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Get into the stag, everyone.Join us as we commit Season 4 Part 2 to its final resting place and mark the passing of another year in the ton. With our black veils on, we’ll be dancing in honour of a beloved Scotsman, mourning the loss of a not-so-beloved Featherington and weeping at the graveside of our Vicus hope and dreams. And with our class-crossed lovers facing (mostly) insurmountable odds, we’ll be helping a thief in the night pack her bags for an escape to the Americas. If only we could find that pesky necklace… But with a jail break in hand and a maid running free, we’ll be gathering at the grandest night of the year to spin a fantastical tale about the love match of the season: Miss Sophie Gun and the brother to the Duke of Hastings. It’s been one hell of a year, dearest listeners. Let us all have a biscuit, shall we? (Not you, Colin.)*Follow UsPatreonInstagram⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ YouTube

Dearest listeners,Are you turning over in your mind the events of a mere season, desperately wondering which sibling might next grace our screens? Have you looked at all the evidence only to find you're still not sure? Join us for a brief but puzzled conversation where we try and decide which Bridgerton’s love story we think is written in the stars (and seeds).Could we bark-ing up the wrong tree with Philoise? Will Fran's missing puzzle piece ever find her way back to the ton? Will the winds of change blow the seasons out of order yet again? One thing is for certain: we need to KNOW. *Follow UsPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/whatabarbpod/ Instagram⁠: https://www.instagram.com/whatabarbpod/ ⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠: https://www.tiktok.com/@whatabarbpod⁠ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhataBarbPod

A slice of Taleggio, anyone?Join us at Featherington House as we nibble on the finest cheeses and share our first (belated) reactions to Season 4 Part 2. As we wait for Sophie to decide whether we need to pack our bags for Our Cottage, we’ll be busy feather shopping with El, ruining lives with a former gossip writer and topping up the pink champagne to mark the un-bow-lievable return of one Lady Penwood.Elsewhere, we’ll be raising ducklings with Daphne, bumbling to the bar with Colin and wrestling the last puzzle piece off of Michaela. But with Hyacinth’s recital planning driving us mad and a parliament of Aylesbury owls giving us a headache, we hope you’ll forgive us for taking a little nap. Rest assured, we’ll be revived in time for dinner. Uh, right John? John?! Better bring us that brandy, Barnes. *Follow UsPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/whatabarbpod/ Instagram⁠: https://www.instagram.com/whatabarbpod/ ⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠: https://www.tiktok.com/@whatabarbpod⁠ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhataBarbPod

He’s back. He’s bearded. He’s grumpier than ever. That’s right, dear listeners: our beloved Viscount is home at last. Join us as we pour ourselves a whiskey in honour of the Season 4 Part 2 trailer and make our final wagers for the passing winter and beyond. As we dodge Anthony’s ire at the doodled ledgers, we’ll be climbing trees with Matchmaker Colin, slicing stilton with Mr Finch and throwing a little housewarming party for the Bridgerton’s newest neighbours. And as Pen puts pen to paper, we’ll be flouncing our sleeves and painting the town pink for the illustrious return of everyone’s favourite blonde backbiter. Perhaps Wales offered a little more companionship than simply sheep alone. But if you’ve found yourselves at a crossroads, dear listeners, then do not despair. We’ve had quite enough of the demands of society and it’s time to let our hearts speak. Is that not so, Colin? *Show NotesTudum: Season 4 Part 2 TrailerTudum: Season 4 News and UpdatesTwitter: Season 5 prediction tweetShondaland: The Many Lives of Oli HigginsonW Magazine: Interview with Jonathan Bailey (Season 4 storyline hints)YouTube: Claudia Jessie on Eloise’s approach to love*Follow UsPatreon Instagram⁠ ⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠⁠ YouTube

Warm your biscuits, dear listeners. We are the tea you’re having tonight. Now that we’ve finished polishing a hundred pairs of Araminta’s shoes, it’s time to peek through the doorway of our Season 4 Part 1 reaction. No need to pack a bag – just grab a couple of counterfeit shoe clips and a feverish artist for a sublime day in the country. Once we’ve dried ourselves off from a dip in the lake, we’ll be heading back to Mayfair to continue our fruitless search for Glove Lady, a coherent timeline, and Francesca’s elusive pinnacle. Since we’ve been cast out of the clubhouse and banned from attending the theatre, we’ll be joining the Featherington men on a food tour of London. And if we happen to get caught behind a broken carriage on the way? Well, it’s nothing a little ice cream won’t fix. But Colin Bridgerton, you have been warned. You might not take note of staffing changes, but we certainly have. It’s time to get your hands off Pen and your household in order. The Maid Wars are waging and our Vortia hearts are the casualties. *Show NotesTwitter: @pensgolden Varley and Portia edit to Chappell Roan's "The Subway"TikTok: @justinjay022 video about Featherington men food tourBritish Vogue: John Glaser interview*Follow UsInstagramYouTubePatreonTikTok

Host Alison Hammond sits down with new leads Luke Thompson (Benedict Bridgerton) and Yerin Ha (Sophie Baek) to discuss everything from a burgeoning romance at the Cottage to their steamy staircase session.Then, Bridgerton showrunner Jess Brownell joins to catch us up on the latest with the Bridgerton family and the exciting new love stories and themes this season. Go to Tudum.com for news, updates, and more behind-the-scenes looks at the entire Bridgerton series.Watch Bridgerton Season 4 on Netflix.-Sponsored feature: Bridgerton: The Official Podcast (Netflix).If you’re in the US, watch video episodes on Netflix. Or, you can listen to Bridgerton: The Official Podcast ⁠here

It has been quite a journey we have taken together, dear listeners. At long last, it is time to fluff our ostrich feathers and step into the light for the final part of our S3E8 rewatch. As Whistledown's final plan falls into place, we'll be delivering letters to Violet, opening up our floorboards to fund a Featherington fiesta and standing by Penelope's side as the scribe herself reveals herself to the ton. And after a chat on the swings with Beloise, we'll be packing our bags for Scotland and joining a (finally!) happily married couple on the steps of Bridgerton House to we wave goodbye to Season 3 for one last time. Our love story is now complete, dearest listeners. And, forgive us, but that was bloody brilliant. But it's time now to look toward the future, whatever it may bring. After all, what is life without a little gossip?*Show Notes"Into the Light." Bridgerton. Written by Daniel Robinson. Unpublished manuscript (double white revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library: ⁠https://www.wgfoundation.org/⁠Tudum: Waltz into Bridgerton's Season of Love (Season 4 news and updates): https://www.netflix.com/tudum/features/bridgerton-season-of-love-2026* Follow UsPatreonInstagram⁠ ⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ YouTube

Beware shallow waters, dear listeners. Spoilers are ahead.With only a week to go until our carriage arrives back in Mayfair, we’re wading out a little deeper as we share our first reactions to S4E1 The Waltz. As the Bridgerton servants prepare our scones, we’ll be polishing up Benedict’s rock collection, searching the ton for Fran’s pinnacle and making sure no one spills tea on the heir to the Featherington name. Following a dance lesson with a silver ingenue, we’ll be sniffing our wrists and turning our attentions to matters of the heart with Matchmaker Colin. After all, we’d wager he’s not the only one blessed with the gift of the gab.And if you’re feeling a little chill from the passing winter, then it’s time to slip on your silver gloves and step back into the ton. The seasons are changing, dearest listeners, and who knows what lies in the beyond? *Show NotesShondaland: Season 4 Premiere RecapTudum: Six New Photos Tease What's Ahead for the TonInstagram: @BridgertonNetflix Season 4 Character VideosYouTube: Pay Or Wait's interview with the cast of Bridgerton Season 4*Follow UsInstagram⁠ ⁠ ⁠PatreonTikTok⁠YouTube 

Uh…shall we pop the kettle on, Colin?As we awake from a fitful night on the sofa, we’re fluffing our pillows and pouring ourselves a cup of trage-tea for Part 1 of our S3E8 rewatch. With newlywedded bliss nowhere in sight, we’ll be taking the carriage alone to visit Pen’s mother and Walter Dundas Esq. before swinging by Bridgerton House to console a grumpy husband with an unfortunately timed hero complex. And while one marriage might be on the rocks, it won’t stop us from grabbing our confetti and bagpipes as we walk Fran down the carpet to join John in holy (and probably temporary) matrimony. ‘Till death do you part, Frohn. But hold your dying breath, dearest listeners. A gossip writer has been exposed and a blackmail plot is underway. Best get the chequebook out, Pen. That ticket to Vienna won’t pay for itself. *Show Notes"Into the Light." Bridgerton. Written by Daniel Robinson. Unpublished manuscript (double white revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library.Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library: https://www.wgfoundation.org/Tudum: Waltz into Bridgerton's Season of Love (Season 4 news and updates)Vogue Australia: Interview with Yerin HaMan of Many: Interview with Luke ThompsonInstagram: Production Designer Alison Gartshore's BTSShondaland: 10 Books We Think Eloise Bridgerton Would Enjoy*Follow UsPatreonInstagram⁠TikTok⁠YouTube

Rakes of the ton, beware – Violet Bridgerton is on the warpath. Join us as we raise our kites in honour of the Benophie New Year and celebrate the long-awaited arrival of the Season 4 Part 1 trailer. With our maid pinafores freshly starched for the year ahead, we’ll be taking a trip downstairs where we'll find Sophie a good costume for one glorious night and grab the mop and bucket to clean up the aftermath of an alphabetic shaving cream fight.Across the square, we’ll also be helping Penelope tie a mask on a pirate’s mast before we sneak into a ballroom with Hy, waltz in the bandstand and impatiently await a midnight unmasking. And if we see a rocking Featherington carriage thereafter? Well, life is meant to be lived, dear listeners. Later, we’ll be joining Benedict for an artistic retreat in the country where a chance encounter will lead to a time slip, a hidden necklace and a naked rake dripping in a lake. Should this scandalous acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind? Perhaps an offer from a gentleman might free him from a bind. *Show Notes:Shondaland: 12 Days of Bridgerton: https://www.shondaland.com/shondaland-series/bridgerton/12-days-of-bridgertonTudum: Season 4 Part 1 Trailer: https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/bridgerton-trailer-season-4-part-1Tudum: Season 4 News and Updates: https://www.netflix.com/tudum/bridgertonInstagram: @rottentiger_art: https://www.instagram.com/rottentiger_art/ *Follow UsPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/whatabarbpod/ Instagram⁠: https://www.instagram.com/whatabarbpod/ ⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠: https://www.tiktok.com/@whatabarbpod⁠ 

Happy Wedding Eve, one and all. Yep, we’re swapping boughs of holly for bouquets of larkspur as Penelope and Colin finally nod their way down the aisle in Part 2 of our S3E7 rewatch. Following a late night of secret dealings, marriage counselling and a little horsing around, we’ll be wiping the dust from our eyes and taking our seats next to a gaggle of redheads for the nuptials of the season. Once we’ve joined Pen and Colin in holy matrimony, we’ll be admiring swan cakes and chasing jelly moulds before a royal gatecrasher puts our wedding night plans in peril. Let’s hope that sofa’s comfy, Colin. But if things are looking a little bleak for our newlyweds, then worry not. If we take a peek beneath the Christmas tree, we might just catch a glimpse of the happy couple kissing underneath the mistletoe. You know we love them so. * Show Notes Coming SoonWriters Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library: ⁠⁠https://www.wgfoundation.org/⁠⁠"Joining of Hands." Bridgerton. Written by Geetika Tandon Lizardi. Unpublished manuscript (double white revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library.*Follow UsInstagram⁠: https://www.instagram.com/whatabarbpod/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whatabarbpod ⁠ ⁠YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhataBarbPodTikTok⁠: https://www.tiktok.com/@whatabarbpod⁠

The worst reaction out of everyone in the ton? Well, he is a sensitive boy. With a secret out in the open and an engagement up in the air, we have our social calendar full this week as we begin our rewatch of S3E7 Joining of Hands. As we plan the most elaborate wedding breakfast of the season, we’ll be checking the diaries of the Smythe-Smith quintet, finding a hair tie for a heartbroken ponytail and taking a trip across town to check the marital status of an old friend. Elsewhere, we’ll be eavesdropping on a staircase confrontation between an uncommonly lucky Eloise and a commonly entrapped Colin, before baiting our nets to catch a sad little rainbow fish over at Featherington House. But beware, dearest listeners: we hear an imposter is on the loose. And gossip as we might, we cannot tolerate a lie. Isn’t that right, Penelope? *Show Notes Coming SoonWriters Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library: ⁠https://www.wgfoundation.org/⁠"Joining of Hands." Bridgerton. Written by Geetika Tandon Lizardi. Unpublished manuscript (double white revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library.*Follow UsInstagram⁠: https://www.instagram.com/whatabarbpod/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whatabarbpod ⁠ ⁠YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhataBarbPodTikTok⁠: https://www.tiktok.com/@whatabarbpod⁠

Hell is empty and the she-devil is here, dearest listeners. As Colin puts a ring on a very inky finger, we'll be joined by an impending sense of doom for our S3E6 rewatch of Deceiving - uh, we mean Romancing - Mister Bridgerton. We'll be chaperoning with Portia, matchmaking with widows and making an announcement of an announcement with a newly-betrothed Frohn. Elsewhere, Minster Hughes will be taking us to church for a reading of the banns, a Creloise break-up and an impromptu loved-up waltz. Seems like Sunday service is the perfect time for confession. Right, Pen? As we discover that ladies do not have dreams and Wills do not have bars, we'll be burning our life's work with Pen and burning the midnight with Colin and his...implements. And with the scribe herself ready for her big entrance, we'll be heading to the Mondriches for the revelation of the Season's greatest secret: a giant flowery Dalek. With a viper on the loose and a fiancé on our tails, we'll be grabbing our pens and carriages for a late night dash to the printers. But has anyone been keeping an eye on Colin? Prepare to unfold, Lady Whistledown. Your Mister Bridgerton is approaching. * Show Notes: Crumbs Coming Soon  Show NotesWriters Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library: https://www.wgfoundation.org/"Romancing Mr. Bridgerton." Bridgerton. Written by Annabelle Hood. Unpublished manuscript (yellow revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library.Full Episode Show Notes: Coming Soon Follow UsPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/whatabarbpod/ Instagram⁠: https://www.instagram.com/whatabarbpod/ ⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠: https://www.tiktok.com/@whatabarbpod⁠ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhataBarbPod

Cinch your wrists, dearest listeners. The Season 4 crumbs are dropping faster than an unbuttoned glove on the Featherington tiles. Join us as we take a trip down the staircase to brush fingers with an enigmatic Lady in Silver, catch the eye of an enamoured Man in Mask and clutch our pearls at the sight of a scandalously bedazzled ankle.After spending the day redecorating with Colin, we’ll be grabbing our binoculars and maps to join a search party with a rather reluctant sibling. Thought your days of tracking down mysterious ladies were behind you, El? Think again, dear sister. And once the paint has dried at Featherington House, we’ll be masking up and stepping back into the ballroom to celebrate the return of everyone’s favourite Cheese Man and his bug-loving wife. Hold onto your banisters, everyone. The search for true love is only just beginning.*Show NotesTudum: Updated Bridgerton Season 4 article Instagram: @BridgertonNetflix TODAY Show: Interview with Shonda Rhimes *Follow UsPatreonInstagram⁠YouTubeTikTok⁠ 

Thank Goodness! A leak has sprung at Bridgerton House and we couldn’t be happier. To celebrate the unmasking of the Season 4 release dates, we’ll be tipping our gloves to the Dutch, hiking with the ducks and grabbing our baskets for a good old fashioned Easter egg hunt.* After drinking that brown liquor with a Bridgerton father figure, we’ll also be stopping by Romney Hall to scatter a few seeds with the Collector and search for a Lady in Silver standing amongst the roses. And if we happen to have a little Spare time on our hands? Well, perhaps we’ll borrow a Baronet’s tools to do a spot of raking around. With 7 reasons to love Benedict Bridgerton and only 116 days until we love Sophie Baek, the gloves are off and the countdown is on. Unmask true love? Don’t mind if we do. (*Not actual Easter eggs)*Show Notes Elle: Bridgerton’s Yerin Ha is Living a Real-Life Fairy TaleShondaland: ‘Bridgerton’ Season 4: Yerin Ha Stuns as the Lady in Silver in New Teaser ArtShondaland: 7 Reasons Why We Love Benedict Bridgerton⁠Time: How Jonathan Bailey Charmed Us All⁠⁠*Follow Us⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠TikTok

Care for a game of charades, dearest listeners? Bridgerton rules, everyone. After a couple more rounds on the chaise, we’re taking the carriage across the park to finish up our S3E5 Part 2 rewatch before the clock runs out. Um. The clock of life, of course. With the Queen back on her fruitless hunt, we’ll be snacking on biscuits with a hungry Pen, shirking Colin’s gaze all evening and chasing a suspicious streak of mud with a phantom-to-be. While Kate outdoes herself at the Polin engagement party, we’ll be inviting ourselves over for macarons, riddles and-- LILIES. FORGET-ME-NOT. LILACS! (No, Anthony. Dessert.)And as the clock approaches midnight, we’ll be gasping for breath as we wait to see if the intellectual genius of the group will finally reveal herself. Time will surely tell, dear listeners. So let’s raise a toast to muddy boots, atrocious riding and to knowing each other fully. Uh…right, Pen? *Show Notes: Crumbs Reddit: (u/Debt-Mysterious) An Offer from a Gentleman TV tie-in publication dateCollider: Polly Walker discusses Bridgerton Season 4 YouTube: Chicken Shop Date with Jonathan Bailey Deadline: List of Emmy nominees 2025Deadline: Luke Newton to play Lee Alexander McQueen in House of McQueenBuy tickets for House of McQueenDSECTION: Luke Newton featureDeadline: Simone Ashley joins The Devil Wears Prada 2BBC iPlayer: Mix Tape*Show Notes: Rewatch ⁠Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library⁠"Tick Tock." Bridgerton. Written by Azia Squire. Unpublished manuscript (green revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. ⁠Spotify: Bridgerton The Official Podcast: 305 Tick Tock with Claudia Jessie and Jess Brownell⁠⁠Reddit: Colin’s S3 waistcoat statistics by u/bookmovietvworm⁠⁠IG: @faridaghwedar Penelope’s Engagement hair design⁠IG: @jessie_mua Penelope’s Engagement make up design IG: @tailoringcostumesbydebs Penelope’s Engagement dressTwitter: Nicola Coughlan discussing Pen’s hunger post-Mirror sceneIG: @lynaticart fan art of Colin re-pinning Penelope’s hair McGill University Digital Library: The Little Riddler pdf*Follow Us⁠Patreon⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠YouTube⁠TikTok

No furtive looks necessary, dearest listener. Our S3E5 Part 1 rewatch is not a thunderbolt from the sky. With a newly engaged Polin busy announcing their happy news, it seems we have much to catch up on indeed. We’re in high spirits, despite the one Bridgerton sibling who’s even less thrilled about it than Eloise. As word of the betrothal spreads through the ton, we’ll be shouting for all of Mayfair to hear as we fry fish with Anthony, take a morning stroll with Benedict and buffer up the bee on Colin’s belt. Is there more? Oh, so much more. After a showdown between Catherine the Great and the neighbour boy, we’ll be heading to an opera singer’s residence to pull down the dust sheets, lay out our furnishings and turn our two blue pools towards a conspicuously placed looking glass. Lie down, dearest listeners. There are other parts we’ve been dreaming about. And you should see them as well. *Show Notes: Crumbs IG: @BridgertonNetflix Season 4 end of production videoShondaland: Photos from the Season 4 Table ReadThe Hollywood Reporter: Interview with Jonathan BaileyWhat’s On Netflix: Bridgerton Adds 12 Supporting Cast MembersDeadline: 5 Songs with Bridgerton Music Supervisor Justin KampsDeadline: Adjoa Andoh at Italian Global Series FestivalCiak Magazine: Interview with Polly WalkerLoungefly: Bridgerton Mini Backpack*Show Notes: Rewatch Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library"Tick Tock." Bridgerton. Written by Azia Squire. Unpublished manuscript (green revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. Spotify: Bridgerton The Official Podcast: 305 Tick Tock with Claudia Jessie and Jess BrownellReddit: Colin’s S3 waistcoat statistics by u/bookmovietvwormIG: @faridaghwedar Penelope’s Mirror hair designIG: @jessie_mua Penelope’s Mirror make-up designHourglass Cosmetics: Curator eyeshadowYouTube: InStyle interview with Dougie Hawkes*Follow UsPatreon Instagram⁠ ⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠YouTube

Happy anniversary, dearest listeners! Join us as we raise a catch and toast to Bridgerton Season 3 Part 1 and reminisce over twelve splendid months of flyaway balloons, scandalous journals and the most remarkable shade of blue. We’ll be taking a celebratory carriage ride to the library to meet with a Regency king, a rugged pair of boots and a very tingly Lady Whistledown. And as Portia teaches a little lesson in self-love, we’ll be lending Colin a hand in catching an authoress in an unexpected corner. With the champagne still flowing, we’ll be moving the afterparty over to Bridgerton House for a chandelier rendezvous with Sibling Number Two and a rather enchanted Lady in Silver. And so, as we begin the next part of our journey, let us cheers once more to the match of the season, and the oldest of friends!*Show NotesTudum: Bridgerton renewed for Seasons 5 and 6Tudum: Sneak peak of Season 4 masquerade ballInstagram: @BridgertonNetflix Season 5 & 6 announcementWriters Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library: https://www.wgfoundation.org/"Out of the Shadows." Bridgerton. Written by Jess Brownell. Unpublished manuscript (double blue revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. "How Bright the Moon." Bridgerton. Written by Sarah L. Thompson. Unpublished manuscript (double blue revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library."Forces of Nature." Bridgerton. Written by Eli Wilson Pelton. Unpublished manuscript (double white revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. “Old Friends.” Bridgerton. Written by Lauren Gamble. Unpublished manuscript (yellow revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library."Tick Tock." Bridgerton. Written by Azia Squire. Unpublished manuscript (green revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library.*Follow UsPatreon Instagram⁠ ⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ YouTube

Grab your Very Important Props and crunchiest snacks, dearest listeners! Join us as we step into the studio to meet the man behind the sound, Mitchell Kohen, to discuss his work as the ton’s finest Foley Artist. We’ll be learning how Mitchell made a splash in the industry, from his time curating airplane playlists, to working shifts at the Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital and bowing before the Queen of Regency England.As Mitchell takes us on a tour of the Foley stage, we’ll be living a day in the life of Bridgerton post-production, walking in the footsteps of the Diamond, playing skittles with Prudence and putting on our heels to dance the Quadrille six times over. We’ll also be uncovering the secrets of Lady Whistledown’s quill, an earthy afternoon tea and the great escape of a soon-to-be-monarch. What crucial role does a toy train play in the Polin love story? Why will we forever shudder at the thought of ravioli? And, most importantly, what does Francesca Bridgerton really think about SunChips?Turn up the volume and listen close: if there is one thing you should know by now, it is that this podcast cannot keep quiet for long. *Show NotesFollow Mitchell on Instagram: @soundslikemitchellFollow Mitchell on Reddit: u/soundslikemitchell*Show Notes: Crumbs Radio Times: Bridgerton casts Gracie McGonigal in Season 4 AlloCiné: Interview with Nicola CoughlanReddit: *Spoiler Alert* Rumoured casting for Season 4Reddit: Chris Fulton at Land ConYouTube: Trailer for Tudum 2025Shorty Awards: The Bridgerton Chaise speaks outGold Derby: Netflix put forward Bridgerton cast for Emmy considerationHarper’s Bazaar: Nicola Coughlan honoured with Konbini Commitment Award at CanneseriesWhatsOnStage: Nicola Coughlan to star in ‘The Playboy of the Western World’ at the National TheatrePlaybill: Hannah Dodd and Rob Madge join the London cast of ‘Cabaret’WhatsOnStage: Rob Madge’s ‘My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?)’ announces New York runWhatsOnStage: Kitty Devlin joins the cast of ‘The Show That Goes Wrong’Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre: James Phoon joins ‘Shakespeare For Every Day of the Year: Live’UKTV: Release date announced for Bessie Carter’s ‘Outrageous’*Follow UsPatreon Instagram⁠ ⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠YouTube

Wait! Let us in, dearest listeners. We’ve reached the climax of our S3E4 rewatch and it is everything we have been wanting to say to you for weeks. As Pen’s disastrous evening comes to a close, we’ll be waving down her carriage, slipping down our sleeves and proofreading Colin’s list of reasons as to why Lord Alfred Debling is just not right for his Pen. And while Colin lends his bestie a helping hand, we’ll be solving the mystery of a missing cravat, placing an order with Gen for a very slippy dress and writing up the cleaning bill for two traumatised Featherington footmen. But let’s not forget to stop at Bridgerton House first for we believe there is a question to be asked. What else could there possibly be left to say about these two old friends? So much more, listeners. So much more. Hit it, Archer: ♫ Dink, dink, dink, dink, dink. Dink, dink, dink, dink, dink. ♫*Show Notes: Crumbs IG: @BridgertonNetflix Polin Day reelIG: @BridgertonNetflix Penelope’s birthday postDonate: Nicola Coughlan fundraiser for Not A PhaseShop: Not A Phase t-shirtGlobal Production Awards 2025: Bridgerton shortlistedNetflix Shop: Kanthony T-shirtDisney+: Suspect starring Bert SeymourWhat’s On Stage: Oli Higginson nominated for Ian Charleson AwardOctagon Bolton: Full cast announced for Pride & Prejudice starring Rosa HesmondhalghYouTube: Ben Fensome’s Pride and PrejudiceFocus Features: Pride & Prejudice (2005) rerelease *Show Notes: Rewatch Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library: https://www.wgfoundation.org/"Old Friends." Bridgerton. Written by Lauren Gamble Unpublished manuscript (double white revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. Spotify: Bridgerton The Official Podcast: 304 Old Friends with Luke Newton and Jack MurphyBuzzfeed Canada: Interview with Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton (Colin’s reasons against Pen marrying Debling)Spotify: Vanity Fair Still Watching – Bridgerton Season 3 Part 1What a Barb! Episode 42: What a Long Way Home! [RMB Reread, Ch12-17]What a Barb! Episode 52: What a Conversation with Archer Marsh!Twitter: @dressed4funeral Regency airport tweet*Follow UsPatreon Instagram⁠ ⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ YouTube