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b'Follow deep sea explorer Rory Golden to the world\\u2019s most famous shipwreck: Titanic. Located 12,600-feet below sea level, in the middle of the North Atlantic, only a handful of people have ever seen her with their own eyes. Descending in a tiny Mir submersible, in a cockpit the size of a small port-a-loo, with enough pressure outside the port windows to crush him in an instant should anything go wrong, this is a once-in-a-lifetime journey into history and the dark depths of the sea.\\xa0\\n\\nThe Titanic is the world\\u2019s most famous shipwreck. It was the largest and safest vessel ever built, or so they thought. Four days into its maiden voyage, on a calm night, it struck an iceberg ripping a 300-foot whole in its hull. Panic ensued. There weren\\u2019t enough lifeboats. There was no one to save them. Of the 2,200 people on board, 1500 perished.\\xa0\\n\\nIt took only three hours for the greatest ship ever built to sink and for more than 50 years it lay undiscovered there, at the bottom of the ocean. Rory\\u2019s mission was to recover historical artefacts from the wreck \\u2013 they found leather bags with clothes still neatly folded within, a bottle of perfume still unopened, the ship\\u2019s wheel last touched by the Captain before he walked calmly to his death in the dark sea. Through Rory\\u2019s journey we learn not just the history of the Titanic, but the individual personal stories of heroism and tragedy that he rescued from the bottom of the sea.\\n\\nIt\\u2019s an incredible adventure. But it\\u2019s also a ground-breaking piece of exploration. We know more about the surface of Mars than we do the bottom of the sea. 70% of our planet is ocean, yet only 5% of the ocean depths have been explored. There are creatures down there that no one knows even exist \\u2013 strange bioluminescent beings living in a world of darkness and extreme pressure, creatures that are as alien to us as any little green man that may or may not one day appear from the sky. The oceans are our planet\\u2019s last frontier of exploration. Join him now as we descend into the deep to dive the world\\u2019s most famous, and dangerous, wreck. Join him to dive the Titanic.\\xa0\\n\\nHighlights include:\\n\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Find out what it\\u2019s like to descend to 12,600-ft beneath the ocean in a tiny Mir Submersible\\xa0\\n\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0See the Titanic through Rory\\u2019s eyes as he travels across the wreckage in search of historical artefacts to preserve\\n\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Hear the story of the Titanic, the greatest shipwreck of all time\\n\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Be inspired by the mysteries of the deep ocean, the final frontier of exploration on the planet\\n\\nWho\\u2019s the Guest?\\nRory Golden\'s dived all over the world, from the coasts of his home in Ireland to deep-sea off-shore rigs and some of the most iconic wrecks on the planet, including The Titanic. He is one of the most respected underwater explorers in the world and the on-board Titanic expert\\xa0for Ocean Gate Expeditions, a deep sea underwater adventure company which takes ordinary people to extraordinary depths, including the chance this year to dive the Titanic alongside Rory himself. For more information: https://oceangateexpeditions.com. Instagram, Twitter, Facebook @oceangateexped.\\n\\nThank you to The Great Courses Plus for sponsoring this episode. Head over to www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/armchair to get a free month trail with unlimited streaming of 1000s of videos and audio \\u2026 it\\u2019s a great way to support the show!\\n\\nThe Armchair Explorer podcast is produced and hosted by award-winning travel writer Aaron Millar. Follow the show on Instagram & Facebook @armchairexplorerpodcast. www.armchair-explorer.com\\n\\n"Best travel podcasts 2020: Every episode is an immersive experience" - The Guardian\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'