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The C Word: How We Came to Swear By It

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

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. Show less

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