acts of the 1960s

Question 1

what were the Acts of the 1960s?

Answer 1

The LAdy Chatterley Case
The abortion Act
The sexual offences act

Question 2

The Lady Chatterley Case 1960

Answer 2

-in 1959 gov introduced the Obscene Publication Act
-contained a clause that excluded from prosecution supposedly obscene works which were published ‘in the interests of science, literature, art of learning’

Question 3

theatre act 1968

Answer 3

this measure effectively ended theatre censorship by removing outdated system by which plays had to be submitted to the Lord Chamberlain for approval before they could be performed

-given greater literary freedoms, this seemed logical step

Question 4

despite the theatre act 1968 what remained in place

Answer 4

cinema censorship, in the form of age categorisation

Question 5

television - after the lifting of restrictions on literature and theatre what was noticeable?

Answer 5

it was noticeable that both television companies BBC and ITV, were more relaxed in what they allowed to be broadcast

Question 6

what organisation did Mary Whitehouse set up in 1963?

Answer 6

The National Viwers’ and Listeners’ Association = led a spirited attack on what she regarded as the debased standards and immorality of much of public broadcasting
-she undoubtedly represented a strongly right-wing point of view