LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Challenges faced by developers of Channel Tunnel

Genre

News report; Speech; Music

TX Date

30 Nov 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:30

Description

Overview of the challenges faced by developers of the Channel Tunnel, the underwater link between the UK and France, as the builders are about to break through and meet. Includes excerpt of Margaret Thatcher speech in 1985 announcing agreement for fixed link crossing and local resident’s protest song. Darren Henley reports.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Darren Henley

Keywords

Transport; Travel; UK; France; Finance; Channel tunnels; Peaceful protest; Underwater tunnels; Dover; Folkestone

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