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The Mysteries of the Titanic

Why didn't nearby ships come to the aid of the Titanic?

Presenter Malcolm Billings finds the answers to:

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Why didn't nearby ships come to the aid of the Titanic?

Includes Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ archive interviews with Titanic officer Joseph Boxhall, and child survivor Eva Hart.

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14 minutes

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project