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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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69 episodes

  1. The Pillars of the House 52:21
  2. The perils of cheap sweets 23:53
  3. My least favourite Chalet School book 32:14
  4. EBD - licensed to thrill 33:37
  5. To Guernsey 25:59
  6. So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye! 25:13
  7. Fat-shaming, drug-pushing, and an ornate belt buckle 26:52
  8. Comfort and joy 28:51
  9. Girls on film 32:02
  10. Saved by the medium of fashion 22:54
  11. The Secret Life of Mlle Lachenais 26:15
  12. Something to keep your hands occupied 38:56
  13. I didn't think! 24:45
  14. Who gave you leave to call me Matey? 44:29
  15. Victorian poets and no gym apparatus 20:52
  16. Pageants and carols 27:26
  17. The Leader of the Gang 28:28
  18. Brown tunics and orange ties (2) 24:09
  19. Brown tunics and orange ties (1) 20:42
  20. Back to the very beginning 26:39
  21. Shall we make the uniform more artistic? 37:22
  22. Marie loses her temper 22:58
  23. Aunties 31:51
  24. If only I knew what to do with you girls! 20:47
  25. A holiday in the Austrian Tirol 30:16
  26. The school run (2) 19:47
  27. The school run (1) 31:01
  28. High heels and a hand grenade 27:34
  29. Bonkers 38:00
  30. I need nine frocks 23:04
  31. Our highest total ever! 31:11
  32. A Romance for Older Girls 26:34
  33. Paperback writer (2) 38:13
  34. Paperback writer (1) 34:50
  35. This one started with Antonia Forest 28:05
  36. Woof, I quite agree, barked Rufus 39:05
  37. A magazine, Christmas, and a bath 21:11
  38. Oof! 33:50
  39. On my honour 29:18
  40. The Series Re-boot 21:58
  41. The kitten did it 33:31
  42. Campfire's burning 40:54
  43. Don't walk on the table! 29:09
  44. Slipping something into the coffee 28:36
  45. I've as much right to the book as Moira! 19:29
  46. Deborah visits the Chalet School 26:04
  47. A holiday to remember 23:11
  48. The Chalet School in Yorkshire 22:01
  49. Friends, fill-ins and fans 27:40
  50. Unpacking - tennis - and an unsuitable novel 23:31