Rather than simply recounting history, each new version reworks a shared cultural template for contemporary audiences.
In 1911, Violet Jessop was working aboard the RMS Olympic as a stewardess when the vessel collided with the British warship ...
A supposedly unsinkable ship, an iceberg and a catastrophe that circulates through popular culture – the Titanic disaster is one of the most retold events in modern history. But familiarity comes at a ...
A four-part BBC Two docudrama recreates the final 160 minutes of the Titanic in near real-time using eyewitness testimony and ...
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