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…
Ahoy, me hearties! The spirit of Swallows and Amazons is alive and well at Kielder Water Sailing Club and you are invited to come and experience the joys of lake cruising in vintage sailing boats (walking the plank optional)…
We are pleased to announce the arrival of the Scorch Wood Collection in our Swallows and Amazons shop. This exclusive range of Swallows-and-Amazons-themed…
While the new Swallows and Amazons film enters its second week in British and Irish cinemas, this August Bank Holiday weekend is the last chance for anyone in the Lake District to see…
Swallows & Amazons hits the cinema screen at Warwick Arts Centre this week. On Friday, August 26, the eagerly-anticipated film – which is one of the University of Warwick campus venue’s summer programme highlights – will finally be released…