The name of Captain Edward John Smith is now synonymous with one of the most tragic events of the past century - the sinking of the Titanic - but Phil Bowers says it's unfair to tar the great man.

So why does the public continue to be fascinated by the captain of the Titanic, Captain Edward John Smith? Born in the landlocked Potteries, in Stoke-on-Trent, the son of a pottery presser and ...