The Titanic is still news - several decades after the worlds largest and finest ship struck an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage in April. 1912.
The events of the fateful voyage are told through dramatized cotemporary accounts. These are enhanced by an extensive interview with Miss Eva Hart M.B.E., who was a girl of 7 at the time.
This is not only the story of that great tragedy, but also of Edward John Smith - a potter’s son - who rose from the backstreets of Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, to become the country’s premier sea captain. His great nephew, Don Smith, gives us an insight into the man, and shows some of Captain Smith’s possessions - handed down to him through the family.
It is also the story of how such a terrible disaster can be turned into something of national pride by the press of the day. Pride in a captain and crew who could uphold the great traditions of the sea - captured in Captain Smith’s famous last call from the bridge of the doomed ships:-“BE BRITISH!”
