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Nancy Blackett in London, and Peggy Blackett at Arnside

by Nancy Blackett

One original Arthur Ransome boat, and one replica, will be viewable at opposite ends of the country today and this weekend respectively. The Nancy Blackett, Arthur Ransome favourite yacht, is expected to be in St Katherine’s Dock in London this afternoon (10th August), with limited viewing by arrangement, having spent this week sailing down from […]

Swallows and Amazons at Keswick roundup

by Nancy Blackett

Here’s a roundup of last Saturday’s (28th July) special screening of the 1974 “Swallows and Amazons” film in Keswick, with special guest Sophie Neville . Sophie played ‘Titty Walker’ in the film and held a Q&A session at the screening. The Swallow dinghy from the film was also on display on the foreshore of nearby […]

On the radio: Sophie Neville talks Swallows and Amazons on BBC Radio Cumbria

by Nancy Blackett
Sophie Neville at Peel Island on Coniston Water, 4th Sep 2017. Photo by Sophie Neville.

Sophie Neville spoke yesterday (24th July) on BBC Radio Cumbria to Adam Powell about the special screening of the 1974 “Swallows and Amazons” film that will be shown in Keswick this Saturday (28th July). Sophie, who played Titty Walker in the film, will introduce it and host a Q&A session afterwards, while the dinghy Swallow that appeared in the […]

Go to these Swallows and Amazons events this summer!

by Nancy Blackett

Open-air theatre performances of “Swallows and Amazons” headline this summer’s lineup of events, supported by public access to historic boats and film screenings, along with adventure days and cruises. Open-air theatre No less than three open-air theatre productions of “Swallows and Amazons” are on for the next month, with the Neil Hannon musical version being […]

Review: Creation Theatre’s ‘Swallows and Amazons’ in Oxford University Parks

by Nancy Blackett

Theatre-lovers in Oxford are blessed with a wealth of outdoor shows at this time of year. None, however, will be as sweet, charming and such rollicking good fun as Creation Theatre’s al fresco production of “Swallows and Amazons” – which is making a splash in the University Parks, writes Tim Hughes. Arthur Ransome’s engaging story of jolly japes in […]

‘Swallows and Amazons’ and Sophie Neville are returning to Keswick

by Nancy Blackett

This July marks the forty-fifth anniversary of filming the original film “Swallows and Amazons” on Derwentwater when Ronald Fraser was obliged to walk the plank in a sola topi in July 1973. To celebrate the event, Sophie Neville, who played Titty, will be introducing a screening of the 1974 film at the Alhambra Cinema in […]

Join Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett at the Harwich Sea Festival

by Nancy Blackett

Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett will be open to visitors during the Harwich Sea Festival and Lifeboat Day on 29th July. Joining her for a day of nautical attractions and live entertainment are the sailing barges Victor and Centaur and the Essex smack Pioneer. Nancy Blackett was bought by Arthur Ransome in 1935 and used as […]

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