A memorial tribute to the life and work of the late Richard Pilbrow, producer of the original Swallows and Amazons film, was held last month (May 2024) at National Theatre in London. The presentation was put together by his son, Fred Pilbrow, who invited Sophie Neville (who played Titty Walker in the film) to contribute […]
Sailing Nancy Blackett is the title of a new video portraying Nancy Blackett under sail on the river Orwell. Shot specially for the Nancy Blackett Trust by film-maker Jon Swallow, the seven-minute short features narration by the Trust’s founder and president Peter Willis and shows Arthur Ransome’s ‘best little boat’ setting sail from Woolverstone Marina […]
Arthur Ransome’s favourite yacht, Nancy Blackett, will be seen nationwide on ITV1 this Sunday at 11:55am. She will appear in the first episode of the new series of All Around Britain, which explores some of the most glorious and fascinating visitor destinations and landmarks across Britain and Northern Ireland, and brings viewers the very best […]
Arthur Ransome’s favourite yacht, Nancy Blackett, has celebrated her 90th Anniversary by being featured in a short segment that was broadcast on ITV News Anglia on Monday evening. Hosted by Victoria Lampard, the segment was filmed on the River Orwell on 18th May in near-perfect conditions, and features contributions from the Nancy Blackett Trust’s President […]
Sophie Neville appeared with some of her Swallows & Amazons movie memorabilia on Antiques Roadshow last Sunday (9th May), having previously written about her experience and been interviewed about it on BBC Radio Cumbria. Sophie’s memorabilia included a variety of props and photographs, and she received an unexpected expert valuation for them, which you can […]
Swallow, the dinghy from the 1974 Swallows and Amazons film, was part of the last Sunday’s episode of the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow. Sail Ransome’s Rob Boden received a valuation for her from paintings expert Rupert Maas, as shown in the clip below: Swallow was purchased in 2010 with assistance from the Nancy Blackett Trust, when […]
To celebrate the 90th anniversary of the publication of Swallows and Amazons, Sophie Neville participated in a live online conversation with Natasha Scullion of Lakeland Arts on Tuesday 1st December, which included a Q&A for viewers. You can now watch the 90-minute recording of that conversation below, with thanks to Lakeland Arts… Sophie’s story about ‘The […]
Sophie Neville recently talked to Books at Lunchtime about all things Swallows and Amazons, Arthur Ransome and living the life of the book. You can watch the 35-minute video below… Books at Lunchtime is a series of online lunchtime book discussions with special guests by Ketts Books, a community bookshop in Wymondham, Norfolk. Sophie Neville […]
From the makers of Walton’s Secret Water and A Journey Through Constable Country, this new film is an affectionate look at the ancient seaport of Harwich, home of the legendary Mayflower that took the Pilgrim Fathers to the New World. Mostly shot during the summer of 2019, Portrait of Harwich shows the Harwich Arts and Illuminate […]
The classic TV documentary A Voyage with Nancy Blackett is back in the Nancy Blackett Shop, now as a DVD – but supplies are strictly limited. The half-hour programme was made for Anglia TV in 1992 and features Nancy Blackett sailing on the River Orwell and the Walton Backwaters, with commentary from Christina Hardyment, Roger […]
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 Anglia’s greatest painters, visiting the landscapes, towns and villages that he loved around the Stour and Orwell estuaries and further […]
It’s the final weekend of the Swallows and Armenians exhibition in Carlisle, so here’s an earlier video walkabout of it by curator Karen Babayan.
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