Edge of the Wedge (TV series)

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Edge of the Wedge was an Australian magazine style television show broadcast in 1986 by the ABC. It was aimed at a teenage audience and aired Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 6pm with Tuesdays having a prime focus on music. [1] Reporters and presenters included Mandy Salomon, David Wales, Tracee Hutchison, Greg Parke, Unjoo Moon, Mark Dodshon, Zoe Carides, [2] Tracey Callander and Henry Pepper. [3] It focused on Australian bands and youth culture and politics. [4] They recorded live music footage from Australian pubs, some of which was later aired on The Noise . The show ended in October. [5] The axing was then suspended pending survey of 15-25 year olds [4] but results came back negative and the axing stood. [6]

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  1. ↑ Coupe, Stuart (29 March 1986), "Go Betweens get radio time", The Sydney Morning Herald
  2. ↑ Morris, Joan (16 March 1986), "Stations get the lash over teenage trash", The Canberra Times
  3. ↑ "The Wedge" (PDF), Stiletto, 1986
  4. 1 2 Cremen, Christine; Steinhauer, Yvette (9 October 1986), "Survey to decide the future of Wedge", The Sydney Morning Herald
  5. ↑ Colyer, Valerie (14 January 1987), "ABC rock show feels thin edge of wedge", The Age
  6. ↑ Colyer, Valerie (15 January 1987), "Stations get the lash over teenage trash", The Age
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