Its going to be Titanic

We all know the sad story of the "unsinkable" doomed ocean liner that struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic ocean on its maiden voyage to New York on the 10th April 1912, where 1500 passengers died and only 700 managed to survive. I am of course talking about the RMS Titanic. At the time she was the largest ship afloat at 46,328 GRT and certainly the most luxurious but looking back at that now she seems tiny compared to some of the monsters at sea like the Oasis and Allure of the Seas by Royal Caribbean. It took about 3 years to build this beauty and only one doomed night to destroy it, well about 3 hours they say for her to sink to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

We had the epic film back in 1997 with Leonardo DI Caprio and Kate Winslet where we got a feel of what may have happened that night with the love story of Jack and Rose but I have often wondered about the stories of the people that were actually on board, the survivors and those that perished. What really did happened that night?

Now is the chance for us to really get immersed in the story as ITV1 are going to be showcasing a 4 part drama starting on Sunday 25th March called Titanic. Penned by the Oscar winning writer Julian Fellows it is set to be an amazing drama click here to watch the trailer. I'm very excited about this and will definitely be tuning in to watch. I hope they can do it the justice that it deserves.

The captain of the Titanic,  Cpt. Edward John Smith, remained firm on his ship and went down with her after trying to make sure all the women and children were safely evacuated.....thats certainly more than I can say for one captain we know of in the recent news....not to mention any names!!

 Captain Edward John Smith.

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