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History of Soap Operas
In this essay I will be talking about the history of soap operas.
Soap operas have been one of the most popular forms of television everywhere in the world.
The original soap opera weren’t television programs as they are now and they were called serials then and stories continued day to day. They first began in the US in the 1920’s - 1930’s, when the main form of entertainment was the radio. This was because televisions were not as common in those times. These radio shows used to be sponcored by soap and powder companies and this is why the word soap is used to describe the shows. This was because radio stations relied mainly on income from there sponsors, and as female audiences were the target audience and the advertisers marketed towards them.