1. Life After Disaster

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. 28 December 2025. 11 min

In this digital companion piece to Titanic Sinks Tonight, historians Gareth Russell and Katie Charlwood discuss what happened next for some of the fortunate survivors of the ill-fated ship. Combining anecdotal evidence with archive, and interviews with some of the actors who brought their testimonials to life in the BBC docu-drama, the programme reveals how life played out for the Syrian teenage bride Celiney Yazbeck who sadly lost her new husband at sea, second officer Charles Lightoller who enforced a woman and children only policy during the ships evacuation, first class passenger and leading fashion designer, Lady Duff-Gordon and Violet Jessop, a stewardess later hailed the unsinkable lady.