Building the Channel Tunnel

Building the Channel Tunnel

2019
45m
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Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
Windfall Films Channel 5 National Geographic
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English French

Keywords

france english channel tgv train united kingdom tunnel construction edited from tv series train tunnel dover high speed calais channel tunnel eurotunnel

Quick Facts

Release Date June 12, 2019
Status Released
Language EN
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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

Key Crew

Edward McGown
Director
Edward McGown
Producer
Carlo Massarella
Executive Producer
Fred Hepburn
Executive Producer