Referring to a 1947 BBC "Green Book" that he found in his house, he said: "What it was was a rule book for writers, directors, actors - you name it - from the hierarchy of the BBC telling you what you're not allowed to say because you might offend people.
"Blimey, if they were around today!
"The rationale is we've gone the other way. We've superseded it.
"In order to be a working-class person in television today you use the expletives constantly, all the time.
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