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David Austin, the new head of the British Board of Film Classification told Sarah Brett that if the 1978 animated film Watership Down came in for classification while he was at the BBFC he would give it a PG rating.

The film, which was given a U certificate on its original release, has been the subject of many complaints to the Board over the years, often from parents worried that the film is unsuitable for children.

"If it does come in for classification while I'm at the BBFC my view is that it should be classified as PG", Mr Austin said, adding that "it was classified U in 1978; standards were different then.'

He said that for modern audiences there were a few issues such as "violence which is arguably under present guidelines too strong for U and it also contains a swear word which parents have told us in their view is unacceptable for U."

This clip is from Afternoon Edition Tuesday 30 March 2016