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Ruby Wax, Mel B and Emily Atack off-road through Utah and trek the mountains of Aspen as they investigate the meaning of the American Dream.

Isabella Bird travelled through Colorado in the height of the Gold Rush. In her memoir, she describes the impact of the mining and the worship of the 鈥榓lmighty dollar鈥�. Ruby, Mel and Emily investigate the impact of the American Dream, then and now.

They visit a ghost town that was 'the richest square mile on Earth鈥� in Bird's time, experience dizzying wealth in the mountains of Aspen, meet members of the Ute tribe, and learn about the genocidal impact of the Gold Rush on indigenous Americans.

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Fri 23 Dec 2022 01:05
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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:00

    Sharon Jones and the Dap鈥怟ings

    This Land Is Your Land

  • 00:02

    Pink Floyd

    Money

  • 00:08

    Ennio Morricone

    For A Few Dollars More Theme

  • 00:14

    Yeah Yeah Yeahs

    Rich

  • 00:22

    R. Lange

    Ka- Ching (feat. Shania Twain)

  • 00:27

    LeAnn Rimes

    Can't Fight The Moonlight

  • 00:35

    Dave & Toni Arthur

    John Peel

  • 00:39

    Doc Watson

    Freight Train Boogie

  • 00:46

    Johnny Cash

    Lost On The Desert

  • 00:47

    Ali Farka Toure With Ry Cooder

    Amandrai

  • 00:50

    Emmylou Harris

    Together Again

Credits

Presenter Emily Atack
Presenter Melanie Brown
Presenter Ruby Wax
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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