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Gold Rush Memories

Synopsis
Story of Will White from Dorset, one of thousands of amateur prospectors who rushed to the Klondike river in northern Canada in 1996 in search of gold, gleaned from his letter home. Also tells of colourful characters of the time.
Series
Timewatch, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. b&w/col. 50 min.
Year of production
1996
Availability
Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Notes
Broadcast on BBC2 on 24/9/96.
Subjects
History
Keywords
gold mining

Credits

Producer
Jonathan Gili
Contributor
Laurence Rees

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact
Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
Email
BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
Web
https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone
+44 (0) 20 8433 1009
Address
BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK
Notes
The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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