The new girls are also introduced very quickly and then each of them throughout the episode has a main part of the story but then go very quiet. If you want proper English toffiness, this is the audio to listen to! In rather quick succession when we arrive at Malory Towers we are introduced once more to all of the girls, some of them we never get told who they are which leaves us guessing and who have deliciously plummy accents. I do believe that Blyton herself loved going out in the motor car and I believe she could drive as well, which is why she felt it was appropriate to put into the book that Mrs Rivers could as well. Its made clear that Mr Rivers does most of the driving but there is a nice point where, even in the book, Blyton has Mrs Rivers take the wheel of the car to relieve her husband. One thing I do like about this intro is that they equality of the driving situation between Darrell’s parents is highlighted. A rather quick introduction is standard really for the audios which only have an hour to play out everything.

On to the point, we’re rushed very quickly through the introductions again, to Darrell heading back to school with Sally Hope, as the two have now become best friends. I suspect that the only ones available at the time were Second Form, Third Year and Upper Fourth, because for a very long time that was all I believed existed of Malory Towers. My parents allowed me to listen to cassette tapes in bed to go to sleep so they brought me some.

I knew there were books, but I was at the awkward stage where I wasn’t really reading but still liked stories. Following on from the review I did of the First Term at Malory Towers audio before Christmas I finally caved and brought an downloadable version of The Second Form at Malory Towers because I couldn’t find my cassette tape.Īnyway, once I had downloaded all the technology, thanks to Amazon for making it a chore and a half, I was able to transport myself back to my childhood when this was the first Malory Towers I had encountered.

The second form at malory towers