Nelson and Alexandra spend an intriguing and revealing conversation with Dan Parkes, cinematographer and the author of a fascinating and meticulously researched book he wrote about Captain Smith of Titanic and the legacy his daughter lived with throughout her storied life - a pilot, a politician and married to a spy who died in suspicious circumstances... This conversation could have spanned two Titanic Talk Episodes. The telling of Helen Melville Russell Cooke's life (1898-1973) in Dan...
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Nelson and Alexandra spend an intriguing and revealing conversation with Dan Parkes, cinematographer and the author of a fascinating and meticulously researched book he wrote about Captain Smith of Titanic and the legacy his daughter lived with throughout her storied life - a pilot, a politician and married to a spy who died in suspicious circumstances... This conversation could have spanned two Titanic Talk Episodes. The telling of Helen Melville Russell Cooke's life (1898-1973) in Dan...
TITANIC TALK | Simon Medhurst ~ Descendant of Quartermaster Robert Hitchens of the Titanic
TITANIC TALK
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8 months ago
TITANIC TALK | Simon Medhurst ~ Descendant of Quartermaster Robert Hitchens of the Titanic
In this episode, Nelson and Alexandra's special guest is the author Simon Medhurst. He is also the great grandson of Quartermaster Robert Hitchens who famously was at the helm when Titanic hit the iceberg. He's portrayed by Paul Brightwell in James Cameron's film. Simon tells of not learning about his Titanic heritage until middle age. He did not know his direct connection to Titanic until he was 45 despite being fascinated by Titanic long before the 1997 film and talks about a whole line o...
TITANIC TALK
Nelson and Alexandra spend an intriguing and revealing conversation with Dan Parkes, cinematographer and the author of a fascinating and meticulously researched book he wrote about Captain Smith of Titanic and the legacy his daughter lived with throughout her storied life - a pilot, a politician and married to a spy who died in suspicious circumstances... This conversation could have spanned two Titanic Talk Episodes. The telling of Helen Melville Russell Cooke's life (1898-1973) in Dan...
