Britain Disconnected
Extreme weather this winter has cut off large areas of Britain from the outside world. Does the UK's Victorian infrastructure need updating? Tom Heap reports.
Extreme weather this winter has cut off large areas of Britain from the outside world. Does our Victorian infrastructure need an urgent update?
With parts of Cumbria cut-off since early December, bridges down in Yorkshire, hundreds of ferry cancellations and the West Coast train line out of action until March it's increasingly clear that Britain can't cope with the strong winds and floods that are becoming the new norm.
Should we embark on a new transport revolution, pouring concrete and laying steel to future-proof our roads and railways or should we accept a disconnected Britain?
Presenter: Tom Heap
Producer: Sarah Swadling.
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