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playgirl | 14:56 Tue 12th Apr 2005 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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does anybody know why a soap opera is called a "soap" opera?
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I think the commercial breaks advertised soap powders.
14:59 Tue 12th Apr 2005
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Yes, in the US during the 1930s radio serialisations of domestic dramas were often sponsored by soap manufacturers and the nickname "soap opera" was applied to any such radio or TV show.

15:02 Tue 12th Apr 2005
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A1087193

try this link

15:02 Tue 12th Apr 2005
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thanks to you both,x
15:38 Tue 12th Apr 2005

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