Update

After finally choosing which historical event my question can now be changed from:

- How accurately do writers/directors portray historical events in film/tv?

To:

- How accurate do writers/directors portray Titanic in Film?

I chose not to do TV as although there would have been lots of footage to analyse in actual fact I feel there may have been too much therefore by choosing film I can make my investigation more precise and accurate than too broad and diluted.

I chose Titanic as I have a great interest in the historical event and there was the same issue with WWI and WWII as there was with TV - it is very broad and could have been too much to focus on. This way I can keep my research concise and to the point.

The last thing I have to decide is what Director to choose - James Cameron may be a good idea seeming that he is the director of the globally famous film Titanic (1997). In a separate post I will look at this and decide