Bonus Archival: Titanic Discovered (Sept. 1, 1985)

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Tv & Film, Drama, Film History, Fiction

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🗓️ 17 July 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Bonus Archival. This special extended episode contains original news reports of the "greatest ocean discovery in history" on September 1, 1985. First is CTV's original report the evening of the discovery, and then ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, and the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather. After this, CBS News and ABC News continue their coverage with the questions around who owns the ship, and excerpts from the 1986 documentary "Titanic: The Nightmare and the Dream." Lastly, Dr. Robert Ballard speaks about his discovery, and the top-secret military origins of the mission that found Titanic. This award-winning 10-part original miniseries stars Ross Marquand (The Walking Dead, Avengers: Endgame) as up-and-coming writer-director James Cameron, and tells the story of how he fought through decades of personal struggles and career setbacks to assemble the most expensive and grueling movie production of all-time, Titanic, that nearly sank two film studios. If you enjoyed BLOCKBUSTER, please consider a small donation to help the creators continue making this series at http://GetBlockbuster.com/support and receive bonus perks, and your name in the credits! Facebook: http://facebook.com/BlockbusterPod Twitter: http://twitter.com/Blockbuster_Pod Instagram: http://instagram.com/blockbusterpod Follow series creator @MattSchrader on Twitter 🏆 Blockbuster is now an award-winning podcast! Winner of Adweek's Creative Podcast of the Year, two NYF Radio Awards, and Webby Awards Honoree for Best Miniseries. Thanks in advance for sharing Blockbuster with a friend! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The great ship went down after striking an iceberg.
0:08.7	Never a trace was found.
0:10.5	That mystery was explained today.
0:12.5	Scientists in a miniature submarine made the discovery early this morning.
0:16.6	Mark Gage reports.
0:20.0	The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912.
0:24.0	From that day on, scientists and treasure hunters have scoured the North Atlantic looking for
0:28.2	the ship.
0:29.2	No one ever found even a trace of the massive 884th steel hull.
0:34.0	Until today, at 2 o'clock this morning, Dr. Robert Ballard, leading a scientific expedition
0:39.7	on board the research ship North, found the wreckage 2.5 miles below.
0:44.5	We came on it early this morning.
0:47.7	It's just bang.
0:49.7	There was right on top of it, we went right through the whole debris field with a rather
0:56.9	dicey 20 minutes.
1:00.2	The British-owned passenger ship was the biggest and most luxurious of its time.
1:04.8	It carried the cream of North American society.
1:07.8	It was also fast, but that proved to be a major factor in the ship's destruction.
1:13.0	The captain ignored warnings that he was sailing straight into a field of icebergs.
1:17.5	The ship was traveling at full speed, 25 knots.
1:21.0	It took about 400 miles off U of the land after only 5 days at sea, the Titanic hit a
1:26.0	nice burn.
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