This page displays our library of resources and links to other websites of relevance to Nancy Blackett and Arthur Ransome.
Click on each category to see the resources and links.
| "Britain's Lost Waterlands: Escape to Swallows and Amazons Country" (BBC, 2016) |
| "From Kevin Bacon to Arthur Ransome in six steps" (Classic Boat, 2013) |
| "Great Lives: John Sergeant on Arthur Ransome" (BBC Radio 4, 2003) |
| "It’s like Arthur Ransome has always been sitting on my shoulder” (Westmorland Gazette, 2014) |
| "Open Country: Coniston Water " (BBC Radio 4, 2004) |
| "Paddling with Peter Duck" (BBC Radio 4, 2011) |
| "The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome" (BBC, 2005) |
| "The Secret Life of Books: Swallows and Amazons" (BBC, 2015) |
| "Unearthing the true story behind former British spy and treasured children’s author Arthur Ransome" (East Anglian Daily Press, October 2016) |
| Arthur Ransome quotes |
| Arthur Ransome Wikipedia page |
| Google News: "Arthur Ransome" |
| Ransome, Arthur – Biography |
| Ransome, Arthur – Quotations |
| "Britain's Lost Waterlands: Escape to Swallows and Amazons Country" (BBC, 2016) |
| "Great Lives: John Sergeant on Arthur Ransome" (BBC Radio 4, 2003) |
| "Keep Turning Left" Stour, Orwell, Deben and Ore (Dylan Winter) |
| "Open Country: Coniston Water " (BBC Radio 4, 2004) |
| "Paddling with Peter Duck" (BBC Radio 4, 2011) |
| "River Walks" (Meridian TV, 2005) |
| "The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome" (BBC, 2005) |
| "The Secret Life of Books: Swallows and Amazons" (BBC, 2015) |
| BBC Archive Interview of Dick and Desmond Kelsall (BBC, 1984) |
| Nancy Blackett on "Britain and the Sea" (BBC, 2013) |
| Nancy Blackett on "Countryfile" (BBC, 2013) |
| Sophie Neville and Suzanna Hamilton on "Country Tracks" (BBC, 2003) |
| “Famous Scarborough Yacht Returns to Town for First Time in 25 Years” (This is the Coast, July 2024) |
| “Swallows & Amazons boat reaches 90-year milestone” (BBC News, Suffolk, 2025) |
| "Around the Coast" (Anglia TV, 2001) |
| "Arthur Ransome's Suffolk" (Visit Suffolk, May 2017) |
| "Boats in the snow: photos" (Classic Boat, 2012) |
| "Britain’s favourite yacht race is just around the corner" (Afloat.ie, 2010 – via the Internet Archive) |
| "Charlie's Arun's Darlin for the Day" (Littlehampton Gazette, 2005) |
| "Eastern Angles’ play We Didn’t Mean To Go To Sea returns to a time when children were free to roam" (East Anglian Daily Times, 2016) |
| "Fate and Nancy Blackett" (Michael Rines) |
| "It’s like Arthur Ransome has always been sitting on my shoulder” (Westmorland Gazette, 2014) |
| "Nancy Blackett Comes Home" (Practical Boat Owner, 2005) (via the Internet Archive) |
| "Nancy's Amazon Journey" (Littlehampton Gazette, 2005) |
| "Outdoor cinema, literary festival and jamboree coming to Shotley peninsula for Arthur Ransome East Coast Celebration" (East Anglian Daily Times, April 2017) |
| "Pack up the family and set sail for a British classic: A maritime adventure in Suffolk" (Daily Mail, July 2017) |
| "Secret Waters: Reliving Author Arthur Ransome's Literary Journey Along the Essex Coast " (Independent, 2007) (via the Internet Archive) |
| "They Do Mean to Put to Sea" (Yachting Monthly, 2003) |
| "Tiller bar from Arthur Ransome's yacht and Churchill's cigars among 'weird and wonderful' items up for auction at Bonham's Gentleman's Library Sale" (Daily Mail, 2012) |
| "Walton Backwaters: Going with the flow in Essex" (Telegraph, 2010) |
| "We Did Mean to Go to Sea" (Country Life, July 2017) |
| Nancy Blackett |
| Nancy Blackett on "Britain and the Sea" (BBC, 2013) |
| Nancy Blackett on "Countryfile" (BBC, 2013) |
| Nancy Blackett on Facebook |
| Nancy Blackett on Flickr |
| Nancy Blackett on Twitter |
| Nancy Blackett on Youtube |
| Nancy Blackett Shop |
| Nancy Blackett Wikipedia page |
| "It’s like Arthur Ransome has always been sitting on my shoulder” (Westmorland Gazette, 2014) |
| "Sophie Neville remembers making original Swallows and Amazons film as remake is released" (Ipswich Star, 2016) |
| "Swallows and Amazons star to introduce updated version of famous film" (Westmorland Gazette, 2014) |
| "The Discovery of Sodium Cromoglycate – Dr. Roger Altouyan" (Fisons, 1981) |
| "The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome" (BBC, 2005) |
| "Whatever happened to the original cast of Swallows and Amazons?" (Telegraph, August 2016) |
| Absalom, Terry – Condolences thread (2006) |
| Absalom, Terry – Obituary (2006) |
| BBC Archive Interview of Dick and Desmond Kelsall (BBC, 1984) |
| Claudia Myatt |
| MacArthur, Ellen – Interview – "Ellen MacArthur: Super Human" (2004) |
| MacArthur, Ellen – official website |
| Original Swallows and Amazons actress advises film remake (ITV News, 2016) |
| Sophie Neville and David Wood Interview on Making the Original Swallows and Amazons (Cinemaniacs, 2016) |
| Sophie Neville and Seren Hawkes Interview About Both Swallows and Amazons Films (BBC, 2016) |
| Sophie Neville and Suzanna Hamilton on "Country Tracks" (BBC, 2003) |
| Sophie Neville Interview on Swallows and Amazons (Premier Christian Radio, 2016) |
| Tew, Helen – Interview – "Father said no – but I've done it at last" (Daily Telegraph, 2001) |
| Tew, Helen – Interview – "Grandmother's voyage of forgiveness" (Daily Telegraph, 2001) |
| Tew, Helen – Interview – "Helen's Atlantic triumph lays ghost to rest" (Daily Telegraph, 2001) |
| Tew, Helen – Obituary (2004) |
| Tew, Helen – Obituary (Daily Telegraph, 2004) |
| "Britain's Lost Waterlands: Escape to Swallows and Amazons Country" (BBC, 2016) |
| "Casting call for new Swallows and Amazons film" (Classic Boat, 2013) |
| "It’s like Arthur Ransome has always been sitting on my shoulder” (Westmorland Gazette, 2014) |
| "Open Country: Coniston Water " (BBC Radio 4, 2004) |
| "Ransome’s lakes revisited" (Classic Boat, 2011) |
| "Sophie Neville remembers making original Swallows and Amazons film as remake is released" (Ipswich Star, 2016) |
| "Swallows and Amazons star to introduce updated version of famous film" (Westmorland Gazette, 2014) |
| "The Discovery of Sodium Cromoglycate – Dr. Roger Altouyan" (Fisons, 1981) |
| "The Secret Life of Books: Swallows and Amazons" (BBC, 2015) |
| "Whatever happened to the original cast of Swallows and Amazons?" (Telegraph, August 2016) |
| BBC Archive Interview of Dick and Desmond Kelsall (BBC, 1984) |
| Google News: "Swallows and Amazons" |
| Original Swallows and Amazons actress advises film remake (ITV News, 2016) |
| Sophie Neville and David Wood Interview on Making the Original Swallows and Amazons (Cinemaniacs, 2016) |
| Sophie Neville and Seren Hawkes Interview About Both Swallows and Amazons Films (BBC, 2016) |
| Sophie Neville and Suzanna Hamilton on "Country Tracks" (BBC, 2003) |
| Sophie Neville Interview on Swallows and Amazons (Premier Christian Radio, 2016) |
| Swallows and Amazons |
Header image: Pin Mill, September 2013. Credit: I. Jacobson.
