Video violence and children

Title

Video violence and children

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Vox pop; Music; Drama

TX Date

4 Aug 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:25:38

Description

An investigation into the effects of video nasties on children. Includes interviews with an unidentified video retailer; Chairman of the Parliamentary Group Video Inquiry, Lord George Nugent; psychologist Dr Brian Combernatch, Aston University; MP Harry Greenway; headteacher Roger Brian(?); headmistress of Islington Green Comprehensive Gwenlyn(?) Evans; Director of the NSPCC, Alan Gilmour; Director of the National Viewers and Listeners Association, John Bayer; The Guardian film critic, Derek Malcolm. Also includes vox pops with children; reference to Nagisa Oshima’s film Empire of Passion; song Thriller by Michael Jackson; clips from horror films (not identified). Male presenter not identified. Ends abruptly. Programme was first in a student competition.

Contributors

Alan Gilmour; Harry Greenway; Michael Jackson; Derek Malcolm; George Nugent; Brian Combernatch; Roger Brian(?); Gwenlyn(?) Evans; John Bayer

Keywords

Reports; National Viewers and Listeners Association; Violence; Children (age group); NSPCC; Films; Psychology; Regulation; Video record industry; Schoolchildren; Child welfare; Psychological effects; Child behaviour; Video recordings; Thriller; Psychological research; Nagisa Oshima; Empire of Passion

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