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EastEnders Tackles taboos head-on

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Kisses and colourism: How EastEnders tackles taboos

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75% Informative

EastEnders: 40 Years on the Square is a BBC documentary on the history of the soap.

Ross Kemp , who plays Grant Mitchell , says the soap has tackled social issues head-on.

Kemp says it has "done more to create social awareness" on these issues than any documentary.

The first gay kiss was broadcast on 17 November 1987 on the soap in 1987 .

As part of EastEnders ' 40th anniversary week , BBC News will be hosting live coverage of the live episode on Thursday 20 February , which you can watch on BBC One and iPlayer , and follow on our live page. From Wednesday , you'll be able to cast your vote here on who Denise decides her future is with, Jack or Ravi..

VR Score

67

Informative language

59

Neutral language

84

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

44

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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15

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