Titanic & Me

Titanic & Me is a 3×30-minute series co-comissioned by BBCOne and BBC Northern Ireland.  Due for broadcast in 2012 to mark the centenary of the sinking of the famous liner in April 1912, the series will be presented by Strictly Come Dancing’s Len Goodman, who will explore how the story of the famed liner continues to resonate 100 years after it sank.  He’ll uncover the unheard stories of the bravery, cowardice, bad luck and opportunism of the men, women and children who travelled on board, and he’ll meet their descendants to understand how the Titanic tale is still part of their every day lives. Goodman will also explore the legacy that Titanic left in its wake, in culture and in industry.  Goodman has his own Titanic connection. Before he was a ballroom dancer, he was a Woolwich welder at shipbuilders Harland and Wolff, the same company that built Titanic at their docks in Belfast 50 years earlier. During the series, Len will also experience what life was like for the Edwardian dockers who built the ship, and see if his ship building skills are still up to scratch after all these years.