From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   On 2025-12-08 11:24:32 +0000, Daniel70 said:   
      
   > On 8/12/2025 12:05 am, Blueshirt wrote:   
   >> Daniel70 wrote:   
   >>> On 7/12/2025 12:00 am, Blueshirt wrote:   
   >>>> Daniel70 wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Sorry!! "the moron in charge" didn't want kids   
   >>>>> watching Torchwood!! Really??   
   >>>>   
   >>>> "Torchwood" was aimed at adults/teenagers and broadcast   
   >>>> at/after 9pm, which is considered the 'watershed' for UK   
   >>>> television... i.e. programmes unsuitable for kids have to   
   >>>> be shown after 9pm.   
   >>>   
   >>> Can't recall when Torchwood was broadcast here but I'm   
   >>> guessing it was 7:30p.m. Sunday Evening.   
   >>   
   >> If Torchwood was on that early, it was possibly broadcast   
   >> with edits. (Like Doctor Who was during the classic era of   
   >> the show.)   
   >>   
   >> Or maybe Australia has different rules for television programmes   
   >> that contain some adult content like swearing... or whatever.   
   >>   
   >> ? ?   
   >>   
   > Rules!! We don't need no stinking Rules!!   
      
   In New Zealand ...   
      
       M (Mature Audiences) content can only be played during the   
       day on weekdays when children are at school, and after   
       7.30pm. M content cannot be shown during the day on   
       weekends, or school or public holidays. We refer to 8.30pm   
       as the 'watershed', after which programmes rated 16 can be   
       screened.   
      
      
   It's similar in Australia ...   
      
       On Australian television, programmes are restricted to   
       certain times based on their rating. As of December 2015,   
       PG-rated programmes can be now shown at any time of day,   
       M-rated programmes can be shown from 19:30, and MA15+   
       programmes from 20:30. As well as this, M-rated programmes   
       can also be shown from 12:00 to 15:00 on school days. With   
       the exception of subscription narrowcast channels,   
       anything rated R18+ must not be shown on Australian   
       television at any time, and must be edited to fit within   
       MA15+ or AV15+ guidelines.   
      
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