
Nicky Campbell navigates us through the grey areas and red lines of what we can and can't say, and how we keep up.
Don't Say A Word is a Factory Originals and 6Foot6 production for BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 5 Live.
Host: Nicky Campbell Producers: Fiona Cotteril, Ben Sutherland, Lewis Borg-Cardona. Sound design and Audio Mix: Ben Firth Music:Kirsty Campbell-Ritchie, Kate Robbins, Lyndon Livingstone ... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 13 | Founded | 2 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | Society & Culture | |||

Whitewash or celebration? The “Michael” movie is reviewed.
Plus: from breadcrumbing to ghosting via the Ick - The A to Gen Z of the language of love, attraction and rejection, and how it’s changing.
Why Love Thy Neighbour meant something very different in the 1970s, and how American series like the Cosby Show made our tv screens a lot less racist.
Plus, the debate over pronouns – inclusive and respectful yes, but can they make others feel left ... more
Are “Blackface” and “Whiteface” equally offensive? Michael Gove tells us how not to let words get you kicked out of the Commons, how Samuel Pepys got voted out of school after 350 years, and have we got better at tolerating accents we don’t like?
A considered exploration of the N Word: is it ever acceptable to say it or sing it, and why do some want it reclaimed while others want it banned for ever?
Guests including 1Xtra’s Richie Brave, journalist and commentator Inaya Folarin Iman, and aca... more
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Good content… when you eventually get to it over the endless repetition of truly annoying and irritating ‘showtunes’.
Quit this nonsense or I’m out!
[UPDATE] I’m out.
Great podcast with interesting content, glad someone has decided to look closely at this subject.
However, the music drives me mad, it’s heading into Homes under the Hammer territory and is completely unnecessary.
Love Nicky Campbell, love listening to his morning show so was really looking forward to this podcast - the content is great, really interesting but the music, it completely distracts from the content. Sorry to be negative but the choice and placement of the songs/jingles, whatever they are, really takes the listener away from the topic. Hope this is seen as constructive criticism, if the musical element changes I’ll certainly keep listening.









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Across recent episodes, the show consistently centers conversations about language, censorship, and the ethics of public discourse, often through the lens of culture, media, and academia. Hosts bring in a diverse roster of guests—from philosophers and criminology scholars to comedians, journalists, and performers—who unpack how words, humor, and representation shape public perception, policy, and social norms. Notable throughlines include debates over cancel culture, the boundary between art and the artist, and how language evolves in workplaces, media, and classrooms. The format blends personal experiences, expert commentary, and media industry insights to explore what can be said, who gets to say it, and how much responsibility public fig... more
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