Advertisement

When did censorship start and why does it persist?

When we hear the word censorship today it probably brings to mind the suppression of dissent in t...

Share this article

16.51 5 Jul 2021


When did censorship start and why does it persist?


Listen to this episode


Share this article

16.51 5 Jul 2021


When we hear the word censorship today it probably brings to mind the suppression of dissent in the likes of Hong Kong or North Korea.

But it’s not that long since our own government was banning the likes of Disney’s Fantasia or Monty Python’s The Life of Brian.

Eric Berkowitz is a Human rights lawyer and author of Dangerous Ideas: A Brief History of Censorship in the West, from the Ancients to Fake News and he joined Tom on the show.

Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple PodcastsGoogle Podcasts or Spotify.

  

Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.

   

You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.


Read more about

Book Censorship How Moncrieff Show Why

Related Episodes

The Shopping Trolley Hotline:...

00:10:11

The Shopping Trolley Hotline: Herbal Tea

The Hard Shoulder Highlights

00:10:11


OFF THE BALL BREAKFAST: Keith...

02:37:25

OFF THE BALL BREAKFAST: Keith Treacy on the UCL, Eileen Gleeson reaction, Chris Jones' B&I Lions XV, David Brady’s YHTBT

OTB Breakfast

02:37:25


Football Daily | Pep contradic...

00:11:10

Football Daily | Pep contradicts Gundogan, Bradley's Rovers warning, Vata opens Watford account

OTB Football

00:11:10


OTB Breakfast Bite | How long...

00:11:55

OTB Breakfast Bite | How long can this City malaise last?

OTB Football

00:11:55