Tuesday, 4 December 2012

soap info


When did soap operas originate?

In the 1930s and 1940s they began on the radio before they started to appear on our tv screens

Who are they traditionally aimed at?

They were traditioanally aimed at house wives and because they didnt work through out the day.

Why were they nick named soaps?

In the 1920s, radio was booming, and broadcasters wanted to get advertisers in on the act to increase their station's profits. So radio stations convinced businesses that sold household goods to sponsor radio shows.

What is the longest running soap opera

Corination street (uk) the guiding light (us)

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