ShowbizIneffable momentsJessica Hodgson Media Correspondent|Evening Standard11 April 2012 Kenneth Tynan was the first person to say the "F" word on television, in a 1965 BBC broadcast. His exact words were: "I doubt if there are any rational people to whom the word 'f***' would be particularly diabolical, revolting or totally forbidden." One of the most notorious episodes in broadcasting history was a live teatime interview with fledgling punks the Sex Pistols on Thames Television in 1976. Egged on by interviewer Bill Grundy, the band unleashed a torrent of profanities that shocked the nation - and effectively ended Grundy's career. The word "c***" caused controversy in 1999 when it was uttered by two characters - a man and a woman - during an episode of Sex And The City on Channel 4. The comparatively innocuous word "bastard" landed the BBC in hot water earlier this month, after it cropped up repeatedly in the corporation's shows. It was heard on programmes including My Hero, Just Good Friends and Have I Got News For You.