Synopsis
Looking at how the Channel Tunnel was built from an engineering point of view.
- Programme: How They Built The Channel Tunnel
- Channel: Channel 4
- Broadcast year: 1992
- Building & Construction
Licence: ERA Licence required
Free to watch for UK schools, colleges and universities with an ERA Licence
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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