BBC Titanic Journey website
We have recently completed this Titanic website following BBC reporter Mike McKimm’s journey to the bottom of the Atlantic ocean. Mike had the opportunity to lay a plaque on the bow of the Titanic on behalf of Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast where the vessel was built. The video diary shows how the wreck is decaying on the sea bed, many of it’s features eroding at an alarming rate, clearly visible from the submarine cameras.
Recognising that there is a great deal of general interest in both the Titanic wreck (especially here in Belfast) and the science of deep sea exploration, we created a clever media player that displays related links, video and images from elsewhere on the BBC (such as BBC 2’s Coast) as each video clip unfolds. To add to the fun there is also a 6 part quiz to see if those boffins out there were paying attention to the footage. For users who may be using the footage for study, we have also provided a ‘ship’s log’ where notes on individual video clips can be saved.
Although we had fun designing and building the supporting features on this website, we were also keen to keep things simple and not lose sight of the very sensible view that on the web ‘content is king’.
Let us know what you think!