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🗓️ 13 April 2025
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How could the unsinkable ship… sink? In this dramatic moment-by-moment account, Dan tells the dramatic tale of the Titanic from the moment of impact with the iceberg to the first steps of survivors in New York. He's joined by world-leading expert Tim Maltin to bust the many infamous myths and provide insight you probably won't have heard before. Together they pore over the records, the testimonies of survivors and the science of how Titanic, at every turn, was doomed to sink that fateful night.
Produced by Louise Quick and Mariana Des Forges and edited by Dougal Patmore.
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1:20.0 | her whistle, bold and optimistic. |
1:23.5 | RMS Titanic cast off from Southampton Dock on England's south coast. |
1:29.3 | Toed out into the river test by tugboats, she set sail her maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to New York. |
1:39.3 | Hundreds of passengers and crew on board gathered at the bows of the ship, while hundreds more swarmed |
1:45.7 | across the decks, desperate to secure a view. Couples embraced children sat on the shoulders |
1:51.4 | of their parents, a sea of hands and hats waved ecstatically, as goodbyes were sent to family |
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