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Channel Tunnel Group and Venturers propose English Channel crossing

Title
Channel Tunnel Group and Venturers propose English Channel crossing
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
1 Dec 1981
Year of production
1981
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Duration
00:03:37
Description
Report on proposals for the Channel Tunnel. Includes interviews with London Central Europe MP, Sir David Nicholson, who is leading the European Channel Tunnel Group, and Ian MacGregor of British Steel, who leads the Venturers Group. The Tunnel Group is proposing a rail-only tunnel while the Venturers are proposing a series of islands with an 11-mile tunnel in the middle to carry a motorway. Male reporter not identified. Possibly part of a programme in the series, Decision Makers.
Contributors
Ian MacGregor; David Nicholson
Keywords
English Channel; Channel tunnels; Channel Tunnel Group; Underwater tunnels; Venturers

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