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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Television genre
Radio genre
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gptkbp:characteristic
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gptkb:Melodrama
Focus on personal relationships
Ongoing narrative
Serialized storytelling
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gptkbp:etymology
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Named after soap manufacturers who sponsored early radio dramas
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gptkbp:firstAppearance
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1930s
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gptkbp:format
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Daily episodes
Half-hour or hour-long episodes
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gptkbp:frequency
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Daily
Weekdays
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Drama
gptkb:telenovela
Medical drama
Serial drama
Teen drama
Supernatural drama
Family drama
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Soap Opera
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gptkbp:laterMedium
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gptkb:Television
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gptkbp:notableCountry
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gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:India
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:notableExample
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gptkb:Coronation_Street
gptkb:EastEnders
gptkb:All_My_Children
gptkb:Neighbours
gptkb:Guiding_Light
gptkb:The_Young_and_the_Restless
gptkb:Days_of_Our_Lives
gptkb:General_Hospital
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gptkbp:notableWinner
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gptkb:Emmy_Award
gptkb:British_Soap_Awards
gptkb:Logie_Awards
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gptkbp:originalMedium
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gptkb:radio_station
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gptkbp:originatedIn
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:targetAudience
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General public
Primarily women (historically)
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:Betrayal
gptkb:crime
Romance
Medical drama
Secrets
Family conflict
Business intrigue
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Kinks
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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