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Nancy Blackett Interview on BBC Radio Suffolk

29th May 2016

Peter Willis, President of the Nancy Blackett Trust, was interviewed live on BBC Radio Suffolk’s James Hazell Show last Saturday (21st May), for the weekend open days held by the Trust as part of the RYA’s national Push …

Swallow Interview on BBC Radio Berkshire

7th June 2015

Peter Willis, President of the Nancy Blackett Trust, was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire’s Matt Allwright yesterday morning live from the Beale Park Boat and Outdoor Show. Among the topics discussed were Swallow’s rediscovery and rescue …

Arthur Ransome Recordings – BBC Interview

8th October 201722nd August 2013

Rare recordings of Arthur Ransome reading extracts from his books have recently been restored and featured on BBC local radio. An interview broadcast across BBC local radio last week included extracts from the recordings and …

Swallows and Amazons Today: Listen to Open Country’s “Lakeland Adventures”

1st June 20219th November 2012

You can now listen to yesterday's edition of BBC Radio 4's Open Country, featuring an interview with Arthur Ransome's cousin Richard Ransome, who describes how his own Lakeland childhood was not that different from the …

Swallows and Amazons on iPlayer

13th August 2011

The 1999 BBC radio adaption of "Swallows and Amazons" is available on the BBC's iPlayer for the next days. Broadcast earlier this week on BBC Radio 4 Extra, the play is in two halves, each …

Listen to Paddling with Peter Duck

21st December 20254th August 2011

The BBC Radio 4 programme, “Paddling with Peter Duck” is now available to stream via the BBC’s Radio Player indefinitely. In the programme, John McCarthy discovers some of the boats once owned by Arthur Ransome, …

Paddling with Peter Duck is tomorrow

3rd August 2011

Just a final reminder that "Paddling with Peter Duck", the BBC Radio 4 documentary featuring the Nancy Blackett, will be broadcast tomorrow at 11:30am. If you miss the programme, we will have the BBC iPlayer …

Paddling with Peter Duck: Coming Thursday Week

28th July 201127th July 2011

Just a quick reminder that the BBC radio documentary "Paddling with Peter Duck" will be broadcast next week. The half-hour programme features John McCarthy exploring the life of Arthur Ransome through the boats he has …

Paddling with Nancy Blackett

14th June 2011

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 …

Amazonia Now Available on BBC iPlayer

21st December 20258th February 2010

“Amazonia”, the BBC radio drama about Arthur Ransome’s early life in Russia, is now available on BBC iPlayer until 9:32PM on Sunday 14th February.

New Ransome Radio Play to Premiere in February

1st November 201328th January 2010

A new radio play, "Amazonia", dramatising the life of Arthur Ransome during his time in Russia, is due to premiere on BBC Radio 3 on February 7th at 8PM. Written by Garry Lyons and …