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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.
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My least favourite Chalet School book (opens the original)
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It's got all the ingredients of a good Chalet School book - but there's something about the way they're combined, that I really don't like! My thoughts will probably crystallize properly in about 6 months' time (that's usually what happens) but here's what I made of Summer Term at the Chalet School to be going on with. Transcript available at https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2026/07/28/s3e20-my-least-favourite-chalet-school-book/ You can find Tophole on Facebook or email us at Topholepodcast
EBD - licensed to thrill (opens the original)
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EBD wrote an adventure for boys - and Kit told me (after editing the episode) that it sounds far more brutal than any of the boys' stories he read as a kid. Time for a bit of international espionage as we travel with shipwrecked Hawk Chudleigh to an unnamed island somewhere near New Zealand. Transcript available at https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2026/07/14/s3e19-ebd-licensed-to-thrill/ You can find Tophole on Facebook or email us at topholepodcast@gmail.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com
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