Ships that Changed the World

Host Tim Collins looks at how the city of Belfast became a revolutionary force in maritime history, turning the Titanic and White Star Line into the biggest names in the history of transatlantic passenger liners.

Original locations, film archive and computer-generated imagery reveal how Northern Ireland's shipyard developed some of the biggest warships the world had ever seen during World War One. The resulting loss of lives at sea was much greater than even the Titanic disaster

A look at how Belfast remained a powerful competitor in shipping technology with the innovative SS Canberra liner, which served as both a cruise ship and a troop-carrier during the Falklands War in 1982.