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I read Morgan Robertson"s short novel The Wreck of the Titan or Futility. Written in 1898, it has remarkable similarities to the sinking of Titanic which took place 14 years later. However, it is a disappointing story which I would never have read except for that strange link to the disaster.
But reading thay book led me to listen to the audio drama, Dr Who: The Wreck of the Titan. This is a very interesting adaptation of Robertson and the result is far superior to his work.
The Titan features in the story (as does the Titanic briefly and the Nautilus) and some of the events are similar. For instance, events occur on the iceberg after the collision. John and Myra appear but they are far more interesting than their counterparts in the novel. And of course The Doctor and Jamie (played by Colin Baker and Frazer Hines) are excellent to their roles. The story expands in interesting and unexpected ways and I would recommend this very enjoyable if loose adaptation.
My rating for the book was two stars while I would give the audio drama five stars out of five!
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