A Somerset sailing club has found itself at the centre of Hollywood blockbuster Swallows and Amazons after teaching one of its stars to take to the water.
Adapted from Arthur Ransom’s 1930 novel, this pre-WWII adventure sees four kids come up against Russian spies during their holiday in the Lake District.
Kelly Macdonald starring as Mrs Walker, Andrew Scott as Lazlov and me, Sophie Neville, as a dithering lady in a hat and rusty-coloured jacket getting into the steam train behind Roger at Portsmouth Station. Blink and you’ll miss me. So …
British literary institution ‘Swallows and Amazons ‘ is being adapted for the big screen once again, so it’s only fitting to find another British institution in its cast. Comedy icon Harry Enfield of Kevin and Perry, Tim Nice-But-Dim, and Loadsamoney …
The hotly anticipated release of a new Swallows and Amazons film this month will introduce the resourceful Arthur Ransome’s characters to a new generation. How might John, Susan, Titty (aka Tatty in the film) and Roger occupy their summer holidays in …
Today (Sunday) is family day at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week and the town is celebrating with a visit from the team behind the soon-to-be-released movie Swallows & Amazons.
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‘Any book worth reading by children,” wrote Arthur Ransome in his autobiography, “is also worth reading by grown-up persons.” As one of the millions who loved the Swallows and Amazons books as a child, I was wary of revisiting them as a grown-up person …
Swallows and Amazons , originally published in 1930, tells the story of the Walker children, whose summer holiday in the Lake District sees them sailing their boat ‘Swallow’ to a local island, only to find themselves up against a couple of girls who …
In the set of Swallows and Amazons there is, appropriately enough, water, water everywhere – only not in the right places.