Audience Needs and Lifestyles - Audio Visual
What is a soap opera?
A soap opera which is often referred to as a soap. It is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction. It is presented in a serial format on the radio or as a tv programme. The name soap opera comes from the original dramatic serials’ broadcast on the radio which has soap manufacturers such as Dial Corporation, Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive and Lever Brothers who are the sponsors and the producers.
Watching Shows Online
There are a lot of different ways which you can watch television shows which you have missed online. You can watch them on these websites:
Niche Market Soaps
There are a lot of different teenage soaps which are currently on television. They include:
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Waterloo Road
Waterloo Road is a British television drama series which was first broadcasted in the UK on BBC One on March 9th 2006. It was originally set in a troubled school in Rochdale, England but then the location of the show was moved to the former Greenock Academy which is located in Greenock, Scotland in 2012. The show focuses on the lives of the school’s teachers and students. The show focuses on different social issues like: extramarital affairs, abortion, divorce, suicide and child abuse.
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Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British soap opera which was first broadcasted on Channel 4 on October 23rd 1995. The show was originally devised by Phil Redmond and was also devised by the Channel 4 soap opera called Brookside. The show is set in a fictional suburb called Chester and the fictional town called Hollyoaks. Hollyoaks features a large cast of characters who are between the ages of 16 - 35. The show first began with 7 major characters in 1995 and has now got approximately 50 main characters. Hollyoaks also has a high cast turnover when compared with other British soap operas. The reason for this is because as of December 2012, just thirteen characters have spent over 5 years or longer on the show.
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Hollyoaks Later
Hollyoaks Later was originally called Late Night Hollyoaks and is a British television spin-off of the Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks. The show began in 2008 and from then on has become an annual event for the soap. The show returns every September and is shown over 5 nights on E4. The late night series allows for a lot more controversial content, strong language and edgier storylines.
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Eastenders:E20 (E20)
Eastenders:E20 is sometimes known as E20 is a British soap opera which is only shown on the internet. It began airing on 8th January 2010. It is a spin-off from the original and established BBC soap Eastenders. It is also set in the regular setting of Albert Square which is a Victorian square in the fictional borough of Walford in London’s East End.
There are also educational soaps such as:
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Doctors
Doctors is a British soap opera which was first broadcasted in the UK on BBC One on March 27th 2000. It is set in the fictional town of Letherbridge in the Midlands and has been defines as being near Birmingham. The show follows the staff and their families of a doctor’s surgery.
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Casualty
Casualty which is stylised as CASUAL⁺Y is a weekly British television show which is broadcasted on BBC One. It is also the longest-running emergency medical drama series in the world. It was created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin and was first broadcasted in 6th September 1986 and is shown on BBC One. The show is based on the fictional Holby City Hospital and it focuses on the staff and the patients of their A&E Department.
Technical Advancements
You can now watch soaps on different technical devices such as:
- iPod Touch
- Amazon Kindle Fire HD
- XBOX
- PlayStation
- Nintendo Wii
- iPad
- iPhone
You can also say what you think about the soaps on websites such as:
What has changed?
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Watching television in the 1960s was very unique compared to what it is like today. There weren't that many channels and their got their TV reception though either a pair of antennas which were located on the top of the television or an aerial antenna which was attached to their homes or on the roof. They also had no idea what Cable TV was or the impact that it would have on the rest of the world. It was also entertainment for the entire family.
1990s
Watching television in the 1990s was very different in comparison to the 1960s and also today. The reason for this is because they weren't a lot of different technologies that like there is now. For instance if you wanted to record something it would have been on a VHS tape because there weren't technologies such as Sky Plus etc.
- iPod Touch
- Amazon Kindle Fire HD
- XBOX
- Playstation
- Nintendo Wii
- iPad
- iPhone
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