Canada
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.
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Clips
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Arctic wipe out
Duration: 01:07
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Mason tries Inuit throat singing
Duration: 01:49
Music Played
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Kasabian
鲍苍诲别谤诲辞驳听
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Crosstown Traffic
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The Revels
颁辞尘补苍肠丑别听
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Beady Eye
Shine A Light聽
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Beach House
窜别产谤补听
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Jakwob
叠濒颈苍诲颈苍驳听
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Aim
狈辞谤迟丑飞别蝉迟听
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Efterklang
Modern Drift聽
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Clint Mansell
Stay With Me聽
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Moby
贰惫别谤濒辞惫颈苍驳听
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Bat for Lashes
Moon And Moon聽
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Brian Eno
An Ending聽
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Editors
In This Light And On This Evening聽
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Clint Mansell
Holy Dread聽
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Jack Savoretti
颁丑补苍驳别蝉听
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Mason McQueen |
Series Producer | Simon Watts-Davies |
Producer | Hannah Griffiths |
Assistant Producer | Becky Evans |
Canada
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