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The Channel Tunnel: 25 Years backdrop
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The Channel Tunnel: 25 Years

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First Aired:February 4, 2019
Seasons:1 season
Episodes:2
Status:Ended

The Channel Tunnel 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. On the 25th anniversary of its opening, we reflect on what it took to build the longest undersea tunnel ever constructed.

Cast

Rob Bell

Rob Bell

Self - Narrator (voice)

Seasons

Building The Channel Tunnel

E1Building The Channel Tunnel

46m

Feb 4, 2019

Over a thousand British tunnellers operated eleven massive tunnel boring machines, digging not one tunnel but three: two rail tunnels and a service tunnel. Workers smuggled in alcohol and cigarettes to supplement their substantial wages. In this difficult and dangerous environment, no female toilets could be provided to women workers.

Race to the Finish

E2Race to the Finish

45m

Feb 11, 2019

On 1 December 1990, 40 meters under the seabed, British and French tunnellers broke through the final section. Eleven tunnellers had perished over the course of construction. Over the years, tunnel use increased and freight costs declined - a huge success for both nations' economies.

Storyline

The Channel Tunnel 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. On the 25th anniversary of its opening, we reflect on what it took to build the longest undersea tunnel ever constructed.

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