Secrets of the Lost Liners (2022)
Follows the design, service and loss of some of the world's greatest ocean liners, covering 100 years, from luxury floating palaces to national symbols, all tragically lost through conflict, accidents or human error.
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Episodes
- 1 1. Normandie2022-07-27The most expensive and extravagant ocean liner ever built, a symbol of French national pride attracting the super wealthy. But this art deco icon would end up destroyed by fire in
- 2 2. Queen Elizabeth2022-08-03This floating palace became part of a cunning plan by the British Government to help defeat Hitler. Instrumental in helping turn the tide of the war, why did the treasured Queen El
- 3 3. Andrea Doria2022-08-10Launching in the 1950s, the Andrea Doria was the envy of other shipping lines and attracted the cream of Hollywood glamour. But on her 51st voyage across the Atlantic to America, s
- 4 4. Rex2022-08-17The pride of Mussolini's dictatorship, the Rex broke many records in terms of technical abilities and a new level of luxury at sea. Avoiding being turned into a troop ship and hidd
- 5 5. Cap Arcona2022-08-24This German flagship doubled up in a 1942 version of the Titanic made as a propaganda film by the Nazis. But her end would be equally tragic with an even greater loss of life. Over
- 6 6. America/Australis2022-08-31One of the longest-serving liners in history, the SS America found life as a much-loved cruise ship. How could such seemingly minor events see her gallant life end as a wreck on th
Cast
Sean PertweeSelf - Narrator (voice)Images
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