Alaska

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Episode 1 of 3

Duration: 1 hour

Comedian Sue Perkins and adventurer Charley Boorman travel across Alaska to the notorious Dalton Highway - a dirt track built in the 1970s as a supply road to support the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline. Highway maintenance is a full time job here with avalanche units operating throughout the year. As Arctic conditions close in on them, the pair have to rely on the help of hardcore truckers for whom the highway is home. The rules of the road are: keep the CB radio switched on, don't exceed 50mph, and when an 18-wheel truck comes thundering down the rollercoaster of a road towards you, get out of the way!

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Sun 26 Feb 2012 19:00 BBC Two except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue)

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Credits

Presenter
Sue Perkins
Presenter
Charley Boorman
Director
Ewen Thomson
Executive Producer
Sue Davidson

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