Timewatch · SEASON 18
Before the Titanic
Episode 6 · 1999-05-29
- Documentary
Episode overview
In 1909 the passenger liners Florida - carrying Italian immigrants to New York - and Republic - carrying American tourists to Europe - collided on a freezing north Atlantic night. The lives of over 1,500 passengers and crew were held in the balance as the ships became dependent on a new technology - the wireless. What happened played a crucial role in determining the outcome of the Titanic tragedy three years later.
50 minutes
Season 18 episodes
1. Grey Owl: The Great White Hoax1999-04-17
2. The Crossing1999-04-24
3. Tales from the Oklahoma Land Runs1999-05-01
4. The Lost Temple of Java1999-05-08
5. Sleeping with the Enemy1999-05-22
6. Before the Titanic1999-05-29
7. The Forgotten Volunteers1999-06-05
8. Letting the Genie out of the Bottle1999-06-26
9. The Spies Who Fooled Hitler: MI5 at War1999-10-02
10. Ivan the Terrible1999-11-06
11. Tales of the Eiffel Tower1999-11-20
12. A Very British Mutiny1999-12-04
