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The Famous Five censored in a new ‘sensitivity edit’

The Famous Five censored in a new ‘sensitivity edit’

The Front · The Australian

March 12, 202312m 7s

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Show Notes

First Roald Dahl, now Enid Blyton. The Famous Five series is purged of phrases like ‘shut up’, ‘don’t be an ass’ and ‘idiot’ - but why? 

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This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey, and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music composed by Jasper Leak.

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Topics

The FrontEnid BlytonRoald DahlFamous FiveShut updon’t be an assidiotCharlie and the Chocolate Factory