Titanic this week on DVD

Titanic: The Complete Story Programs The companion documentaries "Death of a Dream" and "The Legend Lives On," narrated in 1994 by David McCallum, recount the basics of the ship's building, sinking and legacy. "Titanic's Achilles Heel" (2007) explores recent probes into structural problems contributing to the sinking.

List price $20 for two discs, A&E

More on the tragedyTITANIC: 100TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION Includes "Curiosity: What Sank Titanic," "Titanic: The Investigation Begins" and "Last Mysteries of the Titanic"; $15, Discovery.

SECRETS OF THE TITANIC Includes the 1986 special "Secrets of the Titanic," about the wreck's discovery, along with Bob Ballard's new "Save the Titanic"; $20, NatGeo.

WAKING THE TITANIC The hourlong documentary traces the tales of 14 poor immigrants from one Irish parish in County Mayo who boarded the ship (and their descendants), with bonus interviews, deleted scenes, archival information; $20, BFS.

Upcoming releases

April 24 "Saving the Titanic" (PBS special); "Titanic" (Linus Roache miniseries airing on ABC April 14-15)

May 29 "Titanic's Final

Mystery" (Smithsonian special)

June 5 "Titanic at 100: Mystery Solved" (History special airing April 15)