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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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