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Chilean Miners: 17 Days Buried Alive

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12/08/2011

BBC Two - Chilean Miners: 17 Days Buried Alive

The Chilean miners trapped underground in 2010 remember the story of the first 17 days.

Documentary in which the Chilean miners trapped underground for 69 days in 2010 remember the untold story of the first 17 days, when no-one outside knew if they were alive.

When the 33 Chilean miners emerged from underground before a worldwide audience of over a billion, they made a pact not to speak about what had happened underground. Now six of them remember the untold story of the first 17 days - when no-one outside knew if they were alive. 

Filming down a Chilean mine, the programme explores the nightmare of living in the dark tunnels half a mile underground, eating a spoonful of tuna every two days and not knowing if you would ever be found.

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