1979: The Edge of Night's Steve saved Paige's life.
1981: General Hospital's Mikkos hosted a dinner party.
1984: Santa Barbara's Joe broke into the Capwell estate.
2004: Martha Madison debuted as Belle on Days of our Lives."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1945: On radio soap opera Portia Faces Life, Kathie was shocked to see Portia's late husband, Walter (Bartlett Robinson), alive and well!
1967: On Dark Shadows, Maggie (Kathryn Leigh Scott) returned to the Blue Whale Café -- and ran into her former tormentor, Barnabas Collins...
1981: General Hospital's Mikkos hosted a dinner party.
1984: Santa Barbara's Joe broke into the Capwell estate.
2004: Martha Madison debuted as Belle on Days of our Lives."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1945: On radio soap opera Portia Faces Life, Kathie was shocked to see Portia's late husband, Walter (Bartlett Robinson), alive and well!
1967: On Dark Shadows, Maggie (Kathryn Leigh Scott) returned to the Blue Whale Café -- and ran into her former tormentor, Barnabas Collins...
- 8/10/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1979: The Edge of Night's Steve saved Paige's life.
1981: General Hospital's Mikkos hosted a dinner party.
1984: Santa Barbara's Joe broke into the Capwell estate.
2004: Martha Madison debuted as Belle on Days of our Lives."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1945: On radio soap opera Portia Faces Life, Kathie was shocked to see Portia's late husband, Walter (Bartlett Robinson), alive and well!
1967: On Dark Shadows, Maggie (Kathryn Leigh Scott) returned to the Blue Whale Café -- and ran into her former tormentor, Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid).
1972: On Another World, Pat Randolph (Beverly Penberthy) brought her twins,...
1981: General Hospital's Mikkos hosted a dinner party.
1984: Santa Barbara's Joe broke into the Capwell estate.
2004: Martha Madison debuted as Belle on Days of our Lives."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1945: On radio soap opera Portia Faces Life, Kathie was shocked to see Portia's late husband, Walter (Bartlett Robinson), alive and well!
1967: On Dark Shadows, Maggie (Kathryn Leigh Scott) returned to the Blue Whale Café -- and ran into her former tormentor, Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid).
1972: On Another World, Pat Randolph (Beverly Penberthy) brought her twins,...
- 8/10/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
The Times has bought an entire advertising break during Channel 4's Homeland.
The newspaper will use its three-minute slot during Sunday night's (November 23) episode to air short film Bearing Witness, which tells the story of the kidnapping of two of its journalists in Syria.
Bearing Witness features interviews with journalists Anthony Loyd and Jack Hill, who were kidnapped, beaten and shot by a rebel gang in the country. They escaped from their captors in May.
At the end of the short film, The Times will air another advert encouraging viewers to sign up to their subscription service, with an additional 4Od campaign also set for broadcast.
Nick Stringer, chief creative officer at News UK, said that the advertising strategy is a perfect "brand fit" for The Times.
He explained: "Bearing Witness tells a powerful story full of insight into the dangers journalists face in their endeavours to report the...
The newspaper will use its three-minute slot during Sunday night's (November 23) episode to air short film Bearing Witness, which tells the story of the kidnapping of two of its journalists in Syria.
Bearing Witness features interviews with journalists Anthony Loyd and Jack Hill, who were kidnapped, beaten and shot by a rebel gang in the country. They escaped from their captors in May.
At the end of the short film, The Times will air another advert encouraging viewers to sign up to their subscription service, with an additional 4Od campaign also set for broadcast.
Nick Stringer, chief creative officer at News UK, said that the advertising strategy is a perfect "brand fit" for The Times.
He explained: "Bearing Witness tells a powerful story full of insight into the dangers journalists face in their endeavours to report the...
- 11/20/2014
- Digital Spy
On this date in...
1979: On The Edge Of Night, Steve saved Paige's life.
2004: On General Hospital, Sam tried to get along with Carly for Jason's sake.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
James Reynolds (Abe, Days Of Our Lives; ex-Henry, Generations) - 65
Nick Stringer (ex-Andy, Holby City; ex-Frank, Coronation Street) - 63
Daniel Hugh Kelly (ex-Winston, As The World Turns; ex-Travis, All My Children; ex-Frank, Ryan's Hope) - 59
Justin Theroux (ex-Gary, Central Park West; ex-Joe, Six Feet Under) - 40
Krissy Carlson (ex-Fancy, Passions; ex-Amy, Sunset Beach; ex-Renata, Undressed) - 32
JoAnna Garcia (ex-Megan, Privileged; ex-Bree, Gossip Girl) - 32
Jon Prescott (ex-Chad, One Life To Live; ex-Mike, As The World Turns) - 30
Katherine Boecher (ex-Bobbi, Undressed) - 30
Ryan Eggold (Ryan, 90210) - 27
Editor's Note: If you would like to submit a piece of soap opera history for this daily column, please email it to editor@welovesoaps.com.
1979: On The Edge Of Night, Steve saved Paige's life.
2004: On General Hospital, Sam tried to get along with Carly for Jason's sake.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
James Reynolds (Abe, Days Of Our Lives; ex-Henry, Generations) - 65
Nick Stringer (ex-Andy, Holby City; ex-Frank, Coronation Street) - 63
Daniel Hugh Kelly (ex-Winston, As The World Turns; ex-Travis, All My Children; ex-Frank, Ryan's Hope) - 59
Justin Theroux (ex-Gary, Central Park West; ex-Joe, Six Feet Under) - 40
Krissy Carlson (ex-Fancy, Passions; ex-Amy, Sunset Beach; ex-Renata, Undressed) - 32
JoAnna Garcia (ex-Megan, Privileged; ex-Bree, Gossip Girl) - 32
Jon Prescott (ex-Chad, One Life To Live; ex-Mike, As The World Turns) - 30
Katherine Boecher (ex-Bobbi, Undressed) - 30
Ryan Eggold (Ryan, 90210) - 27
Editor's Note: If you would like to submit a piece of soap opera history for this daily column, please email it to editor@welovesoaps.com.
- 8/10/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
Oscar-nominated British actor with a vast range who could move between comedy and tragedy with ease
The actor Pete Postlethwaite had a face that elicited many similes, among them "a stone archway" and "a bag of spanners". These unflattering descriptions, plus his tongue-twisting surname, would suggest an actor with a career limited to minor supporting roles. But Postlethwaite, who has died of cancer aged 64, played a vast range of characters, often leading roles, on stage, television and film.
He was at ease in switching the masks of tragedy and comedy. The working-class martinet father he played in Terence Davies's film Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988), which Postlethwaite credited as his big break, can be seen as paradigmatic of his career. Postlethwaite powerfully conveyed the father's double-sided nature: at one moment he is tenderly kissing his children goodnight, the next he is ripping the tablecloth off in a rage.
Postlethwaite was...
The actor Pete Postlethwaite had a face that elicited many similes, among them "a stone archway" and "a bag of spanners". These unflattering descriptions, plus his tongue-twisting surname, would suggest an actor with a career limited to minor supporting roles. But Postlethwaite, who has died of cancer aged 64, played a vast range of characters, often leading roles, on stage, television and film.
He was at ease in switching the masks of tragedy and comedy. The working-class martinet father he played in Terence Davies's film Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988), which Postlethwaite credited as his big break, can be seen as paradigmatic of his career. Postlethwaite powerfully conveyed the father's double-sided nature: at one moment he is tenderly kissing his children goodnight, the next he is ripping the tablecloth off in a rage.
Postlethwaite was...
- 1/4/2011
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
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