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Survivors of the Titanic | Survivors from the famous shipwreck tell their stories
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At 11.40pm on 14 April, 1912, the famously 'unsinkable' ocean liner, Titanic, struck an iceberg. Two hours and 40 minutes later she sank deep into the freezing Atlantic waters. Less than a third of the people on board survived.
Over the years, the BBC has heard from some of the men and women who lived through that 'night to remember'. Their memories, and internal BBC documents about the controversies that followed, are now gathered together to tell the true story of the disaster.
Hear the survivors describe a night they could never forget.
Features
Survivors of the Titanic Collection
- Programmes (13)
- Documents (6)
I Was There
Commander CH Lightoller
The most senior surviving officer describes how the Titanic sank.
Children's Hour
Film News
Hitting the iceberg felt 'like a train being pulled up in the station'.
Commander Joseph Boxhall
An eyewitness account from the bridge of the Titanic.
Today from the South & West
Sinking of RMS Titanic
Major FW Prentis describes his escape from the Titanic.
Line Up
Edith Russell
The 90-year-old survivor vividly describes her experiences on the Titanic.
Today
Edwina MacKenzie
Edwina MacKenzie shares her experience of the night the majestic Titanic sank.
Up Country
An interview with a shipbuilder whose job was to make the Titanic watertight.
Today
Eva Hart, Titanic Survivor
An interview with Eva Hart, one of the last survivors of the Titanic.
Great Liners
Hazard at Sea
Interviews with crew and passengers who survived the sinking of the Titanic.
Today
Pictures from the Titanic
A prototype underwater camera explores the wreck of the Titanic.
Today
Video Pictures from RMS Titanic
Dr Robert Ballard describes videos from the site of the Titanic wreck.
The Way It Was
Eva Hart
Eva Hart shares her memories as a survivor of the 'unsinkable' Titanic.
Today
Return to the Titanic
Telly Savalas hosts a US TV special about the Titanic.
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