Denton guidance codes

Schema http://www.bbc.co.uk/refdata/mpeg7cs/DentonContentWarningCS/2010/04/19

Denton Codes are named after Sir Charles Denton, chairman of a joint working party of the BBC, the Independent Television Commission and the Broadcasting Standards Commission, which prepared the report 'Violence and the Viewer'.

LEVEL 1 ‘DENTONS’ (which MUST receive an on-air announcement)

Code	Long form	Short form for EPGs etc.
V1	contains some violent scenes	Some violence
V2	contains prolonged violent scenes	Prolonged violence
V3	contains graphic violent scenes	Graphic violence
V4	contains scenes of sexual violence	Sexual violence
LA	contains adult humour	Adult humour
L1	contains some strong language	Some strong language
L2	contains strong language	Strong language
L3	contains very strong language	Very strong language
D1	contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting	Some upsetting scenes
D2	contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting	Upsetting scenes
D3	contains scenes which some viewers may find disturbing	Disturbing scenes
S1	contains some scenes of a sexual nature	Some sexual content
S2	contains scenes of a sexual nature	Sexual content
S3	contains explicit sexual scenes	Explicit sexual content
RFI	contains scenes of Repetitive Flashing Images (e.g. strobe lighting)	Flashing images

LEVEL 2 TEXT-ONLY GUIDANCE (which DO NOT receive an on-air announcement)

Code	Long form	Short form for EPGs etc.
WV	contains scenes of moderate violence	Moderate violence
WL	contains language which some may find offensive	Language may offend
WD	contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting	Some upsetting scenes
W1	contains adult humour	Adult humour
W2	deals with adult themes	Adult themes
W3	contains some nudity	Some nudity
W4	contains scenes of drug use	Scenes of drug use
W5	contains graphic scenes of drug use	Graphic drug use
W6	contains behaviour which could be imitated	Behaviour could be imitated
W7	contains graphic medical scenes	Graphic medical scenes
W8	contains horror	Horror