Sophie Neville
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1960, Worcestershire, England, UK
Sophie Neville spent years at the BBC specialising in drama productions that featured children and animals. She directed her first documentary in Kenya at the age of 25. By the age of 27 she was directing improvised dramas in a tough west London Comprehensive school. After spending 13 weeks on the Ealing film stages as Director of FX sequences and ...
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Sophie Neville spent years at the BBC specialising in drama productions that featured children and animals. She directed her first documentary in Kenya at the age of 25. By the age of 27 she was directing improvised dramas in a tough west London Comprehensive school. After spending 13 weeks on the Ealing film stages as Director of FX sequences and animation on a 10 part drama she was asked to produce a series working with 4 to 6 year olds. By the age of thirty she was working on a serial featuring an 8 year old girl in almost every scene. 'I cast identical twins to play the part, used two cameras operated by sports cameramen and finished by 4.30pm each day.'In 1992 Sophie emigrated to southern Africa where she worked freelance for the BBC setting up documentaries in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. She then settled down on the south coast of England to concentrate on writing, looking for true stories that could be adapted for the screen.Sophie is a founder and trustee of The Waterberg Welfare Society a charity set up to address HIV/AIDS in rural South Africa. She has a BA Honours in Anthropology, is a fellow of the Endangered Wildlife Society, a recognised wildlife artist, a member of The Drapers Company, an intercessor for CHM, a partner of Fidentia Folio and Director of Witness Films. Show less «
I loved playing the part of Titty in the EMI film 'Swallows & Amazons', made on location in the Lake District back in 1973. It has been such...Show more »
I loved playing the part of Titty in the EMI film 'Swallows & Amazons', made on location in the Lake District back in 1973. It has been such an enduring success that children all over the world still call me Titty. It's a sweet name. They'll see me in the street and call out, 'Hello, Titty! How are you?' It can turn a few heads. Show less «
I was once staying at Bank Ground Farm in the Lake District to record an interview for the BBC with Ben Fogle, when two Japanese ladies arri...Show more »
I was once staying at Bank Ground Farm in the Lake District to record an interview for the BBC with Ben Fogle, when two Japanese ladies arrived to stay there. They flung up their hands and screamed in delight. The name Titty echoed from the hills of Cumbria. Show less «
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Parents want their children to have a 'Swallows and Amazons' childhood. They want to take their children to the cinema to watch the film tha...Show more »
Parents want their children to have a 'Swallows and Amazons' childhood. They want to take their children to the cinema to watch the film that had a great influence on their life. I meet so many sailors who say, 'I am sailing this dinghy because of Arthur Ransome, because we saw your film and we though, perhaps we could do this.' Show less «
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Titty Walker
