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* Unlike US soaps of the same period, only the first few episodes of ''[[Coronation Street]]'' were shown live in 1960. Exactly 40 years later ''Coronation Street'' again did a live episode for its 40th anniversary. This one was notable for featuring one of the characters, Audrey Roberts meeting (the real) Prince Charles (albeit that particular scene was pre-recorded with the other characters watching Audrey meet Prince Charles in a TV broadcast).
* Sticking with British soaps, ''[[Eastenders]]'' celebrated 25 years with its first live episode.
* Every year at Halloween, the Travel Channel does a live episode of whichever of their ghost shows is most popular at the time. People watching can view rooms themselves on the internet, and send in messages if they think they see anything.
* ''[[30 Rock]]'' - a sitcom shot with a single camera with no laugh track - did a live episode, complete with live audience, {{spoiler|and [[Seinfeld|Julia Louis-Dreyfuss]] playing Liz in her flashbacks, because "My memory has ''[[Seinfeld]]'' money"}}. The [[Video Inside, Film Outside|different look]] was immediately [[Lampshaded]]:
{{quote|'''Jack''': Does it seem weird in here to you? ''(insert [[Laugh Track|laughter from live audience]] here)'' Everything looks like a Mexican soap opera. ''(insert more laughter here)''<br />
''(at the end, {{spoiler|Jack shares a drink with Liz}}, and the picture reverts to its usual filmed style)''<br />
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