5. The Moment of Impact

First Officer Murdoch takes evasive action, attempting to swerve around the iceberg. As Titanic sustains multiple hull breaches, water starts flooding in. As chaos engulfs the engine room, Jimmy McGann and his pals do their best to shut down the engines. And the two wireless operators broadcast their first ever SOS…

A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Paul McGann.

Featuring Stephanie Barczewski, Julian Fellowes, Clifford Ismay, Tim Maltin, Stephen McGann, Susie Millar.

Special thanks to Southampton Archives, Culture and Tourism for the use of the Eva Hart archive. Visit SeaCity Museum for an interactive experience of the Titanic story (seacitymuseum.co.uk)

Written by Duncan Barrett | Produced by Miriam Baines and Duncan Barrett | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design & audio editing by Miri Latham | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay and Liam Cameron | Compositions by Oliver Baines and Dorry Macaulay | Mix & mastering: Cian Ryan-Morgan | Recording engineer: Joseph McGann | Nautical consultant: Aaron Todd.

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Titanic: Ship of Dreams is the new podcast from the award winning Noiser Network.

Join host Paul McGann as he explores life and death on the most infamous ship in history.

You'll be right there on board - mingling with the first-class passengers in their opulent surrounds and rubbing shoulders with the passengers down in steerage. Setting sail from Southampton, chugging across the Atlantic, striking the iceberg and sinking into the icy depths...

We'll hear the harrowing tales of the victims and the testimonies of the lucky survivors. And Paul explores his own family story, following his great uncle Jimmy McGann - a trimmer down in Titanic's engine room.
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Narrated by Paul McGann. Produced by Duncan Barrett and Miriam Baines. Written by Duncan Barrett. Exec produced by Joel Duddell. Audio by Miri Latham, Thomas Pink, Dorry Macaulay, Cian Ryan-Morgan, Anisha Deva, George Tapp. Recording engineer: Joseph McGann. Music by Dorry Macaulay and Oliver Baines. Nautical consultant: Aaron Todd.

• No. of episodes: 8
• Latest episode: 2025-05-12
• Society & Culture History Documentary

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