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    The boat Amazon being sailed during the film Swallows and Amazons

    I captured Amazon: Sophie Neville shares tales from filming Swallows and Amazons

    • October 9, 2023

    Sophie Neville, who played Titty in the 1974 film Swallows and Amazons, shares her experiences of sailing the Blackett’s dinghy and its special place in her heart

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    Swallows and Amazons: Titty actor Sophie Neville shares secrets from the set

    • September 22, 2022

    “Swallow is coming up for auction,” my father said, sending me the details of a clinker-built sailing dinghy stored at Twickenham. It was the Spring of 2010. I rushed into…

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