Island mentality: how the Hebrides have shaped British culture
In British literature, islands emerge as places of particular power. They offer magic, intrigue and adventure as well as damnation.
Swallows and Amazons
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Cumbria set to feature in new BBC One documentaries
The Cumbrian landscapes that have inspired some of Britain’s most loved authors will be celebrated in a new series of documentaries produced by BBC English Regions in partnership with BBC Learning as part of the #LoveToRead season.
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Brandeston Hall School spends a day with Nancy Blackett
On Tuesday (4th October) Nancy Blackett had a visit from twenty-three children from Brandeston Hall School. They are in year 4 and have been studying the abridged version of “We Didn’t Mean To Go To Sea” as their set adventure story. Ransome enthusiasts may be shocked to hear that they had to read the first…
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Swallows and Yorkshires
Yorkshire is getting plenty of big-screen exposure at the moment, with the release of the new film adaptation of Arthur Ransome’s classic, ‘Swallows And Amazons’ starring Rafe Spall, Jessica Hynes and Harry Enfield.
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Travel review: The Lake District
It is amazing how dismissive young children can be of nostalgia. Mention old-fashioned stories and jobs of yester-year and the response (in our household anyway!) is usually – BORING!
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Launching the second edition of “The Secrets of Filming ‘Swallows and Amazons’ (1974)”
A second edition of the ebook ‘The Secrets of Filming ‘SWALLOWS & AMAZONS'(1974) is now avaialble on Amazon Kindle, Smashwords, itunes, Kobo, and Nook for £2.99 .
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Arthur Ransome’s Other Waters
When someone mentions Swallows and Amazons, there’s a good chance that your mind wanders off to the brooding peaks and glassy waters of the Lake District. Though the Swallows and the Amazons did spend many a happy hour in Cumbria, their other novels see them sallying forth into the uncharted waters of Norfolk and Suffolk.
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Swallows and Amazons is full of wholesome outdoors fun
A family film full of wholesome outdoors fun will provide a real adventure at the Electric Palace, Bridport, on October 21. Swallows and Amazons will be screened at 7pm and will be followed by a Q&A session with the film’s Supervising Art Director …
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“Swallows, Amazons and Coots” is published today and available from our Shop
Following a successful book launch last week, the highly anticipated “Swallows, Amazons and Coots: A Reading of Arthur Ransome” is published today, and available from the Nancy Blackett…
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