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The C Word: How We Came to Swear By It

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Last broadcast on Mon, 13 Aug 2007, 02:55 on BBC Three (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis

British comic Will Smith goes on a journey to discover what Britain makes of this somewhat blunt Anglo-Saxon oath, talking to uncompromising comedians, campaigning feminists, bearded linguists, potty-mouthed pop icons, sweary aristocrats, wise-cracking cockneys, knowing TV execs, philosophical teenagers and his forthright girlfriend in an effort to understand why he's a bit uncomfortable with this taboo word, in an odyssey that charts over 1,500 years of our culture and language.

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Will Smith

Broadcasts

  1. Mon 30 Jul 2007
    22:30
  2. Tue 31 Jul 2007
    02:00
  3. Thu 2 Aug 2007
    23:00
  4. Fri 3 Aug 2007
    01:25
  5. Mon 13 Aug 2007
    02:55

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Duration

60 minutes

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