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On the Move

Britain Beneath Your Feet Series 1
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Series exploring Britain from below. Dallas Campbell sees how what goes on underground keeps our country on the move, and meets some of the hidden army of workers.

Dallas Campbell reveals a fascinating and secret world hidden below Britain. In this episode he explores how what goes on underground keeps our country on the move. He delves into the past to discover how a secret wartime pipeline is now delivering fuel to Heathrow Airport. Extraordinary computer graphics lay bare the underwater engineering genius that allowed the iconic Forth Rail Bridge to be built in the 19th century.

Along the way Dallas meets some of the hidden army of workers that keep Britain running from underground, from the drivers of the largest tunnelling machines in the world to the engineers running a vast power station under a mountain in Wales. In one memorable scene, he helps dislodge a 'fatberg' that's blocking one of London's sewers. And he does some secret filming of badgers that are threatening the foundations of a primary school and helps to relocate the whole sett.

59 minutes

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Wed 8 Apr 2020 02:30
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:02

    Glasvegas

    Flowers and Football Tops

  • 00:23

    Brian Eno

    Deep Blue Day

Credits

Presenter Dallas Campbell
Participant Martyn Farr
Participant David Steel
Participant Tristam Pearce
Participant Dean Mannion
Participant Reginald Swift
Participant Nisrine Chartouny
Producer Graham Russell
Director Graham Russell
Executive Producer Nigel Paterson
Executive Producer Jacqueline Smith

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