Where does the phrase ‘soap opera’ come from?

Danny visits the set of one TV’s longest running dramas.

24 October 2024

5 minutes

This clip is from

Bargain Hunt—Series 69, Celebrating Soaps

The relative of a World War One stretcher bearer tells his incredible story.—Series 73, Stafford 15
Duration: 05:15
With 365 windows, 52 rooms, 12 chimneys and 4 wings, the New Forest boasts one of the last remaining ‘calendar houses’.—Series 73, Detling 7
Duration: 05:44
Potty for Staffordshire pottery!—Series 73, Stafford 14
Duration: 04:31
Take a stroll down the only complete medieval street left in England.—Series 73, Shepton Mallet 19
Duration: 04:26