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* ''[[Guiding Light]]'': 72 years, 7 months, 26 days (57 of those on television), from January 25, 1937 to September 19, 2009. It ''was'' listed in the ''Guinness Book of World Records'' as the longest continuously-running program on any medium, in any genre, until the ''CBS World News Roundup'' broke its record in November 2010. It would take a listener [[Archive Panic|over eighteen months, 24 hours a day, to listen to it from beginning to end]] (although the large number of [[Missing Episode]]s from the first 40 years would make such an archive binge impossible). It may be the largest single work of fiction in human history. |
* ''[[Guiding Light]]'': 72 years, 7 months, 26 days (57 of those on television), from January 25, 1937 to September 19, 2009. It ''was'' listed in the ''Guinness Book of World Records'' as the longest continuously-running program on any medium, in any genre, until the ''CBS World News Roundup'' broke its record in November 2010. It would take a listener [[Archive Panic|over eighteen months, 24 hours a day, to listen to it from beginning to end]] (although the large number of [[Missing Episode]]s from the first 40 years would make such an archive binge impossible). It may be the largest single work of fiction in human history. |
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* ''CBS World News Roundup'' made its first broadcast on March 13, 1938 as a special report on the Anschluss; still runs every day at 8:00 AM EST. It surpassed ''Guiding Light'''s record on November 8, 2010, and is now listed as the longest continuously-running program in ''any'' medium. |
* ''CBS World News Roundup'' made its first broadcast on March 13, 1938 as a special report on the Anschluss; still runs every day at 8:00 AM EST. It surpassed ''Guiding Light'''s record on November 8, 2010, and is now listed as the longest continuously-running program in ''any'' medium. |
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* [[Superman]] first appeared in [[Action (comics)|Action]] in 1938. Many years, radio, TV and film spinoffs later he's still one of the most popular fictional characters ever. |
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* ''The National Research Council Time Signal'', heard at 1:00 PM EST every day since November 5, 1939 on the CBC radio network. |
* ''The National Research Council Time Signal'', heard at 1:00 PM EST every day since November 5, 1939 on the CBC radio network. |
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* ''[[Desert Island Discs]]'' has been airing on BBC Radio since 29 January 1942, making it the longest-running program in the history of British broadcasting. It still uses the original theme tune, Eric Coates' "By the Sleepy Lagoon" (with overdubbed seagull noises), and has only had four regular presenters (Roy Plomley, Michael Parkinson, Sue Lawley, Kirsty Young). |
* ''[[Desert Island Discs]]'' has been airing on BBC Radio since 29 January 1942, making it the longest-running program in the history of British broadcasting. It still uses the original theme tune, Eric Coates' "By the Sleepy Lagoon" (with overdubbed seagull noises), and has only had four regular presenters (Roy Plomley, Michael Parkinson, Sue Lawley, Kirsty Young). |
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* ''[[Blue Peter]]'' (4,000+ episodes since 1958, the longest-running children's show ever) |
* ''[[Blue Peter]]'' (4,000+ episodes since 1958, the longest-running children's show ever) |
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* Dutch sports program ''Studio Sport'' celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2009. |
* Dutch sports program ''Studio Sport'' celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2009. |
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* [[Supergirl]] was created in May 1959, and has been an important part of the [[DC]] universe since. The character has starred in solo books and anthologies, and shows up in movies, TV shows, and cartoons. |
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* ''The Nature of Things'' (science documentary series on CBC since November 1960; hosted continuously by zoologist and environmentalist David Suzuki since 1979) |
* ''The Nature of Things'' (science documentary series on CBC since November 1960; hosted continuously by zoologist and environmentalist David Suzuki since 1979) |
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* ''[[Coronation Street]]'' (~7,500 episodes since December 1960) |
* ''[[Coronation Street]]'' (~7,500 episodes since December 1960) |
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