CinemaOSMovie · 2019 · 0h 45m

Building the Channel Tunnel

DocumentaryTV Movie

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.

Directed byEdward McGown

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 45m
Language
EN
Released
June 12, 2019
Studios
Windfall FilmsChannel 5 BroadcastingNational Geographic

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Julian Barratt

Julian Barratt

Narrator (voice)

Colin Saxby

Himself

Graham Anderson

Himself

Kevin Milne

Himself

Christian Wolmar

Christian Wolmar

Himself

James Sherwood

Himself

Tim Dunn

Tim Dunn

Himself

Philippe Vandebrouck

Himself

Graham Fagg

Himself

John Gallagher

Himself

Creative team
Directed by
Edward McGown
Produced by
Edward McGown

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