Julian Fellowes

He was there to sail the ship.

He was there to sail the ship.

It didn't occur to anyone that a gash that long would be made in the side of a ship. And in fact, the truth is that if they had not tried to steer out of the way of the iceberg, if they had simply headed straight on into it, they wouldn't have sunk. I mean, there wasn't a ship that could have done that damage. Only an iceberg could do it.

It didn't occur to anyone that a gash that long would be made in the side of a ship. And in fact, the truth is that if they had not tried to steer out of the way of the iceberg, if they had simply headed straight on into it, they wouldn't have sunk. I mean, there wasn't a ship that could have done that damage. Only an iceberg could do it.

Like everything, the truth is a little more complicated. The reason there were too few lifeboats was that it never occurred to anyone that the lifeboats would be any more than ferries, because liners, when they sank, took a very long time to do it.

Like everything, the truth is a little more complicated. The reason there were too few lifeboats was that it never occurred to anyone that the lifeboats would be any more than ferries, because liners, when they sank, took a very long time to do it.

I think it was an interesting period for the relationship between Great Britain, still a vast imperial power at that time, and America, which was, you know, becoming the greatest economy of the Western world or the world.

I think it was an interesting period for the relationship between Great Britain, still a vast imperial power at that time, and America, which was, you know, becoming the greatest economy of the Western world or the world.

And people in a way, I think, were pretending that it was about snobbery and being well-bred and good manners and grace and knowing how to do things properly and all those phrases snobs use. But of course it wasn't really. It was about power. And the British were starting to see that the Americans were more powerful than they were.

And people in a way, I think, were pretending that it was about snobbery and being well-bred and good manners and grace and knowing how to do things properly and all those phrases snobs use. But of course it wasn't really. It was about power. And the British were starting to see that the Americans were more powerful than they were.

America had started to develop its own society. It wasn't anymore imitating Europe. It wasn't based on leading families who were the younger sons of Scottish gentry or Dutch gentry or whatever it was. These were new people who'd come along and they'd invented, you know, doorknobs or trains or yachts or whatever.

America had started to develop its own society. It wasn't anymore imitating Europe. It wasn't based on leading families who were the younger sons of Scottish gentry or Dutch gentry or whatever it was. These were new people who'd come along and they'd invented, you know, doorknobs or trains or yachts or whatever.

And they were vastly rich and they weren't about to be told what to do by the youngest son of someone from Argyllshire. You know, they could piss off as far as they were concerned. And they made a new society. And you see that on the Titanic, that actually Titanic first class was dominated by Americans.

And they were vastly rich and they weren't about to be told what to do by the youngest son of someone from Argyllshire. You know, they could piss off as far as they were concerned. And they made a new society. And you see that on the Titanic, that actually Titanic first class was dominated by Americans.

Titanic is this metaphor for the whole of mankind. I think the reason ultimately why we're talking about Titanic today is because it speaks to the human condition.

Titanic is this metaphor for the whole of mankind. I think the reason ultimately why we're talking about Titanic today is because it speaks to the human condition.

Titanic is more or less a carbon copy of Olympic. The only difference visually really is that on the Olympics maiden voyage, some of the first class passengers complained about spray from the bow waves washing over the promenade deck. And so they therefore decided to enclose the promenade deck, which gives Titanic that slightly more modern look. Internally, her area was the same.

Titanic is more or less a carbon copy of Olympic. The only difference visually really is that on the Olympics maiden voyage, some of the first class passengers complained about spray from the bow waves washing over the promenade deck. And so they therefore decided to enclose the promenade deck, which gives Titanic that slightly more modern look. Internally, her area was the same.

The reason why they could say she had a higher tonnage than her identical twin sister ship is because they rearranged the accommodation on the ship and tonnage was actually calculated by accommodation. So she was said to be the biggest ship in the world, but actually she was the same as Olympic.

The reason why they could say she had a higher tonnage than her identical twin sister ship is because they rearranged the accommodation on the ship and tonnage was actually calculated by accommodation. So she was said to be the biggest ship in the world, but actually she was the same as Olympic.