Aired Tuesday April 23, 10:00pm - 11:00pmon BBC Four HD

The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway

Series 3 Episode 1

Following the construction workers of Crossrail as they battle to finish the final stages of the new Elizabeth Line underground railway beneath the streets of London. Costing over fifteen billion pounds and stretching 120km across the capital, this extraordinary construction project is one of the biggest in Europe and one of the most ambitious engineering feats in Britain since the time of Brunel.

Category
Documentary / Public affairs
Original air date
2019-02-13
Cast and crew
  • Julian BarrattNarrator