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Sex, Lies and Soaps

SEX, LIES AND SOAPS


Some of the cast of The OC

The cast of The OC – role models or eye candy?

According to soaps, teenage life is glamorous, sexy and exciting. But can we believe everything we see on screen? This five-part series examines the key areas of teenage life that feature regularly in soap storylines, explores how they reflect reality, and investigates to what extent teenagers imitate what they see on the screen.

With a light-hearted but sensitive approach, the series explores a range of themes important to young people, including:


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