Satanic Love Triangle: Mannin, 'Lucifer and the Child' (1946)
What happens when a child meets a horned man in a dark forest? A book that explores the nature of evil and decides that sex isn’t the problem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...
5 Nov 202040min
Queer, with cocktails: Moore, 'Chocolates for Breakfast' (1956)
A candid, haunting novel about the coming-of-age of a teenage girl. Full of decadent sexuality that would have given the censors a fit of the vapours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...
29 Okt 202041min
War is hell: Boell, 'And where were you, Adam?' (1951)
How did this subtle, refined war novel earn a ban? Perhaps faeces or war crimes were more offensive than barely-there sex. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
22 Okt 202033min
Unzipped!: Collins, 'The Stud' (1969)
The Stud is more silly than sexy and it's not the finest example of a bonkbuster. Why on earth would such a trashy, ridiculous book be banned when the censor ignored serious literary sex? Hosted on Ac...
15 Okt 202031min
Perverty Stuff: Salinger, 'The Catcher in the Rye' (1951)
Holden Caulfield's swearing and sex talk has offended many since 1951. Now a modern classic, what explains the enduring appeal of this poor little rich kid story? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...
8 Okt 202043min
Such Badness: Hoult, 'There were no windows' (1944)
Hoult was banned more often than any other Irish woman writer. Only a censor's beady eye can find filth in a novel about loneliness and dementia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...
1 Okt 202027min
Voluptuous Jazzing: McKay, 'Home to Harlem' (1928)
A love letter to Harlem and its music, this book offended all kinds of people. McKay's honesty about sex was brave and inflammatory Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
24 Sep 202025min
Low and vulgar: Cross, 'The Tailor and Ansty' (1942)
A little book of folklore that became infamous. It was debated in parliament where nationalists denounced the elderly couple who were the subject of the book. But was the bull/cow story really that ru...
17 Sep 202050min
