Movie: Scotland: Contains Strong Language

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Cora Bissett
Cora Bissett

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Billy Connolly
Billy Connolly

Himself (archive footage)

James Kelman
James Kelman

Himself (archive footage)

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    Scotland: Contains Strong Language

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    Schooled in Fife, coming of age in a rock ’n’ roll band, then finding her forte was directing temperamental actors, Cora Bissett is no stranger to theatrical Scottish swearing. So who better to present a celebration of Caledonian cursing? This documentary sees Cora sing, swear and scrutinise why Scotland swears so well. Cora begins with the first hurdle – how does one discuss swear words on the BBC? Aunty Beeb is the institution that has been historically priggish about language - always bleeping words and apologising for those that slipped through. So Cora runs a list past BBC Scotland’s head of editorial standards to see what she can get away with.

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    2020-04-04

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