Bradley Bell has been the head writer and executive producer of the soap operaThe Bold and the Beautiful since 1994. He is the son of William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell, who created the series in 1987, and the brother of Lauralee Bell and Bill Bell. Bell is well known for his ability to change story directions on a whim, and The Bold and the Beautiful is perhaps the fastest paced of all serials. It is also the only current half-hour soap opera, and the only one to frequently do episodes about a single storyline, something common during the 1950s and 1960s. The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... The Bold and the Beautiful (often called Bold or annotated to B&B) is an American television soap opera, created by Lee Phillip Bell and William J. Bell. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... William J. Bell (a. ... Lee Phillip Bell is a former talk show host and soap opera creator. ... Lauralee Bell as Christine Blair Lauralee Bell as Christine Blair Lauralee Kristen Bell (born December 22, 1968) is an American soap opera actress. ...