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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

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It's that time of year when we finish varnishing our scrapbooks and stuffing our toy animals, and encourage our friends... more

01 Apr 2025 · 31 minutes
A Romance for Older Girls

Let's spend a year or so in Guernsey, catching up with friends. Or, if you've never read any of the... more

18 Mar 2025 · 26 minutes
Paperback writer (2)

Second half of our discussion of Armada paperbacks - second style covers from 1972 to 1985.You can see most (although... more

04 Mar 2025 · 38 minutes
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
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