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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.
Top Billed 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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