Overview
It was April 14, 1912, when the Titanic, the largest passenger ship ever built by man, collided with an iceberg and sank, during its maiden voyage, on the route between Southampton and New York, causing the death of over fifteen hundred people including passengers and crew members. Alberto and Piero Angela dedicate a special episode of Ulisse, il piacere della scoperta, to the centenary of the greatest naval tragedy that has ever occurred. Through sophisticated virtual reconstruction techniques, videos, interviews and archive documents, father and son will delve inside the ocean liner, to try to find the possible clues that caused this catastrophe, beyond the collision with the iceberg, since from its construction in the Belfast shipyards, the materials used, the risky choices for navigation, such as that of equipping the ship with a lower number of lifeboats than there are passengers.
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12 - 1The wonders of christian Rome March 10, 2012 -
12 - 2The conquest of colors March 17, 2012 -
12 - 3A journey through the secrets and treasures of Ancient Ostia March 24, 2012 -
12 - 4The long night of the Titanic March 31, 2012 -
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12 - 6The long journey of Ramesses April 14, 2012 -
12 - 7Journey through the Alps April 21, 2012 -
12 - 8Disappeared cities April 28, 2012 -
12 - 9Invisible enemies May 05, 2012 -
12 - 10The Moon's smile September 29, 2012 -
12 - 11Journey into the minds of animals October 06, 2012 -
12 - 12The wonders and secrets of Paris October 13, 2012 -
12 - 13Love in the time of Nerone October 20, 2012 -
12 - 14The birth of Athens October 27, 2012 -
12 - 15The wonders of the Rift Valley November 03, 2012 -
12 - 16The secrets of victory November 10, 2012 -
12 - 17The detectives of antiquity November 24, 2012 -
12 - 18The riddles of civilizations (second version) December 01, 2012