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One of the BBC\u2019s biggest-ever flops, soap opera \u2018Eldorado\u2019, broadcast its final episode on 9th July, 1993 - just one year after it had begun, at a reported cost of \xa310 million.\nFocussing on the glamorous lives of British expats - fusing the elements of \u2018EastEnders\u2019 and \u2018Neighbours\u2019 - it had seemed destined to be a sure-fire hit. So, a large permanent set for the fictional town of Los Barcos was built from scratch in the Costa Del Sol. These days it is used for paint-balling.\nIn this episode, Olly, Rebecca and Arion unearth Rupert Murdoch\u2019s alleged attempts to sabotage the soap; consider whether it was actually rather more successful an enterprise than it was given credit for at the time; and reveal which cancelled TV shows they\u2019d resurrect, if only they could...\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 The final scene and closing credits of \u2018Eldorado\u2019 (BBC, 1993): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TfR15KgC6w\n\u2022 \u2018Sun, sea and subtitles - how Eldorado became TV's biggest flop\u2019 (The Guardian, 2018): https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/jul/09/eldorado-bbc-one-soap-opera\n\u2022 Los Barcos - the Unofficial Eldorado Website: http://www.losbarcos.org.uk/\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back on Monday! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#90s #TV #Person #UK\xa0\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices