Historian Virginie Girod continues her story on the history of the Titanic, in a 4-part series. With the film "Titanic", Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet will again be the headliners of cinemas in the coming weeks. 25 years after the idyll between Jack and Rose, the dark rooms offer spectators an unprecedented experience in 3D. On April 14, 1912, a little before midnight, in the North Atlantic, the crew of the Titanic was on high alert: after a terrible collision with an iceberg, the first six watertight compartments took on water. The liner's architect Thomas Andrews estimates that he has one hour to evacuate the building… Third class passengers are the first to realize that something abnormal has just happened. Then little by little, the whole sleepy boat topples over in horror. Canoe by canoe, who supervises the evacuation? And with what priorities? In this episode of the podcast "At the heart of history" produced by Europe 1 Studio, Virginie Girod retraces the icy hours that preceded the disappearance of the Titanic, the worst maritime disaster of the 20th century.

2023-03-01T04:05:00.581Z

Historian Virginie Girod continues her story on the history of the Titanic, in a 4-part series. With the film "Titanic", Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet will once again be the headliners in cinemas in the coming weeks. 25 years after the idyll between Jack and Rose, the dark rooms offer spectators an unprecedented experience in 3D. On April 14, 1912, a little before midnight, in the North Atlantic, the crew of the Titanic was on high alert : after a terrible impact with an iceberg, the first six watertight compartments took on water. The liner's architect Thomas Andrews estimates that he has one hour to evacuate the building… Third class passengers are the first to realize that something abnormal has just happened. Then little by little, the whole sleepy boat topples over in horror. Canoe by canoe, who supervises the evacuation? And with what priorities? In this episode of the podcast "At the heart of History" produced by Europe 1 Studio, Virginie Girod retraces the icy hours that preceded the disappearance of the Titanic, the worst maritime disaster of the 20th century. Topics covered: Titanic - boat - sinking - Great Britain - White Star line - Bruce Ismay - James Pirrie -Thomas Andrews-John Smith