Video Interview: Sophie Neville and David Wood on Making the Original Swallows and Amazons
On the eve of the release of the new Swallows and Amazons film, watch this revealing interview by Cinemaniacs.
Author: Swallows and Amazons
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Brilliant Roger, the man I knew – Camden New Journal
THE opening of the film Swallows and Amazons this week brings back memories of Roger. Who is Roger? In the film and the children’s classic he is one of the children whom the author Arthur Ransome had met and then immortalised while holidaying in the Lakes. And Roger? Well, I met him in real life…
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‘Swallows And Amazons’ brings investment to local communities – Cumbria Crack
The release of the new film adaptation of Arthur Ransome’s classic, ‘Swallows And Amazons ‘ this Friday sees locations in Yorkshire and the Lake District brought to the big screen. ‘Swallows And Amazons ‘ is in cinemas nationwide from Friday 19th August …
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Swallows and Amazons Facebook Competition!
A signed copy of Sophie Neville’s book “The Making of SWALLOWS & AMAZONS (1974)” is part of a prize bundle being given away by Saga to celebrate tomorrow’s release of “Swallows and Amazons” in cinemas across the U.K.
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Swallows and Amazons: The Syria connection – BBC News – BBC.com – BBC News
The Walker children in Arthur Ransome’s famous book – now a new film – were actually inspired by a family from the Syrian city of Aleppo.
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The majestic world of Swallows and Amazons in the Lake District – Travel story – BT.com
It was the gondola that gave Ransome the idea for Captain Flint’s houseboat in Swallows and Amazons , and extracts from the novel regularly feature in a fascinating commentary, as the passenger boat makes its way around the lake.
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Film reviews round-up: David Brent, Nine Lives, Swallows and Amazons, Childhood of a Leader – The Independent
This new adaptation of Arthur Ransome’s novel evokes a long-lost era in which kids didn’t just spend their days searching for Pokémon or playing Call Of Duty.
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Video: Rafe Spall not a fan of the Swallows and Amazons parrot – Belfast Telegraph
Star of Swallows And Amazons , Rafe Spall, reveals that he found one co-star extremely hard to work with.
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Swallows and Amazons Review – HeyUGuys
If there is one thing guaranteed from bringing Arthur Ransome’s timeless literary classic Swallows and Amazons to the silver screen, it’s the engaging, enchanting narrative.