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Which TV programme has the longest run in British television history?

AEastEnders
BDoctor Who
CThe Archers (radio, the equivalent for radio)
DCoronation Street

Explanation

Coronation Street, first broadcast in 1960, is the world's longest-running television soap opera and one of the longest-running British TV programmes. It is set in a fictional area of Manchester.

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