Soap opera Soap opera A soap opera is an ongoing drama serial on television or radio, featuring the lives of many characters and their emotional relationships. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas being sponsored by soap manufacturers. BBC Radio's "The Archers", first broadcast in 1950, is the world’s longest-running radio soap opera; the world's longest-running television soap opera is "Coronation Street", first broadcast on ITV in 1960. The first serial considered to be a "soap opera" was "Painted Dreams", which debuted on October 20, 1930 on Chicago radio station WGN. Early radio series such as "Painted Dreams" were broadcast in
Thai television soap opera old series, but with new actors and minor modifications to their plots. To add spice to older themes, producers add supplementary sex, violence, and vulgarity. The tradition of remakes in Thai soap operas began with the successful lakrons. Shows that have been redone include 1995's Sai Lohit ("Bloodline") starring "Sornram Teppitak" and "Suvanant Kongying" which was then followed by "Prissana" in 2000. "Dao Pra Sook" also had a remake in 2002. In early–2000, horror-genre soap operas made a comeback with a remake of "Tayat Asoon", a witch and black magic soap opera starring Sinjai Plengpanich. Other recent remakes, "Poot Pee