NPR's Scott Simon talks with Natalie Moore about the legacy of soap operas. She is host and writer of "Stories Without End," the new season of the WBEZ podcast "Making." UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: Like ...

These are just some of the iconic characters that millions of viewers across the decades have loved and lived by. They give birth. They age. They die. We live through their stories as if they were ...

The soap opera has a long history in the entertainment industry, one that borders on the mythic. It began on radio in the 1930s, aired primarily in the daytime and aimed at the largely female ...

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Laden with glamour and loaded with jaw-dropping plot twists, soap operas have entertained audiences for decades, going all the way back to the heyday of radio. While some of them might have been short ...

The CBS soap opera debuts on Monday, focusing on a family living in a wealthy D.C. suburb. "This is not your grandmother's soap opera," says star... 'Beyond the Gates' is the 1st hour-long network ...

A new play, described as a "love letter" to the radio soap opera The Archers is coming to the stage in 2025. Haywire - A Not-So-Everyday Story Of The Archers How Was Born will premiere at the Barn ...

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives. SIMON: Mickey Horton has lost his memory. Will he ever find his way home? Bo Brady's father isn't Mr. Brady. He's ...