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On the Move

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 202002:30

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Music Played

  • Glasvegas

    Flowers and Football Tops

  • Brian Eno

    Deep Blue Day

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterDallas Campbell
ParticipantMartyn Farr
ParticipantDavid Steel
ParticipantTristam Pearce
ParticipantDean Mannion
ParticipantReginald Swift
ParticipantNisrine Chartouny
ProducerGraham Russell
DirectorGraham Russell
Executive ProducerNigel Paterson
Executive ProducerJacqueline Smith

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