From the makers of Walton’s Secret Water, this new film, A Journey Through Constable Country, takes the viewer on an exploration of the countryside around the Stour and Orwell that inspired John Constable, one of East …
If you know an Arthur Ransome enthusiast who has a birthday coming up, Sophie Neville has put together a collection of useful clothing for men and women, featuring her hand-painted maps of locations featured in …
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 …
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 …
Those kids are back – all of them plus two new Maori friends – for a new environmentally-aware and Ransome-inspired adventure that starts when they discover a wounded seal. In Those Seal Rock Kids, his …
Jon Tucker’s breezy Ransome-inspired Those Kids books are all about showing that modern youngsters can still find adventure camping and sailing when their parents give them a little trust and freedom – and now they’re …
Sophie Neville’s hand-painted maps of locations featured in her book on The Making of Swallows and Amazons (1974)Â are now available on a variety of collectors’ mugs from her Redbubble shop. There are three designs of …
Work has finally started on the restoration of Shotley Pier, with the removal of unsightly concrete slabs at the shoreward end, and their replacement with reclaimed timber. The work began on 17th June, having been …
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 …
Sophie Neville, who played Titty Walker in the original Swallows and Amazons film (currently on the BBC), has gathered a selection of public comments received during the TV broadcast this April, together with some more …
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 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 …
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