Today we talk about the sinking of the Titanic, the "unsinkable" marvel of Edwardian engineering that met a tragic end on its maiden voyage.

On the night of April 14, 1912, the largest ship afloat struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic, setting off a chain of events that would change maritime safety forever. In this episode, we’re breaking down the timeline of the disaster - from the ignored ice warnings and the fatal scrape against the hull to the final plunge into the icy depths.

We’ll explore the "butterfly effect" of small errors that led to the catastrophe, the stark class divides reflected in the survival rates, and the haunting discovery of the wreck decades later. We’re looking at the faces of the passengers, the hubris of the shipbuilders, and the legacy of the 1,500 souls lost to the sea.

Whether it’s the science of t ...