Famous Victorians - Isambard Kingdom Brunel

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These stories focussing on three key events in the life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The first is told by Richard Beamish, an engineer, tells of the time when he was employed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and his father, Marc, to work on the Thames Tunnel. The second story is told by George Clark an engineer, who has been working with Isambard Kingdom Brunel on the building of the Great Western Railway. In the third, John Russell, a shipbuilder, recalls the time that Isambard Kingdom Brunel asked him to build his latest ship. The ship was called the 'SS Great Eastern' - or, to use the affectionate name that Brunel gave it - the 'Great Babe'.