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“Soaps offer viewers a sense of history…” Someone asked me recently if I thought that soaps were still relevant in the landscape of modern-day TV viewing. Of course I said yes – my job as editor of this magazine depends on it! But I truly do believe that soaps are as pertinent to audiences now as they were 60 years ago. Don’t get me wrong, like most people I love to binge-watch the latest Netflix series. However, what soaps offer that those shows don’t is the sense of history that goes with having invested so much in these characters and families. Take this week – we’ll see some truly dark scenes in EastEnders when Ben is raped by Lewis at The Prince Albert. It’s a devastating event on its own, but for viewers…