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Episode 2 of 3

London cabbie Mason McQueen takes on the challenge of driving a taxi in Iqaluit, battling Arctic storms, icy roads and winds of 70 miles-per-hour.

London cabbie Mason McQueen follows up on his experiences in Toughest Place to be a Taxi Driver as he takes on a global taxi-driving challenge.

Mason gives up his black taxi to work in one of the most remote inhabited cities on earth during the coldest time of the year. In the frontier city of Iqaluit on the edge of the Canadian Arctic, there is no public transport - so the city's small, rugged band of taxi drivers are vital to keeping the population on the move.

An Arctic boom town, Iqaluit attracts many Canadians who are willing to brave the cold, dark and harsh conditions in return for the high wages on offer. It is also a place where the original inhabitants of the Arctic, the Inuit, are still struggling to find their place in the modern world. During his time in Iqaluit, Mason catches a glimpse of the old Inuit world as he joins a hunter out on the sea ice and also spends time in a local soup kitchen, providing an insight into the homelessness, depression and drug abuse that plagues the modern Inuits.

As a full-scale blizzard hits the city, Mason faces driving conditions tougher than anything he has ever experienced. He must battle through temperatues of minus 30 degrees, ferocious winds of 70 miles-per-hour, icy roads and white outs to get the people of Iqaluit safely home.

1 hour

Last on

Mon 21 Mar 2016 03:45

Music Played

  • Kasabian

    鲍苍诲别谤诲辞驳听

  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Crosstown Traffic

  • The Revels

    颁辞尘补苍肠丑别听

  • Beady Eye

    Shine A Light聽

  • Beach House

    窜别产谤补听

  • Jakwob

    叠濒颈苍诲颈苍驳听

  • Aim

    狈辞谤迟丑飞别蝉迟听

  • Efterklang

    Modern Drift聽

  • Clint Mansell

    Stay With Me聽

  • Moby

    贰惫别谤濒辞惫颈苍驳听

  • Bat for Lashes

    Moon And Moon聽

  • Brian Eno

    An Ending聽

  • Editors

    In This Light And On This Evening聽

  • Clint Mansell

    Holy Dread聽

  • Jack Savoretti

    颁丑补苍驳别蝉听

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Mason McQueen
Series Producer Simon Watts-Davies
Producer Hannah Griffiths
Assistant Producer Becky Evans

Broadcasts

Canada

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