The Puffin paperback copies of ‘Swallows and Amazons’
Sophie Neville explores the connections between three different Puffin paperback editions of Swallows and Amazons and the original film…
Films
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The original Swallows and Amazons film returns to BBC iPlayer
The original film adaptation of Arthur Ransome’s “Swallows and Amazons” has returned to BBC iPlayer. The 1974 film is available to watch here until Saturday 22nd June.
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Sophie Neville on the 1974 Premiere of ‘Swallows and Amazons’
The 45th Anniversary of the release of the original “Swallows and Amazons” film was last Thursday (4th April). Sophie Neville, who played Titty Walker in the film, recalls the adventure of attending the premiere in London…
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The 45th Anniversary of the Original Swallows and Amazons Film
Today, 4th April 2019, is the 45th Anniversary of the release of the original “Swallows and Amazons” film in cinemas.
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Listen to the Introduction & End Title Music from Swallows and Amazons (1974)
The 1974 “Swallows and Amazons” film music was composed by Wilfred Josephs, best known for producing the theme music for “I,Claudius”, “Enemy at the…
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Sophie Neville asks – would you let a film crew use your house?
Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett was once used as a film set for the movie Ginger and Rosa. It was more complex than appearing in a television documentary or on the local news but proved both worthwhile and interesting…
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Secrets of the Walton Backwaters are revealed in a new film
The Walton Backwaters are still remote and rather mysterious, very much as they were when Arthur Ransome chose them for the setting of “Secret Water”, published 80 years ago next year, but their secrets are now revealed in a brand new film on DVD, available from our Swallows and Amazons shop …
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Walton Backwaters documentary debuts this November
Fifteen months of filming has come to an end as documentary Walton’s ‘Secret Water’ launches this autumn, writes Vicky Gale in the Clacton and Frinton Gazette.
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Exploring Arthur Ransome’s Lake District
Sophie Neville, President of the Arthur Ransome Society, explores some of the “Swallows and Amazons” locations as revealed in a letter by Arthur Ransome himself…