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Second half of our discussion of Armada paperbacks - second style covers from 1972 to 1985.You can see most (although not all) of the covers we discuss at https://uk.pinterest.com/deborahlofas/chalet-school/2nd-style-pb/Transcript available at https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2025/03/04/s2e13-paperback-writer-2/You can find Tophole on Facebook or email us at topholepodcast@gmail.com.

It's a Wendy week (woo-hoo!) and we're discussing Armada books, and particularly their covers. You can see most of these on the boards at https://uk.pinterest.com/deborahlofas/chalet-school/. Obviously this took us hours so part 2 of our conversation will come next time.Transcript available at https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2025/02/18/s2e12-paperback-writer-1/You can find Tophole on Facebook or email us at topholepodcast@gmail.com.

Delayed for technical reasons (for which apologies) - in this episode I consider Prunella Davidson's arrival at the School, and refrain from wondering what exactly 'It' is. I also don't talk much about the arrival of Bruno because we covered that last time.Transcript available at https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2025/02/04/s2-e11-this-one-started-with-antonia-forest/You can find Tophole on Facebook or email us at at Topholepodcast@gmail.com - I do get round to reading the emails eventually...

The long-promised episode where Wendy and I discuss dogs in EBD's books, and what we learn about training and caring for them. We talk about Rufus and Bruno in the Chalet School books, as well as They Both Liked Dogs, The Lost Staircase, and Kennelmaid Nan - and there are, of course, spoilers, but it is absolutely still worth reading Kennelmaid Nan for yourself if you get the chance.Where I refer to 23 November 'this year', actually I mean 2024!You can find Tophole on Facebook or email us at Topholepodcast@gmail.com. Transcript available at https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2025/01/14/s2e10-woof-i-quite-agree-barked-rufus/

It's that time of year, so there's really only one Chalet book to talk about!Brittany can be found hereYou can find Tophole on Facebook, or email us on topholepodcast@gmail.com (and I promise I will get to the emails this week).Episode transcript available here

Third time lucky for recording this particular episode, which is about backs and back problems (a) at the Chalet School (b) elsewhere in children's literature and (c) across the whole of recorded time. We are nothing if not ambitious.Transcript available at https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2024/12/17/s2e8-oof/You can find Tophole on Facebook or email us at topholepodcast@gmail.com.

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, or email us on topholepodcast@gmail.com. 

The final book set at Plas Howell (which I keep accidentally calling Plas Gwyn, but I think Kit has managed to edit out all the incidents).Full transcript at https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2024/11/19/s2e6-the-series-re-boot/ Tophole has its own Facebook page, or you can email us at topholepodcast@gmail.com.

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 topholepodcast@gmail.com.https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2024/11/05/s2e5-the-kitten-did-it/