Scotland: Contains Strong Language (2020)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.956 |
Directed By
John MacLaverty
Crew
Ben Mullen
Hollie Smith
Joanna Taylor
Ewan Angus
Noel Nelis
John MacLaverty
Merlin Bonning
Jamie McLean
John MacLaverty
Kenny Ralston
Dougie Fairgrieve
Daniel Taylor
Patricia Wink
David Liddell
TOP CAST
Cora Bissett
Presenter
Billy Connolly
Himself (archive footage)
James Kelman
Himself (archive footage)
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