Since 1985, EastEnders has delivered gripping drama, unforgettable characters and hard-hitting storylines that reflect the struggles of everyday life.
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The types of people who gathered daily to watch Neighbours are the same who backed Tony Blair in 1997.
Storylines warning of the dangers of alcoholism had more of a lasting effect than more formal health education.
Barbara Windsor was the Cockney queen of EastEnders but you’re more likely to hear her famous accent in Essex now rather than London.
Climate change is mentioned in British television about as often as zombies.
A new Channel 4 drama has drawn criticism from social workers for its representation of the profession.
New television series chillingly echoes the Jimmy Savile case – and how the public reacted.
It has been 30 years since EastEnders arrived on UK screens to begin chronicling the lives of the denizens of fictional Albert Square in east London. But the history of soap operas goes back a great deal…
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