Light at the Edge of the World: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Light at the Edge of the World examines this distressing truth, tracking four indigenous cultures. Humanity may be losing half of its intellectual, social and spiritual legacy in a single generation, as the world loses a reported one language about every two weeks. Light at the Edge of the World examines this distressing truth, tracking four indigenous cultures, each uniquely dedicated to the preservation of their customs in the face of modernization: Inuit, Nepali Buddhist, pan-Andean and Polynesian.

Series details

• Title: Light at the Edge of the World
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2010-03-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 2010-03-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: National Geographic
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 86567
• IMDb ID: tt1925057
• TVDB ID: 241271

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2010-03-23; final listed air date 2010-03-23.

Source and licence

Adapted from Light at the Edge of the World on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.