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Attempts to ban 1947 Titanic play | Attempts to ban 1947 Titanic play |
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Documents from the BBC archive show how shipping firms and the government tried to block a 1947 radio play about the sinking of the Titanic. | Documents from the BBC archive show how shipping firms and the government tried to block a 1947 radio play about the sinking of the Titanic. |
The liner's builders and shipping line were concerned it would damage the image of the industry as it tried to recover after the Second World War. | The liner's builders and shipping line were concerned it would damage the image of the industry as it tried to recover after the Second World War. |
Recordings of the ship's survivors and other archive material have been made public on the BBC website. | Recordings of the ship's survivors and other archive material have been made public on the BBC website. |
This release of the material is to mark the anniversary of the sinking in 1912. | This release of the material is to mark the anniversary of the sinking in 1912. |
The ship sank on 15 April after it hit an iceberg, killing 1,522 people on board. | The ship sank on 15 April after it hit an iceberg, killing 1,522 people on board. |
The play was part of a Light Programme series called Sensation, recreating headline stories. | The play was part of a Light Programme series called Sensation, recreating headline stories. |
The shipping line, Cunard White Star, and the shipbuilders, Harland & Wolff, put pressure on the BBC to drop, or at least postpone, the broadcast, which was due to coincide with the launch of a new liner at the Belfast yard. | The shipping line, Cunard White Star, and the shipbuilders, Harland & Wolff, put pressure on the BBC to drop, or at least postpone, the broadcast, which was due to coincide with the launch of a new liner at the Belfast yard. |
Their moves also had backing from the government. | Their moves also had backing from the government. |
Material now published includes a protest telegram from the Northern Ireland prime minister and a memo from a BBC executive, describing how a permanent secretary buttonholed him at his club. | Material now published includes a protest telegram from the Northern Ireland prime minister and a memo from a BBC executive, describing how a permanent secretary buttonholed him at his club. |
The programme was postponed for one week and was eventually heard by 8m listeners. | The programme was postponed for one week and was eventually heard by 8m listeners. |
It no longer exists, but there are recordings of survivors, including a ship's officer, interviewed in 1936. | It no longer exists, but there are recordings of survivors, including a ship's officer, interviewed in 1936. |
The release of the archive material is part of a BBC initiative to open its archives to licence-payers. | The release of the archive material is part of a BBC initiative to open its archives to licence-payers. |
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