1. Are there some stories that are just too sensitive for soap operas to cover? In relation to examples taken from the television and radio.
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5. Eastenders- Cot Death/Baby Stealing Storyline 2011 The controversial storyline sees Ronnie finding her baby James dead from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. She is then seen swapping her dead child for the alive son of Kat Moon • Received over 8000 complaints to OFCOM. Most complained about Soap Storyline just ahead of the storyline of Danielle Jones’ death which received 7000 complaints. • Audience called the storyline “sick”, “disturbing” and “filmed in a tasteless way”.
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7. Rape on Coronation Street Coronation Street was criticised by a TV regulator for failing to offer a viewer helpline after the traumatic rape of Toyah Battersby. Ten viewers complained to the Independent Television Commission that the only help offered after the show was on the Granada website. This is the shocking scene which viewers of Coronation Street will see after barmaid Toyah Battersby is raped. The images are the most harrowing shown in the 40-year history of the soap opera.
8. Rape on Coronation Street The storyline is reported to have caused controversy on the set with many former stars believing it is too distressing to show and is not in line with the soap's tradition. Georgia Taylor, (Toyah) defended the decision to include the rape and said it could help girls facing the same horror in their lives to speak out and seek help. 'There are many women out there who have been raped or sexually assaulted and we owe it to them to make sure that the story-line is handled sensitively and accurately”
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11. Soap operas cover these stories so that they can inform their audiences about issues that are relevant at the time. However some of the stories covered get brushed aside so the show can continue with a storyline. This then gives the audience a reason to complain. As soaps differ in their target audience the stories they cover change and the way they cover them also changes. We believe that there are some stories that could be deemed too sensitive, but it all depends on whether the issue is relevant at the time of broadcast. Conclusion
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