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 issues include: "Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean"; "The World According to Garp"; "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert"; "All About My Mother" and "The Crying Game". The film "Different for Girls" is notable for its depiction of a transsexual woman who meets up with, and forms a romantic relationship with, her former best friend from her all-male boarding school. "Ma Vie en Rose" portrays a six-year-old child who is gender variant. The film "Wild Zero" features Kwancharu Shitichai, a transsexual Thai actor. When the main character is conflicted about falling in love