BBC on SAVOY BOOKS.

From Arthur contributor John Coulthart:

Banned, yet another Channel 4 series of TV programmes and films based around the theme of censorship, will feature some exploration of the prosecutions of Savoy Books for obscenity in the early 1990s.

Part of the police action against Savoy included the seizure, prosecution and destruction of Lord Horror comics created by David Britton and illustrated by John Coulthart and Kris Guidio. The prosecution of these works and David Britton’s Lord Horror novel is set to be discussed in the four-part Banned in the UK series showing in the UK on C4 from Monday the 7th March to Thursday the 10th March.

Channel 4 listings

John Coulthart’s Lord Horror artwork

Details of the Savoy legal battles

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I am an independent writer and editor based in Tucson, Arizona. I publish LANDLINE at jaybabcock.substack.com Previously: I co-founded and edited Arthur Magazine (2002-2008, 2012-13) and curated the three Arthur music festival events (Arthurfest, ArthurBall, and Arthur Nights) (2005-6). Prior to that I was a district office staffer for Congressman Henry A. Waxman, a DJ at Silver Lake pirate radio station KBLT, a copy editor at Larry Flynt Publications, an editor at Mean magazine, and a freelance journalist contributing work to LAWeekly, Mojo, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Vibe, Rap Pages, Grand Royal and many other print and online outlets. An extended piece I wrote on Fela Kuti was selected for the Da Capo Best Music Writing 2000 anthology. In 2006, I was somehow listed in the Music section of Los Angeles Magazine's annual "Power" issue. In 2007-8, I produced a blog called "Nature Trumps," about the L.A. River. From 2010 to 2021, I lived in rural wilderness in Joshua Tree, Ca.