Episode 1
Three trailblazing women, Ruby Wax, Mel B and Emily Atack, retrace the famous footsteps of intrepid Victorian explorer Isabella Bird through the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.
Three generations of trailblazing women - Ruby Wax, Melanie Brown and Emily Atack 鈥 come together to retrace the famous footsteps of intrepid Victorian explorer Isabella Bird. Travelling alone, Isabella crossed the lawless American Wild West, riding 800 miles on horseback through the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. She befriended outlaws, climbed mountains, and faced grizzly bears in what was a restrictive era for women in Britain.
Using her original 1873 book A Lady鈥檚 Life in the Rocky Mountains as inspiration for their own adventure, Ruby, Mel and Emily want to pay homage to this forgotten pioneer. They explore the people, places and curious customs of an ever-changing America, while reflecting on the changes in western society over the last 150 years and their own experiences of womanhood.
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Music Played
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Sharon Jones and the Dap鈥怟ings
This Land Is Your Land
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Rheault M Fox Hill M
Delta Dobro
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Ennio Morricone
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - Main Title/Ecstasy of Gold
Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. -
Steppenwolf
Born To Be Wild
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Pop Levi
Strawberry Shake
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Carl Palmer
Fanfare and Drum Solo
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Blondie
One Way Or Another
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Deer Lick Holler Boys
Duelling Banjos
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Whitney Houston
How Will I Know (Single Version)
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Janelle Monae, Roman Gianarthur
Tightrope
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Sia
Unstoppable
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Kitty, Daisy & Lewis
Going Up The Country
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Lucinda Williams
Can't Let Go
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Woody Guthrie
This Land Is Your Land
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The Rolling Stones
You Can't Catch Me
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Emily Atack |
Presenter | Melanie Brown |
Presenter | Ruby Wax |
Expert | Ian Peterson |
Director | Caroline O'Shaughnessy |
Production Manager | Julia Swabey |
Series Producer | Jill Worsley |
Executive Producer | Lisa Edwards |
Executive Producer | Sebastian Grant |
Production Company | Studio Ramsay |
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