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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/

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 topholepodcast@gmail.com.

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 topholepodcast@gmail.com. Full episode transcript at https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2024/10/08/s2e3-dont-walk-on-the-table/

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 topholepodcast@gmail.com.

A look at the start of the Chalet School's final year.You can find Tophole on Facebook and email us at topholepodcast@gmail.com.Full transcript at https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2024/09/10/ive-as-much-right-to-the-book-as-moira/

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 topholepodcast@gmail.com.Podcasts 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)

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 topholepodcast@gmail.com.

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 topholepodcast@gmail.com