BBC guidance on swearing, nudity etc

[JuanTwoThree]

"Language WL – Language may offend
L1 - Some strong language
L2 - Strong language
L3 - Very strong language

Executive Producers should read the BBC Editorial Guidelines and accompanying Language Guidance for more detailed advice on strong language: Section 5: Harm and Offence - Guidelines


Use of the strongest language - ‘fuck’ (and its derivatives), ‘motherfucker’ or ‘cunt’ – is a mandatory referral to the relevant output Controller. Use of the word ‘cunt’ is a mandatory referral to Director, BBC Vision. If approved by the relevant output Controller, one or two uses of ‘fuck’ should be labelled as “Some strong language” (L1). More frequent usage should be labelled “Strong language” (L2). Any use of ‘motherfucker’ or ‘cunt’ should be labelled “Very strong language” (L3)."

From

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/site/Guidance_labels_final.pdf

So more than two fucks and it goes up a notch. Interesting to see that BBC bureaucracy has everything covered.

 

[pogofish]

How things have changed since the days of the "Green Book"

The Green Book (BBC) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[danny la rouge]

How things have changed since the days of the "Green Book"

The Green Book (BBC) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

McGillycuddy of the Reeks is rhyming slang for breeks, right?

 

[two sheds]

"Everything on this record has been designed to meet the exacting standards which you have naturally come to expect....There is little or no offensive material, apart from four cunts, one clitoris, and a foreskin. And, as they only occur in this opening introduction, you're past them now."

 

[pogofish]

McGillycuddy of the Reeks is rhyming slang for breeks, right?

I have no idea - Its "Scared by a donkey" that intrigues me most..!

 

[danny la rouge]

I have no idea - Its "Scared by a donkey" that intrigues me most..!

There used to be a trope that if a mother was alarmed by something during pregnancy this would have a transformative effect on the foetus, which would take on physical characteristics of whatever scared the mother. I’m guessing the donkey thing is a reference to “hung like a donkey”? But that’s me using my nowadays brain to understand antique prudery.

 

[Nine Bob Note]

I’m not seeing the Mull of Kintyre mentioned anywhere…

 

[ElizabethofYork]

"..... vulgar use of words such as "basket".

Basket? Why was that considered vulgar?

 

[two sheds]

I like it that many on the right are so annoyed by trigger warnings. They really need trigger warnings for them.

 

[JuanTwoThree]

"..... vulgar use of words such as "basket".

Basket? Why was that considered vulgar?

It was a way of saying 'bastard' without really saying it.

Like: 'You silly basket'

 

[Nine Bob Note]

"..... vulgar use of words such as "basket".

Basket? Why was that considered vulgar?

That motherfucking solicitor, she’s got a cunt like a basket

 

[JuanTwoThree]

Let's not have smut like 'solicitor' please.

 

[JuanTwoThree]

You miner! Your mother was frightened by a commercial traveller.

 

[Pickman's model]

i wonder how much it cost, how many hours staff have spent, compiling all that

 

[rekil]

What about all the variants of 'motherfucker'.

Spoiler

 

[Puddy_Tat]

How things have changed since the days of the "Green Book"

The Green Book (BBC) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

some of the 1950s radio comedy shows used to make an effort to get stuff past the BBC management

they probably didn't understand the polari (gay slang) used by 'julian and sandy' in round the horne

the goon show also got a fair amount of stuff through - including an occasional character 'hugh jympton' or 'jampton' ('hampton' being the spoken part of rhyming slang 'hampton wick')

 

[two sheds]

With a lot of Milligan's military-style humour I think