“I don’t want them to be frightened of the world,” Mrs Walker says of her children, as she wonders whether she was right to let the four eldest sail off in a dinghy alone to discover an island in the middle of a huge Cumbrian lake. When I wrote those words…
The adaptation enjoyed a prosperous first seven days at the UK box office as it took in $1.81m (£1.39m)…
Arthur Ransome is one of Britain’s best-loved authors of children’s books – but he hid a very dramatic secret…
THE new Swallows and Amazons film – shot in Cumbria – has taken nearly £680,000 in its first week at the box office.
When it comes to adapting many books written in the 1930s and 1940s onto the big screen, writers and directors typically face a tough challenge: maintaining the spirit of the era while allowing a modern audience to identify and engage with the child protagonists…
The new Swallows and Amazons film – shot in Cumbria – has taken nearly £680,000 in its first week at the box office.
Virginia McKenna, the star of the 1974 adaptation of Swallows and Amazons, fondly remembers making the Vintage Classic on location in the Lake District. It was 43 years ago when Claude Watham, the director of the 1974 film of Swallows and Amazons, asked if I’d like to play the part of Mrs Walker…
River Deep Mountain High in Coniston is just one of dozens of activity centres that offer families the chance to recreate their own Swallows and Amazons -style adventure with dinghy sailing tuition or a guided canoe …
Ilan Eshkeri has written music for blockbusters including Stardust and Still Alive. His latest soundtrack is for the film Swallows and Amazons – we asked him to introduce the music, play some clips and tell us how he overcomes the fear of the blank page…