The BBFC was established in 1912 as the British Board of Film Censors by members of the film industry, who would rather manage their own censorship than have national or local government do it for them.
A BBFC foi instaurada en 1912 como a British Board of Film Censors pola industria cinematográfica (quen preferiría rexentar a súa propia censura que ter un goberno local ou nacional que o fixese por eles).