Introducing: Titanic: Ship of Dreams - Episode 1
Real Dictators8 Huhti 2025

Introducing: Titanic: Ship of Dreams - Episode 1

This is a taster episode of a brand-new podcast from the Noiser podcast network. Join host Paul McGann as he explores life and death on the most famous ship in history. You’ll be right there on board - 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. Search ‘Titanic: Ship of Dreams’ in your podcast app and hit follow to get new episodes each Tuesday. Or listen at noiser.com Episode 2 is live now on Titanic: Ship of Dreams. Real Dictators will be back on April 30th with the story of Fidel Castro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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