PI Week 13 March 24 - March 30 2012 Titanic: A Commemoration In Music And Film Titanic Commemoration Announces Star Line-Up Programme Information New this week Titanic: A Commemoration In Page 3 Music And Film Titanic Commemoration Announces Star Line-Up Titanic With Len Goodman Page 5 Len Goodman discovers how the impact of the Titanic disaster is still felt a century after the ship sank The Great Northern Songbook – 150 Years Page 8 Of The Ulster Hall Celebrate 150 years of The Ulster Hall with BBC Radio Ulster’s Great Northern Songbook 2 Titanic Commemoration Announces Star Line-Up Local, national and international performers to appear in Titanic: A Commemoration In Music And Film Titanic: A Commemoration In Music And Film, live from Belfast’s Waterfront Hall, BBC Two, Saturday, April 14. To register for complimentary tickets, log on to bbc.co.uk/tickets A star-studded line-up of local and international performers will appear in Titanic: A Commemoration In Music And Film, which will be broadcast live on BBC Two on April 14 2012, 100 years after the ill-fated liner hit an iceberg. The 90-minute event comes from the Belfast Waterfront, just across the river from Harland and Wolff shipyard, where the famous ship was built, and will include the Ulster Orchestra and massed choir performances. Archive and specially commissioned documentary material, accompanied by stunning visual effects, will retell the story of the ship, those who built her and those who perished or survived. The final line up of performers will be announced nearer to the event. Those already confirmed to appear include the legendary Bryan Ferry, Grammy award- winning soul and R&B singer/songwriter Joss Stone, Charlie Siem, one of the UK’s The legendary Bryan Ferry who will be performing at Titanic: A Commemoration In Music And Film at the brightest new classical stars, acclaimed Belfast Waterfront on April 14. The event will be broadcast live on BBC Two 3 Internationally renowned Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti, one of those lined Grammy award-winning soul and R&B singer/songwriter Joss Stone will be up to perform at Titanic: A Commemoration In Music And Film, live on BBC Two appearing in Titanic: A Commemoration In Music And Film in the Belfast from the Belfast Waterfront on April 14 Waterfront on April 14 to be broadcast live on BBC Two English tenor Alfie Boe, internationally “The concert will be a dignified duplicate applications will not be renowned Scottish violinist Nicola commemoration of those who died and a considered. Benedetti (guest soloist with leading celebration of the craftsmanship and en- orchestras all over the world including: deavour it took to build this iconic ship. The project, which has been commis- LSO, Hallé, New York Philharmonic), The talent line-up includes local, national sioned by BBC Two and BBC Northern Armagh-born actor Colin Morgan (star of and international stars who will bring the Ireland from independent production com- BBC One’s ‘Merlin’) and Belfast actor Ian story of Titanic to life in a fitting tribute 100 pany, Whizz Kid Entertainment and Ander- McElhinney (City of Ember, Closing the years after the ship’s sinking in the North son Spratt Group Ltd, received funding Ring and Game of Thrones). Atlantic.” from Northern Ireland Tourist Board and Northern Ireland Screen and is support- Jan Younghusband, Commissioning The public may register for complimentary ed by Belfast City Council and Tourism Editor for Music and Events said: “We tickets to the event from now until 5pm on Ireland. are delighted to bring Titanic: A Wednesday, March 28 from bbc.co.uk/ Commemoration In Music And Film to tickets. A maximum of four tickets will audiences across the UK live on BBC Two be allocated per household address on the from the Waterfront in Belfast, where the basis of a random draw. No applications world’s most famous ship was built. will be accepted after the closing date and 4 Titanic With Len Goodman Len Goodman discovers how the impact of the Titanic disaster is still felt a century after the ship sank Titanic With Len Goodman, Friday, March 30, BBC One, 8.30pm Titanic with Len Goodman In the new three part series, from 1909 -1912, built Titanic, in Belfast. just the beginning of the story. Generations Titanic With Len Goodman, Len worked for Harland and Wolff 50 years later, those stories linked to the Titanic are later at their yard in East London. still unfolding as Len meets the modern day Strictly Come Dancing judge descendants to learn how, a century on, Len discovers how the impact of To mark the centenary of the Titanic Titanic’s legacy lives on. the Titanic disaster is still felt a tragedy, Len explores the ship’s 100 year century after the ship sank. legacy in the three-part series, Titanic With In the first programme of the series, Len Len Goodman, on BBC One starting Friday, discovers how Titanic claimed the lives Len has his own connection to the Titanic. March 30. In the series, Len learns how for of eight men in Belfast before she even Before he was a dancer, he was a welder the victims’ families - and for the survivors touched the water. He tries his hand at for Harland and Wolff, the company that, themselves - the sinking of the ship was riveting, experiencing first-hand the blood 5 and sweat that went into building a ship a century ago. He visits Southampton, to find out why it was the city hit hardest by Titanic’s death toll. He meets descendants of Titanic’s crew who describe how just traumatised the disaster left their relatives. Len also explores the story of the Titanic band. It’s one of the best known stories from the ship, but few will have heard how the death of one of the musicians tore his family apart for one hundred years. Len meets a descendant who tells him how and why this happened. In the second programme, Len returns to Belfast to discover how a group of eight men who helped build Titanic, were specially chosen to sail on her, and finally Len Goodman in the Harland & Wolff Drawing offices in Belfast died on her. He brings their stories to life as he explores the very building, now derelict, where they once worked and talks to one of their great granddaughters. In London, he meets the man whose great uncle survived the tragedy, only to pay for his life with his reputation. Len learns how, even 100 years on, Titanic still sometimes casts a shadow over the family. And he helps two Titanic historians uncover the life of a stewardess who survived the disaster, only to disappear afterwards. Her story leads them to a Belfast family who, until now, had no idea they had a Titanic connection. In the final programme of the series, Len explores Titanic’s legacy. He discovers what life was like for crew on board Titanic, through the memoirs of one of the stewardesses on board. And in order to Len at Harland & Wolff in Belfast get a sense of what Titanic was really like, forget all about their connection to the ship. board Titanic was still fighting to clear his he takes a tour around her modern-day Through the stories of two Irish brothers name right up to his death in the 1960s. counterpart, the Queen Mary 2. Just like in steerage, Len discovers that, on Titanic, Unfortunately, the key piece of evidence having money could save your life, and Titanic a century ago, this is now the largest to clear his name was not discovered until reveals the statistics that show that the cruise liner in the world. 1985 after he had died. It was the wreck of price of your ticket reflected the value of the ship. your life. He learns how, in the struggle to put the disaster behind them, the family of the He finds out how a respectable sea captain And Len discovers how the Titanic man who owned Titanic did their best to who was blamed for the deaths of all on disaster changed sea travel for ever. A new, 6 Len Goodman looks around the offices of Harland & Wolff in Belfast international convention was introduced to astonished me with their tales of how Strictly, a lovely manner with people. That, make travelling at sea safe and fair for all Titanic affected their families forever. We and his own experience in a Harland and regardless of class. Len speaks to the filmed all over the UK, but spent a whole Wolff shipyard, made him the ideal man modern sea captain who, today, follows week in Belfast where I had a wonderful with whom to explore Titanic’s legacy.” these laws to the letter. time meeting people. I thoroughly enjoyed myself, and really hope everyone will get as Titanic with Len Goodman is an Len says: “Making this series has been a much enjoyment watching it at home.” independent production from fascinating journey for me. You might think 360Production for BBC One & BBC the Titanic story was just about a ship that Edward Hart, who directed and produced Northern Ireland. It has been made with sank. But I’ve found out there is so much the series, says: “Working with Len was a funding from Northern Ireland Screen. more to it than that. The real story of the total pleasure. He’s a constant professional Titanic isn’t about a ship, it’s about people, who’s determined to get it right whatever and in making this series I’ve been lucky to the weather.