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Tophole!

Tophole!

Deborah Lofas

Episodes look at individual Chalet School books, Elinor M Brent-Dyer's life and other works, and wider themes, with occasional interviews. There will be spoilers, because the books have been in print for over 50 years. There will be mispronunciations, because it's too late now to put right the ones I invented as a 9 year old. And we do not ignore the bonkersness that makes EBD so beloved.

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Tophole! - That lovely cheque
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12/12/23 • 21 min

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.com

You can email us at [email protected]



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Tophole! - The dear days of Folly
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11/28/23 • 39 min

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 episode

follymagazine.co.uk (you may need to go to follymagazine.co.uk/articles rather than the homepage)

sevenstories.org.uk


Episode transcript at topholepodcast.wordpress.com

Contact us at [email protected]



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Tophole! - Snowdrop and the Prince
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01/09/24 • 21 min

A book crammed with events which are referenced in later books - and one of the very best stories from the Tyrol.

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Tophole! - Cavalier Maid
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11/14/23 • 30 min

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.



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Tophole! - Morning break
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10/31/23 • 30 min

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!



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Tophole! - A cockney accent
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10/16/23 • 21 min

"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.

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Tophole! - The Series Re-boot
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11/19/24 • 21 min

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 [email protected].



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Tophole! - Campfire's burning
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10/22/24 • 40 min

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].



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Tophole! - Deborah visits the Chalet School
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07/09/24 • 26 min

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].


Podcasts recommended for your summer break:

The Kindred Spirits Book Club

The Children's Literature Podcast

Backlisted

Shedunnit

A Body Made of Glass

Countrystride

The History Chicks

Pictures and Conversations

Book Hoots

BBC Sounds - Val McDermid on the Chalet School (2011)



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Tophole! - The house that shall not be named
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12/26/23 • 37 min

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.



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FAQ

How many episodes does Tophole! have?

Tophole! currently has 30 episodes available.

What topics does Tophole! cover?

The podcast is about Fiction, Podcasts, Books and Arts.

What is the most popular episode on Tophole!?

The episode title 'The Chalet School in Yorkshire' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Tophole!?

The average episode length on Tophole! is 28 minutes.

How often are episodes of Tophole! released?

Episodes of Tophole! are typically released every 13 days, 23 hours.

When was the first episode of Tophole!?

The first episode of Tophole! was released on Aug 28, 2023.

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