You can now catch up with the recent online marathon reading of Arthur Ransome’s The Picts and the Martyrs, the fourth marathon reading from the Swallows and Amazons series to have taken place in the …
Here are 7 Swallows and Amazons home-schooling ideas from Sophie Neville (who played Titty Walker in the 1974 film) for children aged 8-15 educating at home… 1. Find a copy of the Blu-ray of Swallows …
The original film adaptation of Arthur Ransome’s “Swallows and Amazons” returns to the BBC next Friday 17th April. The 1974 film will be available to watch here on iPlayer for 30 days, following a repeat …
Julia Jones, author and owner of Arthur Ransome’s Peter Duck, will be giving an illustrated talk about her father’s Cruise of Naromis: August in the Baltic 1939. this evening in Bawdsey, Suffolk. The venue is …
With Arthur Ransome’s ‘Swallows & Amazons’ about to take to the stage at York’s Theatre Royal, Steve Pratt looks back at the lasting legacy of the 1974 film with actress and writer Sophie Neville. Arthur …
The Sailors’ Reading Room in Southwold now contains an additional book in its library, thanks to the Nancy Blackett Trust. Members of Nancy Blackett’s crew visited it on a recent trip to the town, and …
The original film adaptation of Arthur Ransome’s “Swallows and Amazons” has returned to BBC iPlayer. The 1974 film is available to watch here until Saturday 22nd June. The behind-the-scenes story of the film is told …
A marathon reading of Arthur Ransome’s story “Pigeon Post” is to be staged in the Coniston Coppermines valley at the end of September. The event is being organised by writer and lecturer Chris Routledge, in …
In this vintage photo of Nancy Blackett, Arthur Ransome can be seen scrubbing her on the shore at Waldringfield on the River Deben. Discover more about Nancy Blackett’s history, ownership by Arthur Ransome and her …
People shared stories about their connections to Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons books across social media yesterday as part of World Book Day 2019. World Book Day is an annual event that has been organised …
Sussex-based illustrator Marc Doodles has drawn a new map of the lake and surrounding fells from Arthur Ransome’s “Swallows and Amazons” books, which he is reading through with his son. Click on the map image …
The 1974 “Swallows and Amazons” film music was composed by Wilfred Josephs, best known for producing the theme music for “I,Claudius”, “Enemy at the Door”, “The Prisoner” and “Pollyanna”. You can listen to his introduction & end title …
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