| Mike Leggett on Sun, 4 Nov 2001 03:32:01 +0100 (CET) |
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| [Nettime-bold] BBC radio soap in Afghanistan |
The BBC first broadcast a soap opera to Afghanistan in 1994 even though the audience did not even understand the concept of 'episodes' or the tradition of the cliffhanger ending. Now, with 35m listeners, the show is so popular that the Taliban have dropped plans to outlaw radio. Nettimers will also be interested to find out in the article that the soap was based on The Archers, a daily radio serial started in the 40s to inspire the farmers of Britain to embrace new farming methods - hence its descriptor: 'an everyday story of country folk'. The show ceased in Britain in the 80s (?) and had a 'sister' serial set in a suburban doctor's surgery called 'Mrs Dale's Diary'. Story reprinted in Sydney Morning Herald original in: A long way from Ambridge Emma Brockes Guardian Tuesday October 23, 2001 http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4282931,00.html _______________________________________________ Nettime-bold mailing list [email protected] http://amsterdam.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-bold