1965

In the first episode of Irwin Allen's science fiction adventure The Time Tunnel, scientists James Darren and Robert Colbert try to change the course of history when they land on the deck of the Titanic.

1973

In the Britsh period TV drama "Upstairs, Downstairs", Lady Bellamy sails to her death on the Titanic.

1981

Terry Gilliams's movie Time Bandits features a journey through time and space taking a schoolboy and his friends to such settings as Napoleonic France, Ancient Rome and the deck of the Titanic.

1989

The film Ghostbusters II sees the titanic return as a gost ship, complete with spooky passengers.

Novels

The ship has also played a part in many novels including Danielle Steele's romantic blockbuster, "No greater love" which opens with the sinking of the Titanic and Jack Finney's 1995 novel, "From Time to Time", places a time traveller on board the doomed liner in search of Major Archibald Butt.

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