Titanic: Fact, Myth, and the Lessons of an Unsinkable Ship

The episode traces the construction and design optimism behind the RMS Titanic, examines what contemporary evidence reveals about its tragic sinking, and looks at how inquiries and later safety reforms reshaped maritime practice. It also unpacks class disparities in evacuation, distinguishes survivor accounts from later myth‑making, and asks why the wreck continues to haunt British cultural memory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices