Building the Channel Tunnel

Building the Channel Tunnel

2019 en 45 minutes

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Plot

The Channel Tunnel linking Britain with France is one of the seven wonders of the modern world but what did it take to build the longest undersea tunnel ever constructed? We hear from the men and women, who built this engineering marvel. Massive tunnel boring machines gnawed their way through rock and chalk, digging not one tunnel but three; two rail tunnels and a service tunnel. This was a project that would be privately financed; not a penny of public money would be spent on the tunnel. Business would have to put up all the money and take all the risks. This was also a project that was blighted by flood, fire, tragic loss of life and financial bust ups. Today, it stands as an engineering triumph and a testament to what can be achieved when two nations, Britain and France put aside their historic differences and work together.

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Cast

Julian Barratt

Julian Barratt

Narrator (voice)

Colin Saxby

Colin Saxby

Himself

Graham Anderson

Graham Anderson

Himself

Kevin Milne

Kevin Milne

Himself

Christian Wolmar

Christian Wolmar

Himself

James Sherwood

James Sherwood

Himself

Tim Dunn

Tim Dunn

Himself

Philippe Vandebrouck

Philippe Vandebrouck

Himself

Graham Fagg

Graham Fagg

Himself

John Gallagher

John Gallagher

Himself

Sarah Chapman

Sarah Chapman

Herself

Ed Bartholomew

Ed Bartholomew

Himself

Mark Hudson

Mark Hudson

Himself

Helen Nattrass

Helen Nattrass

Herself

Alan Cottiss

Alan Cottiss

Himself

John Wildgoose

John Wildgoose

Himself

Paul Holt

Paul Holt

Himself

John Prescott

John Prescott

Himself

Richard Storer

Richard Storer

Himself

Philippe Cozette

Philippe Cozette

Himself

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