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The Transcript Aug 11, 2024

As the scale of the subterfuge becomes clear, Tim and Carlo appear in front of the RNZ board.

As the sheer scale of their deception becomes clear, Tim and Carlo are summoned to appear before the board of RNZ to explain themselves.

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To Catch a Cat Aug 04, 2024

The game is up. Can Carlo save the day?

Everything is out in the open. RNZ knows the team have been misleading them. And now Carlo has to somehow save the day by connecting Charles Lightoller to the Canterbury Cat.

Can he do it?

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Everything's a Conspiracy Jul 28, 2024

What if Lightoller lied to the Titanic inquiries? What if Tim and Carlo are lying to RNZ?

It's looking very much like Lightoller has told some some whoppers. But would it have mattered?

Carlo insists we need to go back and interrogate Titanic’s final moments. What if Lightoller lied to the official inquiries?

What if Carlo and Tim are lying to RNZ?

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The Tip of the Iceberg Jul 21, 2024

What if the crew of the Titanic knew about the iceberg - and did nothing?

Finally - finally! We can talk about the book.

In it, Lightoller makes some very big and explosive claims. So big, he wrote them in italics! And so explosive, his book was pulled from the shelves and pulped.

What could he have written that could be so damaging to the Titanic story and her crew?

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Reefton - the Town of Light(ollers) Jul 14, 2024

He was a hero on the Titanic, he was a hero at Dunkirk. So why was Charles' Lightoller's book condemned and suppressed?

Carlo has filled Tim in fully on how the maritime chain of command works. Tim is very grateful.

Now surely it's time to talk about the book and Charles Lightholler, hero of Titanic and the Dunkirk Evacuation!

But first, there's a few things Tim needs to know about Reefton...

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Fool Me Once, It's a Learning Experience Jul 14, 2024

Can the boys get to the bottom the legend of the Canterbury Cat... or could a mysterious book promising hidden truths draw them back to Titanic?

After the runaway success of the first season, RNZ has commissioned Tim and Carlo to investigate another intriguing mystery - The Canterbury Cat!

But the boys have other plans. Carlo has discovered a secret book, hidden away for decades in a small town in the South Island of New Zealand. A book that may change everything they know about the Titanic disaster...but first, he needs to fill in just a few small details for Tim.

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Did Titanic Sink? Season 2 - Coming Soon! Jul 07, 2024

New evidence leads Carlo and Tim back to Titanic as they discover a secret local connection, hidden for decades in a small South Island town.

A year has passed since the award-winning first season of the podcast and Carlo and Tim have been commissioned by RNZ to undertake another investigation.

According to the broadcasters' top brass, the Titanic has "obviously" been done to completion and they have instead tasked the pair to investigate a local mystery; the legendary Canterbury Cat - a possible panther roaming the flat plains of the South Island.

Carlo and Tim happily take the assignment (and the production budget), assuring RNZ they’ll deliver a compelling season on this fantastic beast.

But what if everything they told RNZ was a lie?

Tim: To quote a film the name of which I no longer remember “Are you ready to go back to Titanic?”

A secret hidden book? A mysterious local legend about a giant cat? What has all this got to do with the most shipwreck of all time?

When then rubber hits the road - or the ship hits the iceberg - what can you really believe?

This is Did Titanic Sink? Season 2!

The full story of this fiasco will be released on July 15 2024.

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The Livestream! Dec 13, 2022

We're live! Tim, Carlo and Abby answer your questions and go head-to head to decide who is the ultimate Titanic expert!

We're live! Tim, Carlo and Abby answer your questions, and go head-to head to decide who is the ultimate Titanic expert!

With guest Abby Howells.

Follow free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHearRadio, Google Podcasts and any good podcast app.

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Did Titanic Sink? Livestream! Dec 07, 2022

RNZ's smash hit comedy/history/conspiracy podcast Did Titanic Sink? wraps up with a one-off livestreaming comedy event.

Mark Dec 12 in your calendars for some livestreaming, Titanic-related entertainment!

You can join Carlo and Tim who return for a one-off special livestreaming event to conclude this series of Did Titanic Sink? On December 12. Joined by fellow Titanic expert, Abby Howells, they'll be capping off this incredible season of theories and questions about the Titanic and the reaches of a sane mind. If you have any comments you'd like Carlo and Tim to respond to, email them at podcasts@rnz.co.nz

Go to DidTitanicSink.com for the free livestreaming link.

International times for the livestream on Dec 12

New Zealand: 7.30pm

Sydney, Aus: 5.30pm

London, UK: 6.30am

Los Angeles, USA: 10.30pm"

Watch on RNZ's Facebook page or YouTube channel

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Titanic Bonus Episode Oct 11, 2022

Titanic Bonus Episode! You wanted more from comedian/Titanic expert Abby Howells - and now you've got it.

You wanted more from comedian/Titanic expert Abby Howells - and now you've got it.

Dr Abby Howells PhD was the final guest on 'Did Titanic Sink?' and received so much positive feedback that we're releasing her chat in its entirety. Please enjoy two massive Titanic fanatics going head-to-head.

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The Old Switch-a-Roo Oct 03, 2022

Carlo pulls all the tantalising pieces of the story together to present a compelling alternative narrative of what really happened to Titanic.Tim wonders: Is Carlo out of his mind?

Carlo pulls all the tantalising pieces of the story together to present a compelling alternative narrative of what really happened to Titanic; a story that's been hidden from us for over a century. Tim wonders: Is Carlo out of his mind? Or are we all mistaken about the most famous ship the world has ever known?

With guest Abbey Howells.

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The Wake of Titanic Sep 27, 2022

Two large-scale official inquiries took place immediately after the Titanic's sinking. Carlo and Tim discuss what the inquiries revealed to the public and what they concealed.

Two large-scale official inquiries took place immediately after the Titanic's sinking: one American, one British. The investigations had wildly alternative motives and both had something to hide. Heroes and villains alike were created but was this all part of someone else's fiction? Carlo and Tim discuss what the inquiries revealed to the public and what they concealed.

With guest Angella Dravid.

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She Was Not Alone Sep 19, 2022

Over 1500 souls perished the night the ship calling itself "Titanic" sank. But could they have been rescued?

Over 1500 souls perished the night the ship calling itself "Titanic" sank. But could other ships have helped to rescue them? Carlo tells Tim of official evidence which shows the SS Californian and other vessels watched the disaster unfold but did not intervene.

With special guests Dr Janina Scarlet and Courtney Dawson. Voice artists Leigh Hart, Guy Montgomery, Alice Matthews, Donna Brookbanks, Jackie Van Beek and Ellie Büdler.

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Fire in the Hull! Sep 12, 2022

Could an insurance-fuelled switch-a-roo really be at the heart of Titanic's downfall?

We've all heard of Titanic's sinking but few know that the ship was on fire the day it launched. Tim and Carlo discuss the long-running blaze in the lower decks, how much damage it might have caused and more chillingly, whether it was deliberately lit? Could an insurance-fuelled switch-a-roo really be at the heart of Titanic's downfall?

With guests Melanie Bracewell, Kim Hill, Leigh Hart and Wallace Chapman.

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Meet The Sister Sep 05, 2022

If the Titanic didn't sink, which ship did? Carlo and Tim uncover a tale of jealousy, greed, villainy - and, possibly, nonsense.

If the Titanic didn't sink, which ship did? Carlo introduces Titanic's twin sister, The RMS Olympic and traces her career from Darling to Disaster of the White Star Line. From the drawing rooms of Haarland and Wolf to the frozen North Atlantic, Carlo and Tim uncover a tale of jealousy, greed, villainy - and, possibly, nonsense.

With guest Urzila Carlson.

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Titanic - The Sinkable Ship Aug 29, 2022

An 'unsinkable' ship is somehow felled by an iceberg on its maiden voyage. Is everything as it seems? Or is Carlo full of it?

It's touted as a marvel of modern engineering: an 'unsinkable' ship yet it's somehow felled by an iceberg on its maiden voyage, killing 1500 people. From Greenland to Southampton, Tim and Carlo summarise what they know about the creation, launch and sinking of the RMS Titanic. Is everything as it seems? Or is Carlo full of it?

With guests Theo and Rhys Darby and Jeremy Wells.

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Did Titanic Sink? Coming Soon! Aug 19, 2022

Comedians Tim Batt and Carlo Ritchie consider a question so daft that no one ever asked it: Did Titanic Sink?

Chances are, if you know one thing about the Titanic, it's that it sank. Like 85 percent of the population, you probably watched Rose and Jack cling to a door in the North Atlantic at the climax of James Cameron's epic romance Titanic. The fact that the Titanic sank is probably the only reason you know about the ship at all, right?

But what if everything you knew was based on a lie?

Tim Batt, comedian and podcast maker, joins Australian comedian and writer Carlo Ritchie in a comedy podcast series to answer a question no one was asking.

This is Did Titanic Sink?

It all began in 2019 when Carlo casually mentioned to Tim that he thought Titanic didn't sink.

Alarm bells starting ringing in Tim's head immediately.

The RMS Titanic is among the most famous man-made disasters of all time. Everyone has heard of "The Unsinkable Ship" that hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage and proved to be very sinkable indeed.

After decades of his own "independent research", Titanic-obsessive Carlo has become convinced the narrative printed in history books washes over the real events of the disaster. Over six episodes, Carlo presents what he believes really happened in a tale of a grand conspiracy involving one of the world's richest men and possibly, history's largest switch-a-roo.

Joined by comedy heavyweights Rhys Darby, Urzila Carlso, Guy Montgomery plus the voice talents of Kim Hill, Jeremy Wells, Leigh Hart and many others, this series will make you laugh, think and question; Did Titanic Sink?

Tim Batt is an award-winning comedian, podcaster and producer. His podcast The Worst Idea of All Time is New Zealand's most successful comedy podcast, with over 20 million downloads. Tim has made headlines several times for his comedy shenanigans over the years, including buying the URL for Hannah Tamaki's political party and redirecting it to the first episode of TVNZ OnDemand's The Male Gayz - a show he produced, hosted by Chris Parker and Eli Matthewson. He also caused a stir online for his NZ Christmas Comedy Gala appearance after calling America's healthcare system worse than that of violent video game Grand Theft Auto. During the first Auckland lockdown, Tim created HAPPENING!, a livestreaming comedy and art show, for which he won the NZ Comedy Guild Award for Best Online Production. Most recently, Tim hosted an episode of TVNZ's Laughs Unleashed…

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