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Chilean Miners: 17 Days Buried Alive

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.

1 hour

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Tue 16 Aug 2011 23:20

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