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On the Move - History of Tunnelling - BBC Sounds

On the Move - History of Tunnelling - BBC Sounds

History of TunnellingHistory of Tunnelling

Released On: 05 May 1994

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The opening of the Channel Tunnel and an exhibition on the history of tunnelling

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