Time To Talk Titanic

In this episode of Time To Talk Titanic, Arron chats with renowned Author & Historian Steve Hall, who has written many books about Titanic, including one dedicated to debunking the ever-persistent Titanic/Olympic 'Switch Theory'. This Titanic conspiracy has always done the rounds online, and 2023 has seen it blow up on Tik Tok with a viral video detailing the theory. Arron and Steve discuss the possibility of a switch happening, and also try to dig into when this theory even began...

In this episode of Time To Talk Titanic, Arron, Chandler, Presley, David and Callum discuss the wreck of the RMS Titanic, the laws and regulations put in place to protect it, the different ideas that have been thought of over the years to preserve or even raise her, and the multiple ways that people have taken advantage of the tragedy and the wreck for their own profit.   

Artifacts and even parts of the ship have been raised from the ocean floor and put on display in museums and touring exhibits, in an attempt to educate people and keep the story of Titanic alive.   

However, artifacts have also been sold at auction and disappear into private collections never to be seen by the public. Is this right? Titanic's story is being preserved, but at what cost? Let's talk about it...

In this episode of Time To Talk Titanic, Arron and David discuss the recent abomination of a horror movie that is Titanic 666, the reasons that movie studios have used the Titanic disaster as a source of profit since April 1912 when the ship sank, and also how other tragedies have been used in such a way, the differences, as well as how it could be done properly and well.

Inflatable sinking Titanic slides at kids parties. “Gin and Ti-tonic” ice cube trays. Captain Smith portrayed as a zombie in a Titanic horror movie. How can we humanise this disaster again in the modern day, and bring back a sense of reverence and understanding that has been lost over the years?   

Did an open gangway door on D-Deck speed up the sinking of Titanic? Was it even open during the sinking? And if so - what happened to the group of men sent down by Charles Lightoller to open it? Did they fulfil this order?  

And how much damage did the iceberg do to the bottom of Titanic? And how would damage directly to the underside of her keel have affected the internal flooding?  

In this episode of Time To Talk Titanic, Arron, David, Callum, Jordan and Chandler discuss these unanswered questions (as well as many others) and try to get to the bottom of the enduring mysteries surrounding this historic tragedy...

One thing has become clear since Titanic sank in 1912:   

A single survivor testimony has risen above all the rest, and not only influenced how we thought the ship sank til the discovery of her wreck in 1985, but has continued to inspire theatrical and television productions which depict the tragedy to this day. He's seen as a leading man and a hero - but was he telling the truth?   

We discuss/debate in this episode of Time To Talk Titanic, and try to get to the bottom of why he was believed over so many others, if there were any motives for him to lie, or if he ever lied in the first place...