- Title: Underdog
- Date: 1st January 1970
- Description:In February 2009,Newton Oswald will be the first Jamaican in history to compete in the Yukon Quest,the most grueling and dangerous sled dog race in the world. It's a two-week,1,609 Km race from ,,and#8211; in the dead of winter and#8211; through frozen,barren landscapes on the roof of the world. More people have climbed than have completed the Yukon Quest. Nearly half the mushers freeze up under the pressure and#8211; and turn back. Poorly prepared,under-slept,frostbitten or scared,mushers collapse from exhaustion or succumb to dehydration. Heavy snow covers the trails and throws them off course - leaving them lost in the Canadian wilderness. Sleds fall though frozen rivers; teams succumb to howling winds,whiteouts and temperatures as low as minus 60. As first place winner 2008 Lance McKay states,it takes a and#8220;madnessand#8221; to even dream of participating. The trails of the Quest are no place for a novice musher from is a happy-go-lucky kid who hums reggae tunes and cracks wise - nothing like the hardened northern mushers who compete in the Quest. In the eyes of these men,is a lightweight who's way out of his league. He'll either drop out half way through the Quest - or die trying.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Music
- Producer:Aje Underdog Productions
- Transmission Date:01/01/1970
- Rights:On Request
- Decade: 1970s