Swallows and Amazons
John Sergeant learns how Arthur Ransome came to perfect a new, more authentic kind of children's literature that featured real children doing real things in real places.
Former journalist and keen amateur sailor John Sergeant takes to the water in the wake of the plucky young heroes of Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons, and learns how a globe-trotting foreign correspondent and acquintance of Lenin and Trotsky came to perfect a new, more authentic kind of children's literature that featured real children doing real things in real places.
Last on
More episodes
Previous
Next
You are at the last episode
Clips
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
-
![]()
00:29People Under the Stairs
Same Beat (The Wesley Rap)
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | John Sergeant |
| Series Producer | Bill MacLeod |
| Executive Producer | Richard Bright |
| Producer | Jenny MacLeod |
| Director | Jenny MacLeod |
Discover more with The Open University
Discover more with The Open University