NP - BBC's Afghan Radio Soap Opera

Tue Oct 23 10:03:17 CDT 2001

Tuesday October 23, 2001
The Guardian

When the BBC first broadcast its new Afghan soap opera in 1994, the audience 
did not even understand the concept of a cliffhanger ending. Now, with 35m 
listeners, the Archers-inspired show is so popular that the Taliban have 
dropped plans to outlaw radio. Emma Brockes reports.

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