Watch a behind-the-scenes video below, shot in 1973 during the filming of Swallows and Amazons (1974) at Bowness-on-Windermere, the location for ‘Rio’ in Arthur Ransome’s story. Shot on 16mm film (Bolex)…

You can read the whole story by Sophie Neville, who starred as Titty Walker in the film, in her book The Making of Swallows and Amazons (1974), which you can buy from the Nancy Blackett shop.

Video © Sophie Neville. All rights reserved.