Willpower
"EastEnders" is set around fictional Albert Square in London Back in February 1985, I watched the very first episode of the BBC soap opera "EastEnders" with my then baby son Ian on my knee. Shirley was working at the hospital that evening. For the next twenty six years, I hardly missed an episode of "EastEnders". It became quite a commitment - especially when two shows a week became four. I loved "EastEnders" - the endless storylines that interwove so intricately and the sense of community. The team that put it together were so talented and of course the pressure must have been on continuously to keep churning out the content with characters arriving or leaving and yet more topical subjects to add to the mix. Teaching in Thailand for six months in 2011 meant that I kind of lost my connection with the soap opera. When I came home I decided to stop watching it. It had been taking up too much of my time and too much of my head space. Since 201...