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4. Swimming and Sinking
With the lifeboats gone and the ship seconds from sinking, thousands face their fate. Those aboard the lifeboats make a life-or-death decision: to help those in the water or row away.
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Titanic Sinks Tonight is a drama and documentary TV series that premiered on BBC Two on December 28, 2025. It has 1 season and 4 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 4 "Swimming and Sinking", aired on December 31, 2025.
Minute by minute - the night the unsinkable ship sank. Vivid first-hand accounts from passengers and crew tell the story of the most infamous disaster in maritime history.
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4 episodes · 1 season
2025 · 4 episodes · Last episode: 10 months ago
This docuseries aims to provide a complete picture of the most famous 160 minutes in maritime history, telling the astonishing story of the sinking of the Titanic in real time. From the crucial seconds just before the ship hits the iceberg, to the moment the hull sinks beneath the waves, this boxset series pieces together the events, minute by minute, to reveal exactly what happened to the 2240 passengers and crew on 14 and 15 April, 1912.
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With the lifeboats gone and the ship seconds from sinking, thousands face their fate. Those aboard the lifeboats make a life-or-death decision: to help those in the water or row away.
E3
As Titanic goes down fast by the head, there’s a scramble for places in the remaining lifeboats. To maintain order in the chaos, officers resort to desperate measures.
E2
The captain orders Titanic to be evacuated, but with not enough lifeboat places for everyone on board, the rescue mission quickly unravels.
E1
The mighty Titanic collides with an iceberg. As news of the damage filters through to the captain, he realises his ‘unsinkable’ ship is going to sink.
Titanic Sinks Tonight has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on December 31, 2025.
The most recent episode of Titanic Sinks Tonight, Season 1 Episode 4 "Swimming and Sinking", aired on December 31, 2025.
Titanic Sinks Tonight has 1 season with 4 episodes in total.
Titanic Sinks Tonight first aired on BBC Two on December 28, 2025.
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