29 years on, Glasgow lifts ruling on Life of Brian

By Joe Quinn, Press Association A ruling that effectively banned the Monty Python film from the city's cinemas was lifted today. Councillors agreed to overturn the ban so the film can be screened in September at the Glasgow Film Theatre. In 1980 the Glasgow licensing committee decided that the film could be shown only under an X certificate at cinemas licensed by the authority - not the AA-certificate given at the time by the British Board of Film Censors. Today's change of heart followed a plea from the Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) for that decision to be overturned to enable a special screening for the film under the 15-certificate given by the British Board of Film Classification. The GFT's Allison Gardner said she is "delighted" at today's decision. In a letter to the committee, she said: "The film has been... [read full story]                    

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