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Season 1, Ep. 20
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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.uk
Friends of the Chalet School can be found at www.chaletschool.org.uk
Episode transcript at www.topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2024/05/28/s1e20-friends-fill-ins-and-fans
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