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Tophole!
Tophole!
Deborah Lofas

Episodes look at individual Chalet School books, Elinor M Brent-Dyer's life and other works, and wider themes, with occasional interviews. There will... more

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Episodes

Paperback writer (1)

It's a Wendy week (woo-hoo!) and we're discussing Armada books, and particularly their covers. You can see most of these... more

18 Feb 2025 · 34 minutes
This one started with Antonia Forest

Delayed for technical reasons (for which apologies) - in this episode I consider Prunella Davidson's arrival at the School, and... more

04 Feb 2025 · 28 minutes
Woof, I quite agree, barked Rufus

The long-promised episode where Wendy and I discuss dogs in EBD's books, and what we learn about training and caring... more

13 Jan 2025 · 39 minutes
A magazine, Christmas, and a bath

It's that time of year, so there's really only one Chalet book to talk about!Brittany can be found hereYou can... more

31 Dec 2024 · 21 minutes
Oof!

Third time lucky for recording this particular episode, which is about backs and back problems (a) at the Chalet School... more

17 Dec 2024 · 33 minutes
On my honour

An overview both of Girlguiding, and the Chalet School's experience of it.Transcript available at https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2024/12/03/s2e7-on-my-honour/You can find Tophole on Facebook,... more

03 Dec 2024 · 29 minutes
The Series Re-boot

The final book set at Plas Howell (which I keep accidentally calling Plas Gwyn, but I think Kit has managed... more

19 Nov 2024 · 21 minutes
The kitten did it

Loads of spoilers in this discussion, and also the shock of a man's voice, as Kit joins us to discuss... more

05 Nov 2024 · 33 minutes
Campfire's burning

We conclude our conversation about The Chalet Girls in Camp, and our own experiences of guide camp, with reference to... more

22 Oct 2024 · 40 minutes
Don't walk on the table!

It's a Wendy week, and what could be better for two former Guide leaders than a Chalet School book devoted... more

08 Oct 2024 · 29 minutes
Slipping something into the coffee

I'm joined today by Caroline Crampton (Shedunnit, A Body Made of Glass) to discuss health, and health anxiety, at the... more

24 Sep 2024 · 28 minutes
I've as much right to the book as Moira!

A look at the start of the Chalet School's final year.You can find Tophole on Facebook and email us at... more

10 Sep 2024 · 19 minutes
Deborah visits the Chalet School

End of term so Wendy does the interviewing in this one! Transcript at https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2024/07/09/s1e23-deborah-visits-the-chalet-school/ and you can find us on... more

09 Jul 2024 · 26 minutes
A holiday to remember

It's the centenary of the Chalet School's conception this summer, so today I'm taking a look at the holiday which... more

25 Jun 2024 · 23 minutes
The Chalet School in Yorkshire

Obviously the entire Chalet School never made it to Yorkshire. But Jo, Frieda, Simone and Marie did, and EBD wrote... more

11 Jun 2024 · 22 minutes
Friends, fill-ins and fans

Today's episode is an interview with Clarissa Cridland, of Girls Gone By Publishers and Friends of the Chalet School.You can... more

28 May 2024 · 27 minutes
Unpacking - tennis - and an unsuitable novel

This week I'm talking about the only Chalet School book my husband attempted to engage with. Apologies for both the... more

14 May 2024 · 23 minutes
A real-life authoress

Daisy May Johnson is the author of How to be Brave, How to be True, and How to be Free... more

30 Apr 2024 · 37 minutes
A regular mansion

A look at the book in which the Chalet School travels to England - retitled "The Chalet School at War"... more

16 Apr 2024 · 20 minutes
Primus inter pares (5)

Josette, Maeve, Rosamund and Len, plus some statistical analysis. A slightly longer episode which entirely makes up for the fact... more

03 Apr 2024 · 44 minutes
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I'm joined today by Caroline Crampton (Shedunnit, A Body Made of Glass) to discuss health, and health anxiety, at the Chalet School.Transcript... more