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.
Building the Channel Tunnel
June 12, 2019
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Julian Barratt
Narrator (voice)
Colin Saxby
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Graham Anderson
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Kevin Milne
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Christian Wolmar
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James Sherwood
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Tim Dunn
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Philippe Vandebrouck
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Graham Fagg
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John Gallagher
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Sarah Chapman
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Ed Bartholomew
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Mark Hudson
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Helen Nattrass
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Alan Cottiss
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John Wildgoose
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Paul Holt
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John Prescott
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Richard Storer
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Philippe Cozette
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Edward McGown
Director
Fred Hepburn
Executive Producer
Edward McGown
Producer
James Allnutt
Producer's Assistant
Rosella Canadé
Production Manager
Birte Pedersen
Head of Production
Deborah Weavers
Production Executive
Lindsey Priestley
Production Coordinator
Elizabeth Richards
Production Accountant
Carlo Massarella
Executive Producer
Sophie-Alice Davies
Mix Technician