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  • 2014-01-05T21:00:00Z on BBC Two
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  • 2h (2 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary, History
Dan Snow is taking on a massive challenge, recreating the first ever exploration of the mighty Colorado River.

2 episodes

Series Premiere

2014-01-05T21:00:00Z

1x01 Episode 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode 1

  • 2014-01-05T21:00:00Z1h

Dan Snow recreates John Wesley Powell's pioneering 1869 expedition along the Grand Canyon, traversing the Colorado rapids in replicas of the wooden boats used in the original trip.

2014-01-12T21:00:00Z

1x02 Episode 2

1x02 Episode 2

  • 2014-01-12T21:00:00Z1h

As he recreates a famous exploratory trip down the Colorado River, Dan Snow makes use of 19th-century surveying equipment as he records geological data and takes photographs with a period 3D camera as the original team did.

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