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The [[Ninth Doctor]] once mentioned that [[the TARDIS]]' [[translation circuit]] had a swear filter that prevented the passengers from hearing any swear words; even an angry cavewoman's rants were translated as her saying, "Blinking", rather than a more apt phrase. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Only Human (novel)|Only Human]]'') | The [[Ninth Doctor]] once mentioned that [[the TARDIS]]' [[translation circuit]] had a swear filter that prevented the passengers from hearing any swear words; even an angry cavewoman's rants were translated as her saying, "Blinking", rather than a more apt phrase. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Only Human (novel)|Only Human]]'') | ||
[[News]] broadcasts would sometimes censor swear words in footage, bleeping them out with sound effects. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Outbreak (audio story)|Outbreak]]'') | |||
The [[Malmooth]] [[Chantho]] respectively began and ended her sentences with "chan" and "tho"; as she explained to [[Martha Jones]], to not do so would be akin to swearing. ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') | The [[Malmooth]] [[Chantho]] respectively began and ended her sentences with "chan" and "tho"; as she explained to [[Martha Jones]], to not do so would be akin to swearing. ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') | ||
Revision as of 23:35, 23 February 2019
Swearing was the use of speech considered rude.
The Ninth Doctor once mentioned that the TARDIS' translation circuit had a swear filter that prevented the passengers from hearing any swear words; even an angry cavewoman's rants were translated as her saying, "Blinking", rather than a more apt phrase. (PROSE: Only Human)
News broadcasts would sometimes censor swear words in footage, bleeping them out with sound effects. (AUDIO: Outbreak)
The Malmooth Chantho respectively began and ended her sentences with "chan" and "tho"; as she explained to Martha Jones, to not do so would be akin to swearing. (TV: Utopia)
Yasmin Kahn's grandfather often swore loudly in Punjabi when he accidentally injured himself. He hoped that his young granddaughter hadn't understood, but she had. (AUDIO: Fallout)
The Twelfth Doctor's internalised anger sometimes lead to a preponderance of swear words appearing on the psychic paper. (TV: Dark Water)
Behind the scenes
The Ninth Doctor's explanation about the TARDUS translation systems is a reference to the lack of swearing in televised Doctor Who, which has remained a family programme since its inception. Indeed, William Hartnell, who played the First Doctor, specified that the show had "no sex or swearing" in a 1964 interview. (REF: The First Doctor Handbook)
The BBC Wales series sometimes teases at swearing, cutting it close in editing for humour. One 2017 episode, Thin Ice, cheekily cuts away as Bill utters: "No sh—". Back in 2006, New Earth cuts from Cassandra calling Rose Tyler "that little—" to Rose saying, "bit rich".
