Building the Channel Tunnel

Building the Channel Tunnel (2019)

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.

  • Release Date: 2019-06-12
  • Runtime: 0h 45min
  • Director: Edward McGown

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Cast

  • Julian Barratt

    Narrator (voice)

  • Colin Saxby

    Himself

  • Graham Anderson

    Himself

  • Kevin Milne

    Himself

  • Christian Wolmar

    Himself

  • James Sherwood

    Himself

  • Tim Dunn

    Himself

  • Philippe Vandebrouck

    Himself

  • Graham Fagg

    Himself

  • John Gallagher

    Himself

  • Sarah Chapman

    Herself

  • Ed Bartholomew

    Himself

  • Mark Hudson

    Himself

  • Helen Nattrass

    Herself

  • Alan Cottiss

    Himself

  • John Wildgoose

    Himself

  • Paul Holt

    Himself

  • John Prescott

    Himself

  • Richard Storer

    Himself

  • Philippe Cozette

    Himself

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