Swallows and Yorkshires
Yorkshire is getting plenty of big-screen exposure at the moment, with the release of the new film adaptation of Arthur Ransome’s classic, ‘Swallows And Amazons’ starring Rafe Spall, Jessica Hynes and Harry Enfield.
Author: Swallows and Amazons
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Travel review: The Lake District
It is amazing how dismissive young children can be of nostalgia. Mention old-fashioned stories and jobs of yester-year and the response (in our household anyway!) is usually – BORING!
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Launching the second edition of “The Secrets of Filming ‘Swallows and Amazons’ (1974)”
A second edition of the ebook ‘The Secrets of Filming ‘SWALLOWS & AMAZONS'(1974) is now avaialble on Amazon Kindle, Smashwords, itunes, Kobo, and Nook for £2.99 .
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Arthur Ransome’s Other Waters
When someone mentions Swallows and Amazons, there’s a good chance that your mind wanders off to the brooding peaks and glassy waters of the Lake District. Though the Swallows and the Amazons did spend many a happy hour in Cumbria, their other novels see them sallying forth into the uncharted waters of Norfolk and Suffolk.
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Swallows and Amazons is full of wholesome outdoors fun
A family film full of wholesome outdoors fun will provide a real adventure at the Electric Palace, Bridport, on October 21. Swallows and Amazons will be screened at 7pm and will be followed by a Q&A session with the film’s Supervising Art Director …
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Books | Events | Shop | Swallows and Amazons
“Swallows, Amazons and Coots” is published today and available from our Shop
Following a successful book launch last week, the highly anticipated “Swallows, Amazons and Coots: A Reading of Arthur Ransome” is published today, and available from the Nancy Blackett…
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Swallows, Amazons and Coots: The Launch!
On Friday 23rd September, the Lutterworth team set sail for an Arthur Ransome adventure, featuring author Julian Lovelock, High Sheriff of Buckingham, Millie Soames and the original Titty Walker- best known as Sophie Neville- at the helm!
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The difficulty of filming Swallows and Amazons
Recently I saw the new film of Swallows and Amazons, but before a review a few comments about the difficulty of the task. Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons must be a hard book to convert into a film…
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Boating on the Norfolk Broads is the ultimate relaxing staycation
WHEN I was a child, the classic tale Swallows And Amazons made me dream of disappearing into the wilds with nothing but a boat, a tent and a big pointy stick.