The Race to Replace a Cracked Dam
Infrastructure 09 Aug 2023
Some of the most amazing infrastructure on Earth lies beneath a remote island chain in the North Atlantic. It has a population of less than 55,000, and yet it’s home to some of the longest subsea tunnels on the planet.Our latest longform documentary sees Fred Mills travel to the Faroe Islands and discover the incredible engineering behind the world’s first undersea roundabout and the tunnels themselves, including a hidden system of pipes and pumps. This is how construction has transformed one of Europe’s most isolated nations.
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