ITV Documentaries

Words Of The Titanic (2012x4)

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Marking the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s fateful voyage, voices from that infamous journey are brought back to life in this special programme. Famous faces join with relatives of survivors to read the words of original letters, diaries and memoirs in this powerful landmark documentary. Narrated by Charles Dance, the cast includes Richard E Grant (Gosford Park), Roger Allam (The Queen) and Nancy Carroll (Iris; An Ideal Husband) who paint a fresh and vivid picture of the events building up to the fateful night in April 1912. From the engine room hands to the ships commanders, from the plight of the third class passengers to the stories of the first class state room passengers, their testimonies combines to create a colourful and deeply moving account of the doomed voyage and its effect on the lives of the survivors.