Show Notes
We join host Paul McGann as he explores life and death on the most infamous ship in history. You’ll be right there on board. Mingling with the first-class passengers in their opulent surrounds. Rubbing shoulders with the passengers down in steerage. Setting sail from Southampton, chugging across the Atlantic. Striking the iceberg and sinking into the icy depths…
We’ll hear the harrowing tales of the victims and the testimonies of the lucky survivors. And Paul explores his own family story, following his great uncle Jimmy McGann - a trimmer down in Titanic’s engine room.
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