Living On The Edge is a weekly Indian TV show about environmental issues. It was aired on the Indian national broadcast network, Doordarshan[1] and Star TV over a period of five years, in the 90s.
| Living on the Edge | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Miditech Pvt. Ltd. |
| Developed by | Miditech |
| Presented by | Niret Alva |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Doordarshan / Star Plus |
| Release | 1994 – 1996 |
Hosted by Niret Alva,[2] it explored different aspects of human exploitation of nature and natural resources and pollution. It was launched on the day of the 1994 final Football World Cup and managed to garner a large audience, as it was slotted just before the final match began.[3]
Popularity
editAt the time of airing, Living On The Edge was one of the most popular English programmes on Indian Television. However, the show was taken off air in 1996 for lack of sponsorship.[4]
Awards
edit- Won the Most Informative Series Category at the Onida Awards in 1995
- Won a Panda award at Wildscreen in Bristol in 1996
References
edit- ^ Krishna, Sonali (8 June 2007). "The Dream Merchants". Economic Times. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014.
- ^ "National Award for Miditech co-founder Niret Alva". IndianTelevision.com. 3 March 2007.
- ^ Amarnath, Vidhya (15 February 2010). "Channeling Content". SmartCEO. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "Creating Wildscreen Magic". Business Standard. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
Sources
edit- "Spin doctor". Economic Times. 15 December 2002. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- "This is BBC India Hour". Indian Express. 8 September 1998. Retrieved 12 October 2013.