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Tunnels Under the Thames

This episode follows engineers building London's brand new underground railway, Crossrail, as they rebuild a Victorian tunnel in London's East End.

This episode follows engineers building London's brand new underground railway, Crossrail, as they take on a Great British obsession - building train tunnels underwater.

Linda Miller, an engineer more at home building space launch complexes at Cape Canaveral, battles to rebuild a Victorian tunnel under the Royal Docks in London's East End. Meanwhile, a British tunnelling dynasty - the Bermingham family - follow in the footsteps of the original father-son team of Marc and Isambard Kingdom Brunel to build a brand new tunnel under the River Thames.

59 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Participant Linda Miller
Executive Producer Carlo Massarella
Series Producer Jane Fitzgerald
Director Joby Lubman

Broadcasts

  • Wed 23 Jul 2014 21:00
  • Thu 24 Jul 2014 23:20
  • Thu 24 Jul 2014 23:50
  • Sat 16 Aug 2014 01:40
  • Thu 21 Aug 2014 00:20
  • Sun 1 Mar 2015 19:00
  • Mon 21 Mar 2016 04:45
  • Sun 11 Jun 2017 18:00
  • Sun 11 Jun 2017 19:00
  • Tue 12 Dec 2017 16:00

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