How the world's longest underwater tunnel was built - Alex Gendler
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Flanked by two powerful nations, the English Channel has long been one of the world’s most important maritime passages. Yet for most of its history, crossing was a dangerous prospect. Engineers proposed numerous plans for spanning the gap, including a design for an underwater passage more than twice the length of any existing tunnel. Alex Gendler details the creation of the Channel Tunnel.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Alex Gendler
- Director Bruno Simões
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Animator Laura Portolés
- Music Aurélien Vieira Lino
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Associate Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler
- Fact-Checker Eden Girma
