POGO launches F.A.Q. Season II

Media News

New Delhi, August 6, 2010

Frequently Asked Questions aka F.A.Q., India's first curiosity-based show and POGO's tenth original production, is back with incredible new discoveries and science experiments, aimed at inspiring learning amongst kids in a fun and entertaining way.

Launching on POGO on Saturday, August 14 at 10:00 a.m, F.A.Q. Season II features whacky host Prateek and his robot assistant Crash as they continue to make learning an explorative and experimental journey. A welcome addition to the team is mechanical genius Dr. Kholkar. Armed with his toolkit, Dr. Kholkar is always on the lookout for gadgets such as pianos, bikes, robots and television sets to take apart. and discover what's inside. Learning about gadgets and machines was never so fun or so easy!

Krishna Desai, Director Programming, South Asia, Turner International India Pvt. Ltd. said, "F.A.Q. is one of POGO's most challenging and dynamic original productions. Created specifically to encourage lateral thinking, spur kids' curiosity and learning through exploring, F.A.Q is a perfect fit for POGO's vision as a channel for kids who dream bigger, think louder, play smarter and bounce higher. Season I was a huge hit, with Prateek and Crash making a complicated subject like Science fun with the help of exciting experiments and cool trivia. We are extremely excited about season II, especially with the new segment of Dr. Kholkar, aimed at channeling kids' natural curiosity of "taking apart" gadgets to understand how they work. Kids will surely make friends with Dr. Kholkar, as easily as they did with Prateek and Crash."

Prateek Sethi will host the show along with Sorabh Pant, a popular stand-up comedian as Dr. Kholkar in F.A.Q. Season II. Each episode is full of mysterious yet scientific information focusing on explaining to kids the puzzling and complicated technicalities of Science. Season II episodes of F.A.Q. are packed with different segments as against a single half hour show, featuring a brand new slate of exciting experiments. Some of the highlights include showing kid's how to create a soft drink dispenser that serves 8 at a time, how to develop future mode of transportation, a monowheel bike (Semi wheeled bike), make an amphicycle (a cycle one can ride on land and water) or create a gym equipment with a wooden stick, amongst other interesting things.

For further information, please contact:

Turner International India Pvt. Ltd.

Abha Talwar

Tel: 011-41699117

Email: abha.talwar@turner.com

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