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Are we seeing the decline of the soap opera?

 “The fact that we keep watching, week in and week out, eyes glued to the characters in the spotlight, is proof enough of the soaps’ enduring lure” - that’s according to Independent Journalist Roslyn Dee – but is she right?  Speaking to Shane was Scott Bryan, BBC TV Critic

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07.45 13 Sep 2023


Are we seeing the decline of the soap opera?


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 “The fact that we keep watching, week in and week out, eyes glued to the characters in the spotlight, is proof enough of the soaps’ enduring lure” - that’s according to Independent Journalist Roslyn Dee – but is she right? 

Speaking to Shane was Scott Bryan, BBC TV Critic


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