PRX - Pieces for Tagging: Censorship

Can't find it? Try Advanced Search
View by:

6 results


Battle of the Classics
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Borrowed and Banned
Piece image
Banning of so-called “classics” grabs public attention, but books like To Kill a Mockingbird and 1984 don't need your defense. It's the more recent...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2023
  • Length: 19:25
Something to Offend Everyone
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: "Borrowed" Podcast from Brooklyn Public Library
Piece image
“A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone.” So goes the quote from librarian Jo Godwin. From Dr. Seuss to kosher books to ...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2019
  • Length: 24:17
Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
Piece image
Wilde's facility with words contributes to his undoing.

Bought by KKRN, WCPN, KKRN, KMUN, KWMR and more


  • Added: Jan 15, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 17
Heroes of Medieval Literature (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Piece image
You've heard of Robin Hood, King Arthur, and even Beowulf. But Bevis of Hampton?

Bought by WCNY, KWMR, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Oct 28, 2013
  • Length: 53:50
  • Purchases: 4
The Censorship of Dorian Gray
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
Piece image
A new edition restores Oscar Wilde's famous novel to its original form.

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jul 17, 2012
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Censorship of "Dorian Gray"
From: With Good Reason
Piece image
When it was first published in 1890, Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray" appeared as a much changed version of the original text. Now, for ...

  • Added: Oct 24, 2011
  • Length: 28:59