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
Transsexual "You Can't Ask That", a TV show aimed to offer insight into the lives of marginalised communities and break down stereotypes while answering the questions people are afraid to ask, had an episode with transgenders in series 1. The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation made a take off named "Sorry for Asking" that also has an episode with Israeli transgenders in series 1. Since 2004, with the goal of crowning the top transsexual of the world, a beauty pageant by the name of "The World's Most Beautiful Transsexual Contest" was held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The pageant accepted pre-operation and post-operation