The team reproduce a 30-foot section of the steel bow to scale, and erect it at the Belfast dock from where Titanic was launched, as a gift to the people of Belfast and a lasting tribute to the shipbuilders who made her.
They find out about the working culture of 100 years ago, when men were paid per rivet, and not for their time, and the incredible dangers of shipbuilding before our age of health and safety.<style type="text/css">body{background-repeat:no-repeat;background-color:#9a9a96;}</style>
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Series 1 Episode 1
The team reproduce a 30-foot section of the steel bow to scale, and erect it at the Belfast dock from where Titanic was…
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Series 1 Episode 2
The team walk in the footsteps of the heroic steel workers and coal miners of Britain a hundred years ago.
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Series 1 Episode 3
The engineers unleash the force that made Titanic a technological marvel: electricity.
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Series 1 Episode 4
This episode focuses on the luxurious interiors, fixtures and fittings of Titanic: fittings so expensive she was the…
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Series 1 Episode 5
In the final episode of the series the engineers explore the safety features on board Titanic and the heroic efforts of…
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