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Groundbreakers

Series 1

Episode 3: The Man Who Shrank The World

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

William Crawley follows the incredible story of Belfast-born scientist Lord Kelvin and a group of visionaries, who long before the first telephone call, embarked on a quest to join Europe and America, spanning the Atlantic with a single 2,500-mile telegraph cable. Show less

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