Where and when did
soap operas oringinate?
The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers and producers. The soaps started gradually on tv, beginning in 1946 at the earliest stage.
The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers and producers. The soaps started gradually on tv, beginning in 1946 at the earliest stage.
Who are they
traditionally aimed at?
It was traditional for the husband to go out to work and for the wife to stay at home and look after the house and the children in the early 50’s. Most of these daytime dramas and soaps were aimed at entertaining the housewives who would traditionally be at home, probably doing the washing.
Why were they nick-named ‘soaps’?
A lot of the time the companies selling washing powder would advertise their products at times when these dramas were on, andsometimes those companies would even sponsor the soaps, giving the nick-name ‘Soaps’.
What is the longest running British soap and when did it start?
Coronation Street, it was first aired in 1960.
It was traditional for the husband to go out to work and for the wife to stay at home and look after the house and the children in the early 50’s. Most of these daytime dramas and soaps were aimed at entertaining the housewives who would traditionally be at home, probably doing the washing.
Why were they nick-named ‘soaps’?
A lot of the time the companies selling washing powder would advertise their products at times when these dramas were on, andsometimes those companies would even sponsor the soaps, giving the nick-name ‘Soaps’.
What is the longest running British soap and when did it start?
Coronation Street, it was first aired in 1960.
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