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Record 1 2006-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Arts
DEF

A radio ... serial dealing especially with domestic situations and frequently characterized by melodrama and sentimentality; this type of serial considered as a genre.

CONT

Baseley, (Cyril) Godfrey ... British radio executive and actor who created the country life radio show "The Archers," the world's longest-running daily serial ...

OBS

So called because some of the early sponsors of the programmes were soap manufacturers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radio (Arts du spectacle)
DEF

: Histoire, narration fragmentée. [Par exemple :] Écouter le feuilleton à la radio.

OBS

roman-savon : Expression fautive calquée sur l'expression américaine «soap opera».

Spanish

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