Tophole!
Episodes look at individual Chalet School books, Elinor M Brent-Dyer's life and other works, and wider themes, with occasional interviews. There will be spoilers, because the books have been in print for over 50 years. There will be mispronunciations, because it's too late now to put right the ones I invented as a 9 year old. And we do not ignore the bonkersness that makes EBD so beloved.
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40 episodes • 0 archived •
S2 E16
I need nine frocksS2 E16·
April 15
April 15
23 mins
S1 E15
Our highest total ever!S1 E15·
April 1
April 1
31 mins
S2 E14
A Romance for Older GirlsS2 E14·
March 18
March 18
26 mins
S2 E13
Paperback writer (2)S2 E13·
March 4
March 4
38 mins
S2 E12
Paperback writer (1)S2 E12·
February 18
February 18
34 mins
S2 E11
This one started with Antonia ForestS2 E11·
February 4
February 4
28 mins
S2 E10
Woof, I quite agree, barked RufusS2 E10·
January 13
January 13
39 mins
S2 E9
A magazine, Christmas, and a bathS2 E9·
Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2024
21 mins
S2 E8
Oof!S2 E8·
Dec 17, 2024
Dec 17, 2024
33 mins
S2 E7
On my honourS2 E7·
Dec 3, 2024
Dec 3, 2024
29 mins
S2 E6
The Series Re-bootS2 E6·
Nov 19, 2024
Nov 19, 2024
21 mins
S2 E5
The kitten did itS2 E5·
Nov 5, 2024
Nov 5, 2024
33 mins
S2 E4
Campfire's burningS2 E4·
Oct 22, 2024
Oct 22, 2024
40 mins
S2 E3
Don't walk on the table!S2 E3·
Oct 8, 2024
Oct 8, 2024
29 mins
S2 E2
Slipping something into the coffeeS2 E2·
Sep 24, 2024
Sep 24, 2024
28 mins
S2 E1
I've as much right to the book as Moira!S2 E1·
Sep 10, 2024
Sep 10, 2024
19 mins
S1 E23
Deborah visits the Chalet SchoolS1 E23·
Jul 9, 2024
Jul 9, 2024
26 mins
S1 E22
A holiday to rememberS1 E22·
Jun 25, 2024
Jun 25, 2024
23 mins
S1 E21
The Chalet School in YorkshireS1 E21·
Jun 11, 2024
Jun 11, 2024
22 mins
S1 E20
Friends, fill-ins and fansS1 E20·
May 28, 2024
May 28, 2024
27 mins
S1 E19
Unpacking - tennis - and an unsuitable novelS1 E19·
May 14, 2024
May 14, 2024
23 mins
S1 E18
A real-life authoressS1 E18·
Apr 30, 2024
Apr 30, 2024
37 mins
S1 E17
A regular mansionS1 E17·
Apr 16, 2024
Apr 16, 2024
20 mins
S1 E16
Primus inter pares (5)S1 E16·
Apr 3, 2024
Apr 3, 2024
44 mins
S1 E15
Primus inter pares (4)S1 E15·
Mar 19, 2024
Mar 19, 2024
32 mins
S1 E14
Come to FairylandS1 E14·
Mar 5, 2024
Mar 5, 2024
21 mins
S1 E13
Primus inter pares (3)S1 E13·
Feb 20, 2024
Feb 20, 2024
28 mins
S1 E12
Primus inter pares (2)S1 E12·
Feb 6, 2024
Feb 6, 2024
27 mins
S1 E11
Primus inter pares (1)S1 E11·
Jan 23, 2024
Jan 23, 2024
32 mins
S1 E10
Snowdrop and the PrinceS1 E10·
Jan 9, 2024
Jan 9, 2024
21 mins
S1 E9
The house that shall not be namedS1 E9·
Dec 26, 2023
Dec 26, 2023
37 mins
S1 E8
That lovely chequeS1 E8·
Dec 12, 2023
Dec 12, 2023
21 mins
S1 E7
The dear days of FollyS1 E7·
Nov 28, 2023
Nov 28, 2023
39 mins
S1 E6
Cavalier MaidS1 E6·
Nov 14, 2023
Nov 14, 2023
30 mins
S1 E5
Morning breakS1 E5·
Oct 31, 2023
Oct 31, 2023
30 mins
S1 E4
A cockney accentS1 E4·
Oct 16, 2023
Oct 16, 2023
21 mins
S1 E3
When are you putting yours up?S1 E3·
Oct 2, 2023
Oct 2, 2023
38 mins
S1 E2
It's not pointillismS1 E2·
Sep 18, 2023
Sep 18, 2023
29 mins
S1 E1
School with bells onS1 E1·
Sep 5, 2023
Sep 5, 2023
19 mins
S1
The usual provisosS1·
Aug 28, 2023
Aug 28, 2023
2 mins