Loads of spoilers in this discussion, and also the shock of a man's voice, as Kit joins us to discuss The Lost Staircase. He's made clear he won't be doing it again.You can find Tophole on Facebook or email us at [email protected]://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2024/11/05/s2e5-the-kitten-did-it/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We conclude our conversation about The Chalet Girls in Camp, and our own experiences of guide camp, with reference to camp fires, latrines, rest hour, and much more. Full transcript at https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2024/10/22/s1e4-campfires-burning/Tophole has a Facebook page, and you can email us at [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a Wendy week, and what could be better for two former Guide leaders than a Chalet School book devoted to Guide camp? We compare our experiences to those described by EBD (who, I think it's safe to say, never tried incinerating disposable nappies at a girlguiding campsite).You can find Tophole on Facebook, or email us at [email protected]. Full episode transcript at https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2024/10/08/s2e3-dont-walk-on-the-table/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm joined today by Caroline Crampton (Shedunnit, A Body Made of Glass) to discuss health, and health anxiety, at the Chalet School.Transcript at https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2024/09/24/s2e2-slipping-something-into-the-coffee/ You can find Tophole on Facebook, or email [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A look at the start of the Chalet School's final year.You can find Tophole on Facebook and email us at [email protected] transcript at https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2024/09/10/ive-as-much-right-to-the-book-as-moira/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Facebook or email [email protected] recommended for your summer break:The Kindred Spirits Book ClubThe Children's Literature PodcastBacklistedShedunnitA Body Made of GlassCountrystrideThe History ChicksPictures and ConversationsBook HootsBBC Sounds - Val McDermid on the Chalet School (2011) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the centenary of the Chalet School's conception this summer, so today I'm taking a look at the holiday which inspired it all.I made considerable use of Behind the Chalet School by Helen McClelland in preparing this week's episode - more than usual, I mean - but also went down lots of lovely rabbit holes about fashion, ski-ing, and station departure boards.Transcript at https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2024/06/25/s1e22-a-holiday-to-remember/You can find us on Facebook or email us at [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Obviously the entire Chalet School never made it to Yorkshire. But Jo, Frieda, Simone and Marie did, and EBD wrote a book about it. Get into the holiday mood early with a look at Jo to the Rescue.Episode transcript available at https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/?p=79Find us on Facebook or email us at [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's episode is an interview with Clarissa Cridland, of Girls Gone By Publishers and Friends of the Chalet School.You can find Girls Gone By (and order your copy of Millies of the Chalet School) at www.ggbp.co.ukFriends of the Chalet School can be found at www.chaletschool.org.ukEpisode transcript at www.topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2024/05/28/s1e20-friends-fill-ins-and-fansFind us on Facebook or email us at [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I'm talking about the only Chalet School book my husband attempted to engage with. Apologies for both the lateness, and the sniffs (the two are connected).Full transcript at https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2024/05/14/s1e19-unpacking-tennis-and-an-unsuitable-novel/You can find us on Facebook or email at [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daisy May Johnson is the author of How to be Brave, How to be True, and How to be Free - modern boarding school stories which you should definitely seek out. Daisy is also one of us, a fan of the Chalet School, so we talk about EBD's books as well as her own. The discussion doesn't quite need a content warning, but you may never think of Gottfried, Herr Anserl or Commander Christie in quite the same way again.Transcript available at https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2024/04/30/s1e18-a-real-life-authoress/You can find us on Facebook or email us at [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A look at the book in which the Chalet School travels to England - retitled "The Chalet School at War" by Armada.Transcript available at topholepodcast.wordpress.com.You can find us on Facebook, or email us at [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josette, Maeve, Rosamund and Len, plus some statistical analysis. A slightly longer episode which entirely makes up for the fact that it's a day late.Transcript available at www.topholepodcast.wordpress.com.You can find us on Facebook and email us at [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've finally arrived in Switzerland, so this week we're talking about Julie, Betsy, Elinor and Mary-Lou, trying to decide on their finest moment (and, in the case of Elinor, work out who she is). Full transcript available at topholepodcast.wordpress.com. You can find us on Facebook, or email us at [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A short episode this week while we finish editing the last two Primus Inter Pares episodes! Back to the Tirol for Grizel's final two terms at the Chalet School. Transcript available at topholepodcast.wordpress.com. You can email us at [email protected] or find us on Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tophole! - the podcast about Elinor M Brent-Dyer, the Chalet School, and anything vaguely connected. More Chalet School head girls in this episode - this time we're discussing from Jesanne to Bride. Full transcript on topholepodcast.wordpress.com.Contact us at [email protected] or find us on Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wendy and I discuss head-girls, their challenges and their triumphs, from Louise Redfield/Redmond to Elizabeth Arnett. Also a short side-rant about sleeping bags. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We thought we'd complete this discussion in a single episode. We were wrong. This one takes us from Gisela to Joey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A book crammed with events which are referenced in later books - and one of the very best stories from the Tyrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We can't pronounce it, but we know quite a bit about it, even though attempting to draw up floor plans defeated us - and not only because EBD contradicts herself almost as soon as she takes us through the front door for the first time.Transcript available at https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2023/12/26/s1e9-the-house-that-shall-not-be-named/You can email us at [email protected] - please be patient as I don't often check the inbox! We also have a page on Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How on earth did Jack and Joey afford their huge house, 11 children, and multiple wards and adoptees? Let's find out...Transcript available at topholepodcast.wordpress.comYou can email us at [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you remember the fanzines of the pre-digital age, you might remember Folly, the best of them all. Today I'm talking to Folly's editor, Sue Sims.Links mentioned in the episodefollymagazine.co.uk (you may need to go to follymagazine.co.uk/articles rather than the homepage)sevenstories.org.ukEpisode transcript at topholepodcast.wordpress.comContact us at [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EBD didn't just write school stories, and today we're looking at her historical novel for adults, Elizabeth the Gallant. Apologies for the earlier audio mix-up - we've now corrected this.Transcript available at www.topholepodcast.wordpress.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a Wendy week (woo!) and today we're considering the Chalet School's consumption of caffeine and nicotine. Probably best not to listen if you're doing Stoptober or have recently switched to green tea. If you have hardback or GGBP editions of the second half of the series, you have the advantage over us, so please do let us know if we left out anything significant. But do bear in mind that this was our third attempt to record this particular episode so we rather lost track of what we had and hadn't discussed! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Miss Dene was on the stairs and she was a cannibal" is the unfortunate summary of this term whiich we later get, but it doesn't put off Miss Ferrars. Hopefully the staff fill her in on all the other things that happen during this eventful term on St Briavels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a Wendy week and we're talking about hair - washing it, cutting it, styling it - at the Chalet School. Also some top beauty (and gardening) tips along the way as we relate our own hair experiences.The YouTube video we refer to is "I tried 500 years of Haircuts" by Morgan Donner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.