Don’t miss these ‘Swallows and Armenians’ talks in Leeds and London
Artist, curator and writer Karen Babayan will be exploring the Arthur Ransome Archive in a lunchtime talk at Leeds University on 21st March.
Author: Swallows and Amazons
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Sophie Neville on “Walton’s Secret Water”
Sophie Neville writes about appearing in the documentary “Walton’s Secret Water”, representing the Arthur Ransome Society and celebrating Arthur Ransome’s legacy at next month’s Essex Book Festival. In my role as President of The Arthur Ransome Society, I was interviewed by Chris Opperman for a new documentary produced by David Webb on the Walton Backwaters,…
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It’s the 80th anniversary of Arthur Ransome’s “Secret Water”
Arthur Ransome’s eighth novel “Secret Water” turns 80 this year. It’s his only Essex novel and this anniversary has prompted a ‘hub’ weekend of events in Harwich during that county’s book festival in March. It also prompts the question – what does it mean for a book to be eighty? Julia Jones investigates…
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New anti-fouling for Nancy Blackett
Winter work on Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett has made a further step forward with the completion of the first new coat of anti-fouling.
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Photos of Swallows and Amazons on stage in Orkney
Last weekend the Deerness Drama Group performed the Helen Edmundson adapation of Arthur Ransome’s “Swallows and Amazons” in Deerness Hall, Orkney. Some photos from the production are below. Click on the Facebook icon [f] to see the originals.
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Keswick youth theatre to perform ‘Swallows and Armenians’
A performance inspired by the Anglo-Armenian origins of the Altouynans, models of the Walkers in Arthur Ransome’s “Swallows and Amazons”, will be on stage in Keswick this Sunday (17th February) at 4pm.
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Listen to the Introduction & End Title Music from Swallows and Amazons (1974)
The 1974 “Swallows and Amazons” film music was composed by Wilfred Josephs, best known for producing the theme music for “I,Claudius”, “Enemy at the…
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More progress with Nancy Blackett’s priming
Further progress has been made with the priming of Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett’s hull as part of her ongoing winter work.
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Nancy Blackett’s winter priming
Winter work on Arthur Ransome’s favourite yacht, Nancy Blackett, has progressed significantly, reports Clive Fisher.