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[[Marcus Brooks]]' career went into decline after the soap opera he was on, ''[[Executive Desires]]'', was cancelled by the network on [[Reef Station One]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Synthespians™ (novel)|Synthespians™]]'')
[[Marcus Brooks]]' career went into decline after the soap opera he was on, ''[[Executive Desires]]'', was cancelled by the network on [[Reef Station One]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Synthespians™ (novel)|Synthespians™]]'')


The [[Seventh Doctor]] once had a nightmare "where all my old foes chased me round a soap opera." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[First Frontier (novel)|First Frontier]]'')
The [[Seventh Doctor]] once had a [[nightmare]] "where all my old foes chased me round a soap opera." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[First Frontier (novel)|First Frontier]]'')


''[[Market Square]]'' was a four-weekly soap opera filmed at the [[Lakeview Studios]] at [[Television Towers]] in [[London]]. It was set around a market. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pictures of Emptiness (novel)|The Pictures of Emptiness]]'')
''[[Market Square]]'' was a four-weekly soap opera filmed at the [[Lakeview Studios]] at [[Television Towers]] in [[London]]. It was set around a market. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pictures of Emptiness (novel)|The Pictures of Emptiness]]'')
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''[[The Prosperos]]'' was a hit soap opera written by [[William Shakespeare]] in the [[City of the Saved]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'')
''[[The Prosperos]]'' was a hit soap opera written by [[William Shakespeare]] in the [[City of the Saved]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'')
[[Ace]] described the [[Kirithon]]s as looking like third-rate [[Australia|Aussie]] soap stars. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)|Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'')
The [[Sixth Doctor]] cited soap operas in the list of bad TV programmes [[Roger Lowell]] aired on his station. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ratings War (audio story)|The Ratings War]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
The Seventh Doctor's mention of his nightmare involving a soap opera in ''First Frontier'' is a reference to the charity special ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]'' which featured a crossover between ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and ''[[EastEnders]]''.
The Seventh Doctor's mention of his nightmare involving a soap opera in ''First Frontier'' is a reference to the charity special ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]'' which featured a crossover between ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and ''[[EastEnders]]''.
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Revision as of 02:14, 17 May 2019

Soap opera

A soap opera was a type of televised entertainment.

Marcus Brooks' career went into decline after the soap opera he was on, Executive Desires, was cancelled by the network on Reef Station One. (PROSE: Synthespians™)

The Seventh Doctor once had a nightmare "where all my old foes chased me round a soap opera." (PROSE: First Frontier)

Market Square was a four-weekly soap opera filmed at the Lakeview Studios at Television Towers in London. It was set around a market. (PROSE: The Pictures of Emptiness)

Helena did not like soap operas. (PROSE: The Last Pharaoh)

The Prosperos was a hit soap opera written by William Shakespeare in the City of the Saved. (PROSE: The Book of the War)

Ace described the Kirithons as looking like third-rate Aussie soap stars. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Apocalypse)

The Sixth Doctor cited soap operas in the list of bad TV programmes Roger Lowell aired on his station. (AUDIO: The Ratings War)

Behind the scenes

The Seventh Doctor's mention of his nightmare involving a soap opera in First Frontier is a reference to the charity special Dimensions in Time which featured a crossover between Doctor Who and EastEnders.