Georgie

Okay.

Also, this is the, if you're listening to this on the day of release, tomorrow is the anniversary of the Titanic sinking.

Wow.

A very unceremonious anniversary, though.

It's the 114-year anniversary.

Oh, give me five.

I'm trying my best.

Operated by the prestigious White Star Line, the RMS Titanic was built in Belfast with a staggering cost of about £1.5 million.

That is £170 million in today's money.

Her sister ship, the Olympia, made her maiden voyage in June 1911 to a great fanfare.

But the Titanic?

She was going to be even bigger, better and bougier.

As the name sort of gives away, this ship was massive.

At 269 metres long, 28 metres wide and over 53 metres tall, she was dubbed the largest moving object in the world.

And she wasn't just big, she was beautiful.

The ambition was to create a floating hotel, the grandest and most luxurious passenger experience ever seen at sea.

Taking inspiration from the ritz in London, architects kitted out the boat with restaurants, a cafe, promenade decks, shops, and smoking rooms, as well as, naturally, the most advanced safety features of the day.

Powered with over 10,000 light bulbs, the Titanic would glide across the Atlantic as a glowing beacon of wealth, prosperity, and innovation.

Finally, the day of her maiden voyage arrived, the 10th of April, 1912.

As she prepared to set sail on a seven-day journey from Southampton to New York, with stops in Cherbourg, France and Queenstown, Ireland, her lucky passengers, including you, because remember, this whole shorthand is about whether you would survive, were excited to climb aboard the best bloody ship in the world.