The 90-minute film’s broadcast is scheduled for April 2012, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s tragic sinking. Titanic: Case Closed offers the definitive examination of the Titanic’s ill-fated voyage and the devastating final hours that claimed the lives of more than 1 500 people in the North Atlantic Ocean. Taken from first person testimonies, Titanic: Case Closed combines dramatic recreation and documentary to piece together the hours immediately before and after the collision to reveal how she was doomed from the outset.

Tim Maltin, Britain’s foremost authority on RMS Titanic, heads to locations across Europe, North America and the Atlantic Ocean to meet experts and perform a series of eye-opening experiments that piece together the chain of events that resulted in catastrophe. Titanic: Case Closed also brings to life the unique conditions of the night and resurrects the ship with a combination of vivid CGI effects and dramatic reconstruction.

Titanic: Case Closed will be written and directed by Nigel Levy who has worked on multi-award winning drama documentary series such as Horizon for the BBC and Fatal Attraction for Animal Planet. It is executive produced by Simon Breen for Bedlam Productions and Stuart Burrage of Airborne TV & Film.

“While many have speculated what ultimately sealed Titanic’s fate, Titanic: Case Closed reveals crucial missing pieces that fill in the gap of our knowledge about the ship’s doomed journey. NGCI is excited to partner with Bedlam Productions and Airborne TV & Film on this special and offer key insight into what took down ‘the unsinkable’,” said Stephen Hunter, vice-president of development and production for National Geographic Channels International.

David Royle, executive vice-president of programming and production at Smithsonian Channel said: “Bedlam turned the story of a stuttering king into a global box-office hit. Now they are tackling a story where the drama is massive and tragically unavoidable. Who better to bring to life the truth behind one of the world’s great maritime disasters?”

Breen, creative director at Bedlam Productions said: “I am extremely proud of this documentary which sheds new light on such a tragic event and combines Tim Maltin’s extraordinary knowledge with Nigel Levy’s distinctive vision. The testimonials and evidence gathered truly brings to life an astonishing story and genuinely changes our understanding of a story we thought we knew.”