List of radio soap operas

Radio daytime drama serials were broadcast for decades, and some expanded to television. These dramas are often referred to as "soaps", a shortening from "soap opera". That term stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive, and Lever Brothers as sponsors [1] and producers.[2] These early radio serials were broadcast in weekday daytime slots when mostly housewives would be able to listen; thus the shows were aimed at and consumed by a predominantly female audience.[1]

Show Region/country Began Ended Creator Ref.
Adopted DaughterUnited States19391941Jettabee Anne Hopkins
The Affairs of Dr Gentry19571959[3]
Against the StormUnited States19391952Sandra Michael[3]
Amanda of Honeymoon HillUnited States19401946Frank and Anne Hummert[3]
The ArchersUnited Kingdom1951PresentGodfrey Baseley
Arnold Grimm's DaughterUnited Kingdom19371942Margaret Sangster[4]
Aunt Jenny's Real Life StoriesUnited States19371955[4]
Aunt MaryUnited States19421951Leigh and Virginia Crosby & Gil South[3]
Bachelor's ChildrenUnited States19351946Bess Flynn[3]
Backstage WifeUnited States19351959Frank and Anne Hummert[3]
Barry Cameron19451946Richard, Leonard, and Peggy Blake
Betty and BobUnited States19321940Frank and Anne Hummert[3]
Big SisterUnited States19361952Julian Funt, Carl Bixby, Bob Newman and Bill Sweets[3]
Bob and Victoria19471947Lee and Virginia Crosby & Gil South[4]
Brave TomorrowUnited States19431944Ruth Adams Knight[4]
Brenda CurtisUnited States19391940Ken Roberts[4]
Bright HorizonUnited States19411945James and Elizabeth Hart, John M. Young, Ted Maxwell, Stuart Hawkins, and Kathleen Norris[3]
The Brighter DayUnited States19481956Irna Phillips[3]
The Carters of Elm StreetUnited States19391940Mona Kent[4]
Central CityUnited States19381941Frank and Anne Hummert[3]
The ColcloughsUnited Kingdom1991
2016		1993
Present		Mike Hopwood
CitizensUnited Kingdom19871991BBC
City SoapUnited Kingdom20052008Preston Fm
Clara, Lu, and EmUnited States19301942Louise Starkey, Isobel Carothers and Helen King[3]
College RoadIreland20092009MightyStudent[3]
Dan Harding's WifeUnited States19361938Ken Robinson[3]
David HarumUnited States19361950Frank and Anne Hummert[3]
Doc Barclay's DaughtersUnited States19391940Frank and Anne Hummert[3]
The Doctor's Wife19521956
Family SkeletonUnited States19531954Carlton E. Morse
Front Line FamilyUnited Kingdom / Canada19411948
Front Page FarrellUnited States19411954Frank and Anne Hummert[3]
Girl AloneUnited States19351941Fayette Krum[3]
The GoldbergsUnited States19291950Gertrude Berg[4]
The Guiding LightUnited States19371956 [5]Irna Phillips[3]
HelpmateUnited States19411944Frank and Anne Hummert[3]
Her Honor, Nancy James19381939[4]
Hilltop House1937, 19481941, 1957Edward Wolf[4][6]
Home of the BraveUnited States19411941[4]:326-327
Into the Light19411942Larry Bearson[4]
Jane ArdenUnited States19381939[4]
John's Other Wife19361942Frank and Anne Hummert[4]
Joyce Jordan, M.D.United States19381956[3]
Judy and JaneUnited States19321935Frank and Anne Hummert[4]
Just Plain BillUnited States19321955Frank and Anne Hummert[4]
Kate Hopkins, Angel of Mercy19401942Gertrude Berg and Chester McCracken[4]
Kitty FoyleUnited States19421944[3]
Kitty Keene, IncorporatedUnited States19371941Day Keene and Lester Huntly
The Life and Love of Dr. Susan19391939Edith Meiser[4]
Life Begins19401941[4]
Life Can Be BeautifulUnited States19381954Don Becker and Carl Bixby[4]
Life of Mary Sothern19341938Don Becker[4]
The Light of the WorldUnited States19401950[3]
Linda's First Love1939ca. 1950[4]
Lone Journey19401952Sandra Michael[4]
Lonely WomenUnited States19421943Irna Phillips
Lora LawtonUnited States19431950[3]
Lorenzo JonesUnited States19371955[3]
Ma PerkinsUnited States19331960Frank and Anne Hummert[3]
MatysiakowiePoland1956presentJerzy Janicki
Mrs Dale's DiaryUnited Kingdom19481969Jonqil Antony
My True StoryUnited States19431956Margaret Sangster[3]
Myrt and MargeUnited States19311942Myrtle Vail[3]
NewarkersUnited Kingdom20132013Radio Newark
The O'NeillsUnited States19351943[3]
One Man's FamilyUnited States19321959Carlton E. Morse[3]
Our Gal SundayUnited States19361959[3]
Painted DreamsUnited States19301943Irna Phillips[7]
Penny For Your Thoughts United Kingdom 2018 On Going Marion Hartley (Script) Brian Curtis (Producer) on Vectis Radio (104.6FM & www.vectisradio.com)
Pepper Young's FamilyUnited States19321959Elaine Sterne Carrington[3]
Perry MasonUnited States19431955Erle Stanley Gardner[3]
Portia Faces LifeUnited States19401952[3]
Pretty Kitty KellyUnited States19371940[3]
The Right to HappinessUnited States19391960Irna Phillips[3]
The Road of LifeUnited States19371959Irna Phillips[3]
The Romance of Helen TrentUnited States19331960Frank and Anne Hummert[4]
RosemaryUnited States19441955Elaine Sterne Carrington[3]
The Second Mrs. BurtonUnited States19461960[3]
Silver StreetUnited Kingdom20042010
Staying Well in CamberwellUnited States20112011Cheryl L. Davis [8][9][10]
Stella DallasUnited States19371955[3]
The Story of Mary MarlinUnited States19351952[3]
The Strange Romance of Evelyn WintersUnited States19441952[3]
This is Nora DrakeUnited States19471959[3]
Today's ChildrenUnited States19331938Irna Phillips[3]
Today's Children (second series)United States19431950Irna Phillips (Dialogue by Virginia Cooke)[3]
Valiant LadyUnited States19381952[3]
Waggoners' WalkUnited Kingdom19691980
We Love and LearnUnited States19421956[3]
Wendy Warren and the NewsUnited States19471958[3]
WestwayUnited Kingdom19972005
When a Girl MarriesUnited States19391957Elaine Sterne Carrington[3]
The Woman in My HouseUnited States19511959[3]
Woman in WhiteUnited States19381948[3]
A Woman of AmericaUnited States19431945[3]
You Me NowNew Zealand20102012Radio New Zealand and All The Way Home Productions[3]
Young Doctor MaloneUnited States19391960Irna Phillips[3]
Young Widder BrownUnited States19381956Frank Hummert and Anne Hummert[3]
Your Family and MineUnited States19381940[4]

References
  1. Bowles, p. 118
  2. http://www.proctergambleproductions.com/%5B%5D
  3. Lackmann, Ronald W. (2000). The Encyclopedia of American Radio: An A-Z Guide to Radio from Jack Benny to Howard Stern. Facts On File. ISBN 0-8160-4137-7.
  4. Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-time Radio. United States: Oxford University Press. pp. 14, 17. ISBN 0-19-507678-8.
  5. The radio show The Guiding Light was dropped in 1956 in favor of the television version, which premiered in 1952 and ended in 2009.
  6. Thurber, James (June 12, 1948). "Soapland III - Sculptors in Ivory". The New Yorker: 48–58. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  7. Cox, Jim (2003). Frank and Anne Hummert's radio factory: the programs and personalities of broadcasting's most prolific producers. McFarland.
  8. "Cheryl L. Davis". cldplay.com. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  9. "Staying Well in Camberwell". Staying Well in Camberwell. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  10. "Local radio soap operas address Alabama's health problems in true soapy fashion". AL.com. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
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