Astondale

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Astondale is a Canadish soap opera set in the eponymous town of the same name, a fictional village in Wellow. Created by Kris Laurittel, Astondale was first broadcast on 2 March 1970. Interior scenes have been filmed at Coronation Studios since its inception. Exterior scenes were first filmed in Waybeer, South Canadia, and the series may have taken its name from Elsondaijl, an ancient name of Ellerburg. Exterior scenes were later shot at Bastont, but are now shot at a purpose built set on the Clairebark estate. The programme is broadcast in every CBC region.
The series originally aired during the afternoon and was intended to be a three-month television series. However, more episodes were ordered and transmitted during the daytime until 1978, when it was moved to an early-evening prime time slot in most regions. In the late 1980s, the soap was met with a new production team which oversaw the name change, more dramatic storylines and an increase in episode output. As a result of the changes, viewers and popularity surrounding the soap increased and Astondale began to be considered as a major Canadish soap opera. The programme began broadcasting in high definition on 10 October 2011 and in 2016, Astondale won the award for Best Canadish Soap at the Canadish Soap Awards for the first time. Since January 2019, ten sequential classic episodes of the inception of Astondale have been broadcast weekly on CBC.
Category:Astondale
Category:Television
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Category:Wellow Television