In this episode we discuss the first chapter of the Demon Headmaster, A Girl In The House. We start off with some context as this is the first chapter of a new book and then go on to discuss a variety of topics including:

• Why is Miss Wilberforce so obsessed with normality?
• Why is Dinah described as stiff and wooden until she's on her own?
• The relationship between Lloyd and Harvey

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Music Credits

"Dopplerette" Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Metaphor" Jason Shaw (https://audionatix.com) Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com

"Serious Drama" Jason Shaw (https://audionatix.com) Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com

"SCP-x1x (Gateway to Hell)" Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

References

• The Ruskin Speech - http://www.educationengland.org.uk/documents/speeches/1976ruskin.html
• The Winter of Discontent - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_of_Discontent
• The No Confidence Vote in 1979 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_vote_of_no_confidence_in_the_Callaghan_ministry
• Talking Books (Gillian Cross Interview) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Talking-Books-Childrens-Authors-Creativity/dp/0415194164 
• NCRCL Papers - Children's Literature & Childhood In Performance - How Do They Do the Eyes (Gillian Cross Interview) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Childrens-Literature-Childhood-Performance-Kimberley/dp/0954638409