The Nancy Blackett will star in a new BBC radio documentary to be broadcast in August, "Paddling with Peter Duck". Presented by John McCarthy, the programme will also feature some of Arthur Ransome's other former …
The Round the Island Race, in which Nancy Blackett participated this summer, is the subject of a forthcoming two-part series on Channel 4, called "Britain's Favourite Yacht Race". Both episodes will be broadcast on Saturday …
Nancy Blackett was featured in Saturday's Financial Times, in an article by journalist, author and sailor Richard Donkin, who recently experienced the joys of sailing her on the River Orwell, in the company of skippers …
Nancy Blackett has featured in two articles this week: a preview of the forthcoming Round the Island Race – "Britain's favourite yacht race is just around the corner" (Afloat) an exploration of the Walton Backwaters, …
Nancy Blackett is featured in the Times as part of its coverage of this weekend’s Thames Festival: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article6829461.ece Nancy reached St Katherine’s Dock, London, at 5PM today and should be open to visitors during most …
Nancy Blackett was listed in a selection of 10 ‘important boats’ representing Britain’s seafaring heritage featured in a recent issue of Country Life. The selection, made by Dan Houston, editor of Classic Boat magazine, represents …
BBC Radio 7 will be broadcasting the BBC Radio dramatisation of “Swallows and Amazons” in two hour-long parts, today and tomorrow (July 23rd and 24th) from 11am to 12 noon. The broadcasts should then be …
Nancy Blackett features in this evening’s episode of Meridian TV’s ‘River Walks’, hosted by Charlie Dimmock. Tonight’s programme focuses on the River Arun, and includes a section on Hillyards, the Littlehampton boatbuilder where Nancy Blackett …
