Secrets of the Lost Liners
When James Cameron's 'Titanic' came out in 1997, cinema goers didn't spend a record breaking billion dollars to see relative unknowns - Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio. They came to see the spectacle of a vast ship lost at sea. No one maritime story has captivated the public imagination more. But there have been many, many others.... 'Secrets of The Lost Liners' is an in-depth marine history series charting the design, service and loss of some of the world's greatest ocean liners. Covering 100 years, from art deco icons, luxury floating palaces, to national symbols, all tragically lost through conflict, accidents or human error. These extravagant ships were some of the most amazing moving objects ever made, pushing the boundaries of engineering and design in a constant game of one-upmanship and national pride. They attracted the rich and famous to their first-class accommodation, and masses of immigrants to the lower decks. But one by one, many would be lost in awful circumstances, some leaving questions unanswered to this day. Featuring never before seen footage, experts and historians along with a minute-by-minute analysis of each catastrophe, the stories that unfold also tell us of the engineers who built these leviathans and the people who sailed on board.
- 2022-2024
- 2 seasons
- Documentary
When James Cameron's 'Titanic' came out in 1997, cinema goers didn't spend a record breaking billion dollars to see relative unknowns - Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio. They came to see the spectacle of a vast ship lost at sea. No one maritime story has captivated the public imagination more. But there have been many, many others.... 'Secrets of The Lost Liners' is an in-depth marine history series charting the design, service and loss of some of the world's greatest ocean liners. Covering 100 years, from art deco icons, luxury floating palaces, to national symbols, all tragically lost through conflict, accidents or human error. These extravagant ships were some of the most amazing moving objects ever made, pushing the boundaries of engineering and design in a constant game of one-upmanship and national pride. They attracted the rich and famous to their first-class accommodation, and masses of immigrants to the lower decks. But one by one, many would be lost in awful circumstances, some leaving questions unanswered to this day. Featuring never before seen footage, experts and historians along with a minute-by-minute analysis of each catastrophe, the stories that unfold also tell us of the engineers who built these leviathans and the people who sailed on board.
Season 2 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2024
Episode 1
Titanic
44 mins
In the first of a new series, we discover how the finding of the world's most famous wreck was actually part of a secret CIA covert mission during the Cold War. We also learn how the cult of 'Titanic' was born after she almost vanished from history but since her rediscovery, her mystic and appeal has taken on a new life of her own.
Episode 2
Costa Concordia
43 mins
Discover how lavish ocean liners evolved into massive, modern cruise ships like Costa Concordia - but still met with disaster.
Episode 3
Achille Lauro
44 mins
This is the story of a ship with incredible misfortune, the MS Achille Lauro. In her 47 year history , she suffered serious collisions, multiple onboard fires and was even hijacked by PLO terrorists in 1985. However there was more fate to come that claim the fine vessel for one final time.
Episode 4
Oceanos
43 mins
In this episode, we discover how, the entertainment team on board the liner 'Oceanos' ended up saving the passengers after the captain and crew abandoned ship in a heavy storm. Moss and Tracy Hills and their fellow ships entertainment crew almost single-handedly rounded up the passengers, radioed for help and assisted in the evacuation of 'Oceanos'. All this was happening whilst the vessel was slowly slipping below the waves.
Episode 5
Empress of Britain
43 mins
In this episode, we discover a ship vastly bigger and more lavish than 'Titanic', that met an equally dramatic and shocking demise. The 'Empress of Britain' was a huge gamble for the 'Canadian Pacific' cruise company. Launched and in service in the 1930's until the Second World War and then served as a troop and supply ship. Unfortunately she was repeatedly attacked by enemy aircraft and finally sunk in 1940 by a German U-boat of the coast of Ireland.
Episode 6
Ile De France
44 mins
In the final episode, we learn about the art deco icon, 'Ile de France'. She was a ship born into art that offered luxury and exquisite taste in the 1930's until World War 2. After the war and becoming a bare metal husk of its former glory, the ship was rebuilt and reborn to grace the waves once more. However time is a formidable foe and in the late 1950's? it eventually caught up with the 'Ile de France'. Her best days were behind her and the owners save her a final send off. With Hollywood beckoning for ship in a disaster movie, the 'Ile de France' would be trashed and wrecked and see out its final moments on screen and finally die in the name or art.