Movies – Page 3 – The Nancy Blackett Trust

Points to add to the 3rd edition of The Secrets of Filming Swallows and Amazons (1974)

20th January 20268th October 2020

Sophie Neville asks readers to write in with any points that they may notice that she can add to a third edition of her e-book The Secrets of Filming Swallows and Amazons (1974)… Viewers of …

Swallows and Amazons featured in the Radio Times as Film of the Day on Sunday 30th August 2020

20th January 202629th August 2020

Swallows & Amazons (1974) starring Virginia McKenna is to be broadcast on BBC 2 at 12.20 on Sunday 30th August 2020, recalling the adventures of the Walker and Blackett families on a “Lake in the …

Swallows and Amazons returns to BBC2 and iPlayer this Sunday afternoon

28th August 2020

The original film adaptation of Arthur Ransome’s “Swallows and Amazons” returns to the BBC this Sunday 30th August . The 1974 film will be available to watch here on iPlayer for 30 days, following a …

Letters and quotes from fans of the original Swallows and Amazons film

20th January 20268th May 2020

Sophie Neville, who played Titty Walker in the original Swallows and Amazons film (currently on the BBC), presents a selection of viewer letters and quotations received following the TV broadcast this April, together with some more behind-the-scenes …

Watch the original Swallows and Amazons film this afternoon on the BBC

1st June 202117th April 2020

The 1974 adaptation of Arthur Ransome’s iconic book Swallows and Amazons starring Virginia McKenna will be screened on BBC Two on Friday 17th April at 3.00pm and then be available on BBC iPlayer for 30 days here, writes …

The original Swallows and Amazons film returns to BBC2 and iPlayer next Friday

17th April 202011th April 2020

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 …

See ‘Riddle of the Sands’ and ‘Swallows and Amazons’ at the Woodbridge Maritime Film Festival

15th January 2020

Classic films Riddle of the Sands (1979) and Swallows and Amazons (1974) are both showing at this weekend’s Maritime Film Festival in Woodbridge, with introductory talks by the former’s producer Drummond Challis and the Nancy …

The Puffin paperback copies of ‘Swallows and Amazons’

21st December 2019

Sophie Neville explores the connections between three different Puffin paperback editions of Swallows and Amazons and the original film… The school term is over, Swallows and Amazons is on BBC iPlayer and Christmas missives are arriving …

The original film of Swallows and Amazons (1974) is back on the BBC

20th January 202617th December 2019

The 1974 movie Swallows and Amazons is to be screened on BBC TV for the third time this year, writes Sophie Neville. It will be available online on the BBC iPlayer for until 27th January …

Swallows and Amazons: sailing into cinema history

22nd September 202123rd July 2019

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 original Swallows and Amazons film returns to BBC iPlayer

24th May 2019

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 …

Sophie Neville on the Premiere of the Original ‘Swallows and Amazons’ Film

4th February 202611th April 2019

The 45th Anniversary of the release of the original “Swallows and Amazons” film was last Thursday (4th April). Sophie Neville, who played Titty Walker in the film, recalls the adventure of attending the premiere in …