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The Channel Tunnel breakthrough

The Channel Tunnel breakthrough

FromWitness History


The Channel Tunnel breakthrough

FromWitness History

ratings:
Length:
9 minutes
Released:
May 3, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Thirty years on from the opening of the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France, we look at the moment the two halves of the tunnel were connected in 1990.Graham Fagg was the man who made the breakthrough, and the first person to cross by land between the two countries in 8,000 years.In 2010, he told Lucy Williamson about the festivities of that day.(Photo: The moment of breakthrough Graham Fagg greets Frenchman Philippe Cozette. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
Released:
May 3, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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