{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64ec6d72e0d1860011a7b812/6a0b2414f37ac16f7ca555d3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Fat-shaming, drug-pushing, and an ornate belt buckle","description":"<p>The 50th book in the Chalet School series was specially written by EBD to mark the occasion, and she dedicated it to fans - so this is OUR book. It's more of a romance than a school story, but mostly we, the readers, are reunited with characters we love, in situations which we recognise from earlier tales in the series. Cliff-dangling rescue? Check. Torrent of water blocking the way? Check. Marriage to a doctor? Check. But this isn't recycling. It's <em>referencing</em>, and that makes all the difference.</p><p><br></p><p>Transcript available at <a href=\"https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2026/05/19/s3e16-fat-shaming-drug-pushing-and-an-ornate-belt-buckle/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2026/05/19/s3e16-fat-shaming-drug-pushing-and-an-ornate-belt-buckle/</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>You can find Tophole on Facebook or email us at <a href=\"mailto:topholepodcast@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">topholepodcast@gmail.com</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Deborah Lofas"}