human rights abuses
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1969 song by Lulu, joint Eurovision winner
"Songs of Europe". Eurovision Song Contest. 22 August 1981. NRK / EBU. "BBC Four - More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On - 16 songs banned by
Boom_Bang-a-Bang
1963 single by Screaming Lord Sutch
England. The song was banned by the BBC upon its release. Sutch's version of "Jack the Ripper" is two minutes and forty-eight seconds long, in the key of B-flat
Jack_the_Ripper_(song)
1989 single by Lil Louis
the top five in 10 countries. In the United Kingdom, where the song peaked at number two, it was banned by the BBC. Originally an instrumental song (apart
French_Kiss_(Lil_Louis_song)
1981 single by Ian Dury
"Spasticus Autisticus" is a song written by Ian Dury and co-written by Chaz Jankel, released both as a single and on Dury's second solo studio album Lord
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Division and service of the British Broadcasting Corporation
correspondent List of BBC Radio programmes adapted for television List of songs banned by the BBC NPR, the closest American correspondent "BBC Management
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1992 single by the Jesus and Mary Chain
released by Blanco y Negro Records on 3 February 1992, reaching number 10 on the UK Single Chart and number 21 in Ireland. BBC TV banned the song from airing
Reverence_(song)
1981 single by Dead Kennedys
because of its provocative title. It was the first UK Top 40 single to include the word "fuck" in its title. It was banned from Radio 1 airplay by the BBC. In
Too_Drunk_to_Fuck
performers on Top of the Pops This list of performances on Top of the Pops is a chronological account of popular songs performed by recording artists
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1972 single by Raspberries
"Go All the Way" was banned by the BBC, limiting its success in the United Kingdom. Carmen has stated that the inspiration for the song was the Rolling
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British public service broadcaster
and television listings magazine, was launched by Reith in September 1923. The first edition, subtitled "The official organ of the BBC", was priced at
BBC
1968 single by Max Romeo
lyric "give the fanny to me" and was banned from broadcast by several radio stations. It was only played twice by the BBC before being banned. When it moved
Wet_Dream_(Max_Romeo_song)
1977 single by Sex Pistols
Auction Rooms in the UK by auctioneer Martin Hughes. Upon its release, the song was banned from both the BBC and radio stations regulated by the Independent
God Save the Queen (Sex Pistols song)
God_Save_the_Queen_(Sex_Pistols_song)
1965 single by the Who
September 2021. Allen, Jeremy (26 October 2017). "8 songs banned by the BBC for the strangest of reasons". BBC Music. Retrieved 8 December 2019. "Who". Official
My_Generation
1967 single by the Beatles
Walrus" holds the distinction of reaching numbers one and two simultaneously. Shortly after release, the song was banned by the BBC for the line "Boy, you've
I_Am_the_Walrus
1977 single by Buzzcocks
its sexual content and was banned by the BBC. Buzzcocks singer Pete Shelley later said that the song "is embarrassing. It's the only one I listen to and
Orgasm_Addict
1981 single by Heaven 17
Pavement (1981). It was a minor hit in the UK in 1981, despite being banned by the BBC. It was also a minor dance hit in the US. It developed from an instrumental
(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
(We_Don't_Need_This)_Fascist_Groove_Thang
1967 song by the Beatles
the line "I'd love to turn you on" resulted in the song initially being banned from broadcast by the BBC. Jeff Beck, Chris Cornell, Barry Gibb, the Fall
A_Day_in_the_Life
a list of people who have been, or are currently, banned in Australia. Travel ban List of people banned from entering Canada List of people banned from
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1981 single by Pete Shelley
number 14 on the Billboard Club Play Singles chart. The song reportedly was banned by the BBC for its "explicit reference to gay sex" with the lyrics "homo
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in BBC's "Top 40 Bollywood Soundtracks of all time". List of songs recorded by Udit Narayan Bollywood selected discography of Udit Narayan BBC. "BBC –
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1967 single by the Rolling Stones
Ken Scott – producer, engineer List of songs banned by the BBC Unterberger, Richie. "'Let's Spend the Night Together' – The Rolling Stones". AllMusic. Retrieved
Let's Spend the Night Together
Let's_Spend_the_Night_Together
1966 single by Jacques Brel
references. The song was banned by the BBC and was not performed on the corporation's TV or played on the mainstream radio channels. The song was performed
Jacky_(Jacques_Brel_song)
1993 studio album by Marxman
were released in the UK from the album – the double A side "Dark are the Days" and "Sad Affair", the latter of which was banned by the BBC due to its Irish
33 Revolutions per Minute (album)
33_Revolutions_per_Minute_(album)
1965 song written by P. F. Sloan
parts of the U.S., the song was also banned by Radio Scotland. It was placed on a "restricted list" by the BBC, and could not be played on "general entertainment
Eve_of_Destruction_(song)
Scottish indie rock band
album. The band's first single from the album "Finishing Credits" was on a list of song banned by the BBC in the wake of the 9/11 attacks due to the phrase
The_Supernaturals
Loyalist song associated with Rangers F.C.
Boys" was included in a list of chants that had been banned from Scottish football grounds as part of new legislation from the Scottish government. It
Billy_Boys
Irish rebel song
proscribe a list of songs which people are banned from singing, they will find the courts are full and the football grounds are empty." The Green Brigade
Roll_of_Honour_(song)
This list details banned movies that are not allowed to be shown in cinemas, TV stations, or on the Internet in China because they are accused by the government
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1968 song by the Beatles
favourite song on the album. It was banned by the BBC due to its sexually suggestive lyrics. The song has been covered by Tori Amos, U2, Phish and the Breeders
Happiness_Is_a_Warm_Gun
1992 single by the Shamen
initially banned by the BBC. It has been claimed the single was eventually withdrawn after the band were hounded by the British tabloid press, although the Shamen
Ebeneezer_Goode
1958 novelty song by John Zacherle
"Dinner with Drac" was banned by the BBC in 1958 for being too scary for young listeners. In 1963, "Dinner with Drac" was covered by the Dutch band ZZ en De
Dinner_with_Drac
a list of songs recorded by Northern Irish rock band Therapy? The following is a table of rare released songs meeting the following criteria: Songs on
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ban might have cost the app 15 million new users. TikTok, along with 58 other Chinese-created apps, was banned completely in India by the Ministry of
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1977 single by the Stranglers
the band's first BBC TV Top of the Pops appearance, because the sexual nature of the lyrics of "Peaches" caused the BBC to censor it. Still, "Peaches"
Peaches_(The_Stranglers_song)
Editing musical works for various reasons
broadcast law or codes of conduct, and to make the songs more marketable to a mainstream audience. Songs edited for content in this manner by are often referred
Music_censorship
British singles sales chart
music papers of the time; many songs announced as having reached number one on BBC Radio and Top of the Pops before 1969 are not listed as chart-toppers
UK_singles_chart
round-the-clock updates with the latest events in the Gulf War. It also broadcasts news bulletins every 30 minutes. A list of songs banned by the BBC from
1991_in_British_radio
1943 song first sung by Bing Crosby
Reasons the BBC Has Banned Hit Songs". Mental Floss. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014. "The Hot 100: The week of January
I'll_Be_Home_for_Christmas
American singer (born 1998)
Collective on BBC Sound of 2025 list". BBC. Archived from the original on November 24, 2024. Retrieved November 28, 2024. "Sound of 2025". BBC. January 10
Chappell_Roan
1964 single by the Shangri-Las
group the Shangri-Las. The single is one of the group's best known songs as well as a popular cultural example of a "teenage tragedy song". The song was
Leader_of_the_Pack
1977 single by Slade
The song's lyrics depicted the tale of a cocaine dealer in America. In a 1989 interview on Sky by Day, Holder recalled the song and its banning: "The
Gypsy_Roadhog
1933 single by Rezső Seress
the song and suicide. On 11 January 1968, about 35 years after writing the song, Seress died by suicide. The BBC banned Billie Holiday's version of the
Gloomy_Sunday
1968 single by Tom Jones
across the UK, with The Guardian erroneously reporting that Iwan had called for the song to be banned. In a BBC interview, Tom Jones responded to the debate
Delilah_(Tom_Jones_song)
1997 single by the Prodigy
remixes of the title song, one by Jonny L, one by DJ Hype and one by Slacker. Howlett chose the DJ Hype remix to be released on the single. The Jonny L
Smack_My_Bitch_Up
1980 single by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
reader poll of the year's best songs. Gaffa ranked "Enola Gay" the third-greatest track of the 1980s, while Classic Pop named it 15th; the song has appeared
Enola_Gay_(song)
1989 single by Anne Charleston and Ian Smith
The song was banned from being played on BBC Radio 1 for being dreary. The music video was filmed in November 1989 in Stanmore. A competition run by Fast
Old_Fashioned_Christmas
2004 single by M.I.A.
magazine, in a track-by-track review of the album, described the song as one of the three best songs on Arular and containing the best lyrics, citing its
Sunshowers
British media personality (born 1961)
said that he was the BBC's choice and detailed a series of meetings between himself and the controller of Radio 2. However, the BBC later said that Campbell
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1956 single by Shirley Bassey
Again") at the behest of Bassey's then-manager, Michael Sullivan, who was seeking a song to make Bassey stand out. The BBC banned the playing of the record
Burn_My_Candle
2025 song by Miriana Conte
competition consisted of twenty-four competing songs. Two semi-finals with twelve songs each took place on 4 and 6 February 2025 where the top eight entries
Serving_(song)
English reggae and ska musician (1945–1998)
was the first white recording artist to have a reggae hit in Jamaica, and the BBC has banned more of his songs from radio and television than those of any
Judge_Dread
1967 single by The Easybeats
problems in some regions. In the U.K. it was banned by the BBC because of references to "discovering someone else in your bed". In the U.S., United Artists feared
Heaven and Hell (Easybeats song)
Heaven_and_Hell_(Easybeats_song)
Cameroonian footballer (born 1987)
"World Cup 2014: Cameroon's Alex Song given three-match ban". BBC Sport. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014. "BBC Sport – World Cup 2014: Cameroon investigates
Alex_Song
1992 single by Whitney Houston
list. It was included in the list of Songs of the Century by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the National Endowment for the Arts
I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston recording)
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Event
really banned from the BBC Radio 1 playlist?". BBC News. Retrieved 7 June 2015. Bowman, Patrick (2 February 2015). "Madonna's BBC Radio 1 Ban: Shirley
Radio_1_Madonna_controversy
1994 single by the Smashing Pumpkins
the US Hot 100 Airplay chart, number five on the Album Rock Tracks chart and number eight on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. In the UK, the BBC banned "Disarm"
Disarm
1996 single by the Prodigy
London Underground tunnel at Aldwych. The video was subsequently banned by the BBC after it was shown on Top of the Pops and supposedly terrorised children
Firestarter (The Prodigy song)
Firestarter_(The_Prodigy_song)
The following is a list of notable albums with controversial album art, especially where that controversy resulted in the album being banned, censored
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that it had banned 235,000 accounts over the past six months, bringing the overall number of suspended accounts to 360,000 accounts in the past year, for
Suspensions_on_X
1977 single by Ian Dury
Although the single was banned by the BBC, a number of Radio 1 disc jockeys, including Annie Nightingale and John Peel, continued to promote the record
Sex_&_Drugs_&_Rock_&_Roll
A signature song is the one song (or, in some cases, one of a few songs) that a popular and well-established recording artist or band is most closely
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British hip hop collective
incriminating lyrics from their songs were also shown to the court. TY, who was acquitted, was described by the BBC as a "reformed gang member" and had
CGM_(rap_group)
2025 single by Kanye West
Hitler" was panned by critics, and drew outrage and condemnation due to its antisemitism and praise of Adolf Hitler. It was banned from all major digital
Heil_Hitler_(song)
Egyptian footballer (born 1992)
BBC African Footballer of the Year (2017 and 2018), and was selected in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament, 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Mohamed_Salah
1994 single by the Cranberries
in Northern Ireland. The music video for "Zombie" was banned by the BBC because of its "violent images". It was also banned by the RTÉ, Ireland's national
Zombie_(The_Cranberries_song)
1986 single by the Bangles
of the songs which were claimed to have been banned by Clear Channel following the September 11 attacks. In researching this, Snopes found that the list
Walk_Like_an_Egyptian
1939 song recorded by Billie Holiday
Journal-Constitution listed the song as Number One on "100 Songs of the South". in 2010 the New Statesman listed it as one of the "Top 20 Political Songs". In 2021:
Strange_Fruit
Irish ballad of the 1910s
(On the Quays of Dublin) (1996). Odetta included a version in her 1959 album My Eyes Have Seen. Hamish Imlach's recording was once banned by the BBC. Jag
The_Foggy_Dew_(Irish_songs)
papers of the time; many songs announced as having reached number one on BBC Radio and Top of the Pops prior to 1969 may not be listed here as chart-toppers
UK singles chart records and statistics
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21st episode of the 8th season of Family Guy
Lois has the abortion. The episode was banned from airing on the Fox network due to concerns over its portrayal of the controversial subject of abortion
Partial_Terms_of_Endearment
1988 song by The Pogues
of Sorrow/Birmingham Six" is a political song by the Irish folk punk band The Pogues, written by Terry Woods and Shane MacGowan and included on the band's
Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six
Streets_of_Sorrow/Birmingham_Six
International song competition
The Eurovision Song Contest 2027 is the upcoming 71st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It will consist of two semi-finals on 11 and 13 May and a
Eurovision_Song_Contest_2027
1966 song by the Rolling Stones
is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. A product of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards' songwriting partnership, it is a folk rock song with
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Music genre
In the music of Ireland, Irish rebel songs are folk songs which are primarily about the various rebellions against British Crown rule. Songs about prior
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Female
English
 Variant spelling of English Liza, LISA means "God is my oath." Compare with another form of Lisa.
Male
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Latin Valentinus, BÃLINT means "healthy, strong."
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : metonymic occupational name for a cobbler, or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a maker of cobblers’ lasts (see Laster).German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a porter, from Middle High German last; German Last or Yiddish last ‘burden’, ‘load’.Dutch : metonymic occupational name as in 2, from Middle Dutch last ‘load’, ‘burden’; or a nickname for an awkward character, from Dutch last ‘trouble’, ‘nuisance’.French : habitational name from a place so named in Puy-de-Dôme.
Female
Italian
 Short form of Italian Elisabetta, LISA means "God is my oath." Compare with another form of Lisa.
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Cunning.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Mother of Four Sons
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Hebrew, Irish
From the Land that was Burned; Bear; Courageous; Form of Bernard; Grim Bear; Variant of Barnabas; Son of Consolation
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : occupational name for a tanner of skins, Middle English tanner, Middle Dutch taenre. (The Middle English form derives from Old English tannere, from Late Latin tannarius, reinforced by Old French taneor, from Late Latin tannator; both Late Latin forms derive from a verb tannare, possibly from a Celtic word for the oak, whose bark was used in the process.)Swiss and German : habitational name for someone from any of several places called Tanne (in the Harz Mountains and Silesia) or Tann (southern Germany).Finnish : topographic or ornamental name from Finnish tanner ‘open field’.
Male
Native American
Native American Miwok name LISE means "salmon head rising above water." Compare with feminine Lise.
Female
German
Pet form of German Kätharina, KÄTHE means "pure."
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Pure; Clear; Tanned Sun Burned
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Baines.
Female
Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of German Liese, LISE means "God is my oath."Â Compare with masculine Lise.
Surname or Lastname
English (Midlands)
English (Midlands) : metonymic occupational name for a standard bearer, from Anglo-Norman French banere ‘flag’, ‘ensign’ (see Bannerman).German : occupational name for a standard bearer, Middle High German banier, Middle Low German banner, from French bannière ‘flag’, ‘standard’.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Bennett, BENNET means "blessed."
Surname or Lastname
Altered spelling of French Bonnel, a variant of Bonneau.English
Altered spelling of French Bonnel, a variant of Bonneau.English : variant of Bunnell.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English, French, German
Of Honorable Birth; From the Land that was Burned
Female
Hebrew
(לִי×ַתּ) Hebrew name LIAT means "you are mine."
Boy/Male
British, English
Leather-tanner
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Barney in Norfolk, which is probably named with an Old English personal name Bera (with genitive -n) + Old English ēg ‘island’, ‘dry ground in a marsh’.English : from the personal name Barney, a pet form of Bernard.English : A William Barney from England came to Baltimore county, MD, in about 1695. Joshua Barney, born in that county in 1759, was an outstanding naval officer during the War of 1812.
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