Main content
This programme is not currently available on 麻豆官网首页入口 iPlayer

Journey Down the Yukon - A Soldier's Challenge

Nine years after being blown up in Afghanistan, wounded soldier Ben Parkinson takes on a gruelling mission to canoe hundreds of miles down Canada's mighty Yukon River.

Nine years after being blown up in Afghanistan, one of Britain's most wounded soldiers takes on a gruelling mission to canoe hundreds of miles down Canada's mighty Yukon River.

Ben Parkinson from Doncaster had both legs amputated and was left with a severe brain injury after the explosion in 2006. Medical staff warned Ben that he might never walk or talk again, but he has defied the odds to take on an expedition down one of the world's most remote river systems. All that stands in his way are bears, wolves and rapids, and the battle with his own damaged and broken body.

59 minutes

Last on

Thu 17 Dec 2015 23:45

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Mike Dilger
Producer Paul Greenan
Executive Producer Nicola Addyman

Broadcasts