Keyword Scots Language

A man has a breakdown after losing his job and winning a bar fight.

'Scots star sings songs in music hall setting.' (British Film Catalogue)

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.

Deep in Rural Aberdeenshire in the North-East of Scotland, a cheeky tactless driver harangues and berates his passengers one by one... but are his barbs laced with truth?