THE world’s longest-running TV soap opera, Coronation Street, was first transmitted 55 years ago on Wedbnesday, on December 9, 1960.
1. The term soap opera dates back to US daytime radio dramas of the 1930s which were often sponsored by soap or detergent manufacturers.
2. The earliest known soap was made by the Babylonians around 2800BC.
3. The Roman writer Pliny describes soap as an invention of the Gauls for making their hair shiny.
4. Liquid soap was patented by the American William Sheppard in 1865.
Those in EastEnders are almost twice as likely to die as characters in Coronation Street
Those in EastEnders are almost twice as likely to die as characters in Coronation Street |
Liquid soap was patented by the American William Sheppard in 1865 |
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