The most pertinent question, though, is why the f*** no one has thought of doing a programme like this before? O’Hanlon meets fellow comedy actor Tommy Tiernan to chat about the proper usage of swear words in comedy, and author Lisa McInerney discusses how writers pepper their prose with epithets. Other expletive experts will be on hand to talk about the evolution of swear words, swearing as gaeilge, the origins of minced oaths such as “feck” and “jeepers”, how The Irish Times handles swear words, and why swearing may be actually good for your health. The UK made abortions legal in 1967 – except in Northern Ireland; it wasn’t until 2019 that they were permitted. She was memorably portrayed by Sian Phillips in the 1970s TV series I, Claudius, and here she’s played by Kasia Smutniak, who will no doubt make the character her own as she takes centre-stage.

Source: The Irish Times May 08, 2021 13:07 UTC