The Toughest Dog-Sled Race in the World
The first woman to win the Iditarod race through 1000 miles of arctic wilderness in Alaska.
The Iditarod dog-sled race runs through 1,000 miles of Arctic wildnerness in Alaska and is regarded as one of the toughest sporting events in the world. In the winter of 1985, Libby Riddles drew international attention to the Iditarod by becoming the first woman to win. She talks to Robert Nicholson. The programme is a Whistledown Production.
(Photo: Libby Riddles in 1985. Credit: Associated Press)
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- Sat 16 Jan 2016 00:50GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Europe and the Middle East, East Asia & West and Central Africa only
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