Britain's Lost Waterlands: Escape to Swallows and Amazons Country

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Documentary following Dick Strawbridge and Alice Roberts as they explore the British landscapes that inspired children's author Arthur Ransome to write Swallows and Amazons. The landscapes he depicted are based on three iconic British waterlands - the beauty and drama of the Lake District shaped by glaciers and rich in wildlife and natural resources, the shallow, man-made waterways of the Norfolk broads so crucial to farming and reed production, and the coastal estuaries and deep-water harbours of the Suffolk coastline shaped by tides and crucial to trade. Dick uses vintage boats to explore the landscapes and meet people whose lives are shaped by the water, while Alice explores the shorelines, interrogating the geography and meeting the wildlife. They evoke the nostalgia of Ransome's writing and a bygone era of childhood freedom and adventure, but also explore the economic significance of these locations and the ways in which water was harnessed to change the course of British history.