We all know that Arthur Ransome was complaining of ‘having run out of ideas’ and ‘not knowing where the next book was coming from’ when he was in the process of moving from Low Ludderburn …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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