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BBC Removes Scenes From Popular Children's TV Show to Comply Editorial Guidelines
The broadcaster said the cuts were made seven years ago to meet children's editorial guidelines, after removing at least seven sketches and one full episode.
- The BBC removed an entire episode and at least seven scenes from the Bafta-winning series Horrible Histories to comply with editorial guidelines for children's television.
- Edits occurred seven years ago in consultation with the programme makers to ensure the series meets the BBC's editorial standards for children's programmes.
- Specific scenes removed include a sketch depicting Madame Tussaud crafting masks from severed heads and segments featuring Victorian child labourers or depictions of ancient slavery and Incas.
- Historian Guy Walters questioned the decision, calling it "insane" and arguing that "children love horrible things," suggesting darker material drives the show's appeal.
- Similar adjustments affected That Mitchell and Webb Look, which had 11 sketches removed from iPlayer after the BBC decided the material "no longer works.
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