"I doubt if there are very many rational people in this world to whom the word "fuck" is particularly diabolical or revolting or totally forbidden."
— Kenneth Tynan

January 1, 1970

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Spoken during a discussion on censorship, broadcast live on the BBC program BBC-3, (13 November 1965) Tynan is usually considered the first person to say this word on British television, leading to an apology from the BBC and several motions in the House of Commons.