Operation Gold Rush. Episode three, Digging for gold / produced and directed by Stefania Bounajuti ; BBC Studios.
In this epic adventure, a team of explorers attempt to strike gold in Canada's frozen North. Taking the same trail as original Gold Rush prospectors, they embark on a journey of genuine danger and thrilling beauty. The team must cross a treacherous mountain pass, navigate vast, icy lakes, and b...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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London, England :
BBC Worldwide,
2016.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Genre/Form: | Action and adventure television programs, Travelogues (Television programs), Television mini-series |
| Summary: | In this epic adventure, a team of explorers attempt to strike gold in Canada's frozen North. Taking the same trail as original Gold Rush prospectors, they embark on a journey of genuine danger and thrilling beauty. The team must cross a treacherous mountain pass, navigate vast, icy lakes, and brave the rapids of the mighty Yukon River in a basic wooden boat. Isolated and exposed to the elements, they face an authentically dangerous ordeal. Can they endure the weeks of agony that lie between them and the Klondike Gold Fields? And will they strike lucky if they get there? In this episode, they finally arrive at Dawson City, gateway to Klondike gold. Guided by historical accounts, the team set up a 19th-century style mining camp in the heart of the gold fields. Using traditional methods, they set about the back-breaking work of mining for gold. They have to use both their expertise and muscle to give them any chance of striking it rich. It is not going to be easy - they have just five days to prospect in an area that is already been extensively mined. But in a game where luck can play as much a part as experience, will they walk away having struck gold? |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed February 26, 2019). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (50 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:50:13 |
| Participant or Performer: | Narrator: Alisdair Simpson; presenter: Dan Snow. |
| Language: | In English. |