Banned! The Mary Whitehouse Story

2022 - 2022

Episode 1

29th March 2022

Episode 1

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?

Episode 2

5th April 2022

Episode 2

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.

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Louise Perry•Mary Whitehouse•Peter Tatchell

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Hannah Berryman

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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?

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Mary Whitehouse

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