Posted by Ian E-N on October 21, 2003 at 09:42:16 from 148.88.0.8 user IanEN.
In Reply to: Last night as I lay sleeping posted by gombof dreamer on October 21, 2003 at 08:58:07:
I thought I heard mention of something called “Swallows and Amazons”, followed by the time 4:15 and “today
BBC site says Radio 4
Tue 21 Oct, 15:45 - 16:00 15 mins
... And Amazons: Series following four enthusiasts exploring the Lake District
in search of the disguised locations in Arthur Ransome's 1930 novel
Swallows and Amazons. 2: Swallowdale.
an example of poor sampling/vote rigging rather than this putative "dumbing down"
has AR failing to make the top ten Cumbrians list losing out to, amongst others
Postman Pat and Eddie Stobart - + lots of other instances of "Arthur Ransome" on the BBC site.