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King of the Channel

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

It's the costliest, hardest and slowest way of travelling between England and France, yet since Captain Webb made the first successful swim in 1875, hundreds have been eager to conquer the English Channel.
Mike Read of Ipswich is one of them but he has another claim to fame: he's done it more times than anyone else.
Film cameraman ERIC HANCOCK Sound recordist BEN STEVENS Film editor )AN BROWM Producer DICK ROBINSON

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Unknown:
Ben Stevens
Producer:
Dick Robinson
Source: Radio Times

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