Week 4 Blog Task Recording Reality
Coronation Street was first broadcast on Granada on 9th of December 1960. The show was soon syndicated on the ITV franchises. The programme centres on the lives of a group of people who live on a street in the fictional town of Wethersfield, a town based in Salford. The street consists of different terraced houses and businesses including newsagents, a cafĂ©, a corner shop, a textile factory and The Rovers Return Pub. According to the show’s fictional history, the street dates from the early 1900s and was named at the time of the coronation of King Edward VII. Coronation Street is made by Granada Television at the Media City in Trafford Wharf in Great Manchester. The program shows in all ITV regions. Coronation Street has become the world’s longest running television show as of 17th September 2010. Coronation Street broadcasts five episodes a week. Each episode lasts 30 minutes. The scheduling of Coronation Street is designed not to clash with the scheduling of its biggest soap rival.