It’s no secret that Corrie will surpass a special milestone this year. The soap is celebrating its 60th birthday next month (in December 2020). Ahead of the big event, Corrie…
Win a mega Christmas gift bundle
I love Christmastime. It’s definitely my favourite time of the year. For me, nothing beats curling up in front of the television and watching the soaps with some festive food…
Corrie and Ken receive new Guinness World Records
Next month (on 9 December, 2020), Coronation Street will celebrate 60 years. In recognition of this, the show has received a Guinness World Records certificate. This acknowledge that Corrie remains…
Where are the hungry families in the soaps?
I think that the UK’s three biggest soaps are great at covering current social issues. Most things are tackled head on and it seems that nothing is feared or avoided…
The Wall v’s EastEnders: a BBC Children in Need special
Danny Dyer will present a special EastEnders crossover especially for BBC Children in Need as two of Walford’s finest take on The Wall. Fellow cast members Tony Clay and Roger…
Soap storylines: exploring domestic violence
Occasionally EastEnders and Coronation Street both cover similar storylines at the same time. In 2020, this happened, as two important and powerful domestic violence storylines played out concurrently. Coronation Street…
The importance of the pub: pint, pie, action!
Britain’s three biggest soaps are all set in different parts of the country, but each one has its own boozer. So why is this so important when it comes to…
12 soap opera facts that you might not know
Here are some soapy facts that you may not be aware of. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a soap opera is “a series of television or radio programmes about the…
EastEnders: the square’s new mural
Have you spotted the new mural in EastEnders? British-born Ghanaian artist Dreph has created a special piece for the show’s fictional landscape to reflect modern-day Britain. What is it? The…
Celebrating 60 years of Corrie: key storylines revealed
Coronation Street is the world’s longest running drama serial and on 9 December, it will be 60 years old. But what will be the key storylines in anniversary week? It’s…