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| 06 Apr 2025 | Episode 67 - What a Gesture! [S3E4 Rewatch, Part 2] | 02:16:14 | |
Dance cards at the ready, dear listener. This little love play is about to begin. As Colin arrives fashionably late to the Queen’s Ball, we’ll be chasséing our way past the Lord Squad and lurking behind broken columns for the next part of our S3E4 rewatch. After a danceus interruptus sends Debling’s proposal plans waltzing out the window, we’ll be battling it out with Eros and Psyche, not drinking lemonade with Miss Francesca and solving the mystery of the view across the square. Perhaps you should put your armour back on, Colin. It appears you and Miss Featherington have something to resolve. Do try not to injure yourself too badly, though. You’ll be needing those hands for later. * Show Notes: Crumbs Entertainment Weekly: New stills from Bridgerton Season 4 Reddit: Theory about Peneloise still What’s On Netflix: Tudum 2025 info Yahoo! News: Filming at Ranger’s House, April 2025 IG: @BridgertonNetflix celebrates Kanthony’s anniversary Netflix: Multilingual Feature announced ft. Garden apology scene Harper’s Bazaar: Interview with Nicola Coughlan Numéro NL: Interview with Yerin Ha BAFTA: Vote for the Carriage scene BAFTA: Nicola Coughlan nomination BAFTA: Erika Ökvist nomination IG: @IHawards: Erika Ökvist and Team awarded International Film & TV Hairdresser of the Year Bush Theatre: Superwoman Schema Harold Pinter Theatre: A Man for All Seasons Deadline: Phoebe Dynevor cast in ‘Pendulum’ Tatler: Regé-Jean Page to star in ‘Count of Monte Cristo’ * Show Notes: Rewatch Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library “After the Rain.” Bridgerton. Written by Chris Van Dusen. Unpublished manuscript (goldenrod revisions, 01/27/2020). 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 Unpublished manuscript (double blue revisions, no draft date).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. “Old Friends.” Bridgerton. Written by Lauren Gamble. Unpublished manuscript (yellow revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. Spotify: Bridgerton The Official Podcast: 304 Old Friends with Luke Newton and Jack Murphy Reddit: Colin’s S3 waistcoat statistics by u/bookmovietvworm HELLO! Magazine: Interview with Sam Phillips Town & Country: Interview with Sam Phillips Twitter: @dressed4funeral tweet about Colin interrupting dance Leob: Apuleius’ 'Metamorphoses' Louvre: ‘Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss’, Antonio Canova * Follow Us | |||
| 01 Jul 2023 | Episode 3 - What a Debut! [S1E1 Rewatch] | 00:52:55 | |
Get your gowns and giant feathers at the ready, because it's debut time! This week, we begin the first in our Polin rewatch series, breaking down everything Penelope and Colin from S1E1 Diamond of the First Water. We'll be following Pen's debut into society, Colin's attempts at courtship and the arrival of a mysterious new gossip writer in the ton. With pining gazes, wretched sonnets and even a memorable dance at Vauxhall, what better way to mark the start of a new social season? * Show Notes Photo of Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton: https://www.instagram.com/p/Ct-LaqKIOtP/ Casting of Lord Cutbill: https://twitter.com/RompRomance/status/1674263068119891970?s=20 Joe Barnes (Lord Wilding) Spotlight: https://www.spotlight.com/4055-7831-9445 Max Boast (Lord Cutbill) CV: https://www.olivia-bell.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Max-Boast-CV-1.pdf Fan Meeting Nicola Coughlan: https://twitter.com/namsjoonn/status/1673485624056205312 Official Script of Diamond of the First Water: https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Bridgerton-Pilot-Script-It-Starts-On-The-Page.pdf | |||
| 12 Feb 2024 | Episode 32 - What Another Question! [Polin Q&A] | 01:14:22 | |
Well, Polinators. Seeing as though THAT little warm up game is out the way, it’s time to take our front row seats for the real Superbowl: the Season 3 virtual event. In this special Q&A episode, we’ll be stretching on the training grounds of Mayfair, fumbling around such important topics as waving executioners, epilogue births and blood libations to the promo gods. Out on the field, the pre-game festivities are in full swing as the cheerleaders rejoice over the power couple of the moment, the names on everyone’s lips, the player and the songstress: Prudank. And at some point, we’ll probably mention that other couple, Polin. Heard of ‘em? But dearest listeners, our moment is almost upon us. The countdown to match day has officially begun and to that we can only say: Bring it on, Frohn. Much like Pen on Colin’s lap, we are seated. * Show Notes Tudum: Bridgerton virtual event information IG: Tom Verica photo from cast & crew screening IG: Nicola Coughlan photo from cast & crew screening IG: Nicola Coughlan reply to James Phoon comment (via Reddit) Twitter: Hugh Sachs tweet about screening Hello! Magazine: Interview with Nicola Coughlan Marie Claire Australia: Interview with Nicola Coughlan IG: Nicola Coughlan Insta story for Luke Newton’s birthday (via @NicandNewts on Twitter) IG: Nicola Coughlan at the Empire State Building for Bridgerton Season 3 promo Interview Magazine: Jonathan Bailey interview with Phoebe Waller-Bridge British Vogue: Simone Ashley on March 2024 cover WhatsOnStage Awards: Luke Thompson wins Best Supporting Performer in a Play IG: Jonathan Bailey ad for Olebar Brown YouTube: Wicked Teaser Trailer YouTube: Jonathan Bailey Red Nose Day Ad British Vogue: Simone Ashley on March 2024 cover Glasgow Film Festival: Chris Fulton’s Film Falling Into Place * Follow Us | |||
| 12 Dec 2023 | Episode 24.5 - What a Release! [Release Date Reaction] | 00:14:54 | |
Gather round, dear clowns. This is not a drill. Join us for an emergency episode as we live react to the most coveted and mystical breaking crumb of all: the Season 3 release date. Or, should we say release dates. *Internal screaming* We'll be sharing our initial thoughts and general bewilderment as we desperately try to get our heads around another chaotic day in the Polin Nation. Bravery, my sweet... * Show Notes Reddit: Release Date Reaction Thread Shondaland: An Exclusive Look at the Allure Bridals Collection Allure Bridals: Full Wedding Collection Twitter: Tweet from @aratakiwaffles Instagram: @BibliophilicSpinster story about colour scheme * Follow Our Socials * Find Us on Reddit Polin Subreddit: r/PolinBridgerton Beans: /u/coolbeansfriend Lechi: /u/lechimeric Obvs: /u/ObviouslyOblivious90 Veg: /u/vegisbae | |||
| 27 Mar 2024 | The Weekly Crumb - Issue #5: What a Cuppa Tea [New Polin Sightings and Promo Reactions] | 00:25:38 | |
Pop the kettle on, the Brits are coming round for a cuppa. We’ll be nibbling on a plate of Season 3 crumbs, including the current whereabouts of Colin’s emotional support curl, Penelope’s secret garden and the passing of some very special torches. We’ll also be swinging by the drawing rooms of Grosvenor Square to squint at more blurry leaks and brew up a few loose leaf tea-ories about our favourite Regency nerds. But who’s that swirling amongst the Earl Grey? Have we been sipping on a certain Greek elixir or is Colin Bridgerton just pleased to see us? Drink up, dear listeners. After all, he’s just our cup of tea. * Show Notes IG: @barbiesimons promo BTS with Nicola Coughlan IG: @barbiesimons promo BTS with Luke Newton IG: @barbiesimons promo BTS with Claudia Jessie, Ruth Gemmel and Hannah Dodd IG: @Bridgertonnetflix Passing the Torch with Simone Ashley and Nicola Coughlan IG: @Bridgertonnetflix Passing the Torch with Jonathan Bailey and Luke Newton London Live: Interview with James Phoon (via Reddit) Capital FM: Nicola Coughlan interview clip (via Reddit) The One Show: Nicola Coughlan interview clip (via Reddit) RHS: The Bridgerton Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show * Follow Us | |||
| 03 Sep 2023 | Episode 12 - What a Playlist! [S3 Soundtrack Predictions] | 01:10:21 | |
With true love matches, scandalous balls, dramatic confrontations and even a Polin dance or two, both seasons of Bridgerton pull at our heartstrings. But do you know which violin strings they pull at too? In this special episode, we'll be taking a deep dive into the magical world of Bridgerton's music, all in the name of hunting down any Season 3 crumbs we can possibly find. We'll be looking at how the music team work to create the world we know and love, revisiting our favourite Pen and Colin soundtrack moments and sharing our top picks from our personal Polin playlists. And, finally, we'll be embarking on the most sacred of all quests: locking in our Season 3 soundtrack predictions. Take us to Polin church, indeed. The clowns are ready to clown. * Ways to Support Strikers During the WGA & SAG-AFTRA Strikes Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund Donate to Emergency Financial Assistance and Disaster Relief Fund for SAG-AFTRA Members Donate to The Union Solidarity Coalition Donate to the MPTF Emergency Fund Change.org petition for below-the-line strike workers Deadline: Information about below-the-line workers petition Business Insider: How to support SAG-AFTRA/WGA strikes Blog: What can fans do while WGA & SAG-AFTRA are on strike? Variety: Info on SAG-AFTRA strike Huffington Post: Ways to support writers and actors on strike Deadline: Strike Talk Podcast * Show Notes Radio Times: Wheel of Time release information Glamour: Everything We Know About The Buccaneers X/Twitter: Tweet from the Holburne Museum Deadline: AMPTP hire crisis PR film Deadline: Gallup Poll about public support for strikes Instagram: Nicola Coughlan Mean Girls post Shondaland: The Music of Bridgerton E! News: Interview with Justin Kamps Tudum: Interview with Justin Kamps Tudum: Interview with Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton The Kelly Clarkson Show: Nicola Coughlan discussing Attention Available Internationally: Inside Bridgerton by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers (Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781668001073) * Follow Our Socials Find Us on Reddit Polin Subreddit: r/PolinBridgerton Beans: /u/coolbeansfriend Lechi: /u/lechimeric Obvs: /u/ObviouslyOblivious90 Veg: /u/vegisbae | |||
| 13 Mar 2024 | The Weekly Crumb - Issue #4: What an Englishman (and Pen) in Italy [New Leaked Polin Reaction] | 00:36:16 | |
Pasta lovers, pack your bags. We're off to Milan. But forget the Duomo and gelato, we're here to visit the Number 1 tourist attraction: Loved Up Polin in an Italian department store. As the Necklace Truthers hold an emergency meeting over the joining of two very special hands, the rest of us attempt to become experts in graphology to decipher the mind of one charming, funny and sincere pirate. But rejoice, one and all. For Colin Bridgerton has finally taken his place at the side of his beloved: a box of Cook's famous butter biscuits. True love, united at last. Oh, look. Hey Pen! You're here too! Colin Bridgerton <3 LW? Oddio, that's amore! * Show Notes Reddit: Image shared from @idolcidisilvia on IG of Bridgerton dolci collection in Milan Reddit: Further pictures of the collection Pasticceria San Carlo at Rinascente: The Bridgerton collection of products BEImages: Nicola Coughlan attends premiere for her upcoming show ‘Big Mood’ * Follow Us Instagram TikTok YouTube | |||
| 18 Mar 2025 | Episode 66 - What a Leafy Fern! [S3E4 Rewatch, Part 1] | 02:16:33 | |
Clear your bottle-weary heads and step away from the windowsill, dearest listeners – we are in pursuit of some revelry. Join us as we embark on the first part of our S3E4 rewatch, where we’ll be pulling out our Fuller Library cards to read up on the tragedy of a spinster, the fabled Northwest Passage and dropsy of a Featherington’s pancreas. As Pen finds herself called upon by a very fine bird and a questionable potted plant, we’ll be crunching on mille-feuilles with the Marquess, lumbering in the hallway with Colin and checking the Bridgerton armour for signs of rust. But let’s not miss the fruits of our labours, dearest listeners. Penelope may be getting a rather quick proposal tonight, but we’re not quite ready to close the book on one particular history of connection. Can’t help but be drawn back into a story of love, Miss Featherington? We concur with you there. * Show Notes: Crumbs Town & Country: Bridgerton Stars at the SAG Awards British Vogue: Nicola Coughlan on her SAG Awards gown E! Online: Luke Newton teases Season 4 at SAG Awards Vote Now: BAFTA Memorable Moment Award Town & Country: Yerin Ha teases Season 4 at Chanel Fashion Show The Bookseller: Luke Thompson to narrate Fyodor Dostoevsky’s White Nights Young Vic: ‘An Oak Tree’ production information Pride and Prejudice: Excellent Boiled Potatoes Candle * Show Notes: Rewatch Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library: https://www.wgfoundation.org/ "Old Friends." Bridgerton. Written by Lauren Gamble Unpublished manuscript (yellow revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. "Joining of Hands." Bridgerton. Written by Geetika Tandon Lizardi. 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 Murphy Reddit: Colin’s S3 waistcoat statistics by u/bookmovietvworm Reddit: Beans wishes Colin a Haply Birthday Reddit: First sighting of Glowed Up Pen HELLO! Magazine: Interview with Sam Phillips Town & Country: Interview with Sam Phillips YouTube: Original Wrest Park filming leaks YouTube: Original Wrest Park filming leaks (all) Follow Us Instagram | |||
| 20 Apr 2024 | Episode 42 - Rereading Mister Bridgerton: What a Long Way Home [Chapters 12-17] | 01:54:07 | |
Get up, dear listeners. We're taking you to church.
In our third reread episode, we'll be chasing hired hacks down Fleet Street, contemplating the logistics of carriage-based activities and indelicately faceplanting onto the streets of Mayfair. We'll also be turning up bright and early to the Tuesday Featherington family meeting, fetching watercolours with Felicity and staring out of rainy windows with a plate of smoked salmon sandwiches. And as a triumphant engagement ball turns sour, we'll be rummaging in the drawers for candles and moments of realisation. Because, dear listeners, this was Penelope and this was love. But be warned: this kitten has claws and she's not afraid to use them. * Show Notes Change.org: Petition to change the S3 poster and tie in cover of Romancing Mister Bridgerton Time Out: Bridgerton in Bowral Vanity Fair: Interview with Jess Brownell YouTube: Cast reading The Duke and I [Source of Luke Newton's "don't" clip] Twitter: Nana_Banana_Art fanart of church scene Available Internationally: Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn (Pikatus, ISBN: 978-0349429458) * Follow Us | |||
| 29 Jul 2023 | Episode 7 - Oh, Crumbs! Pre-Production | 01:01:27 | |
Archaeologists of the Polin world, grab your trowels and brushes because we're off on our first-ever crumbs expedition! This episode, we'll be travelling back in time to March - June 2022 as we excavate the pre-production process and dig around for any Season 3 clues that are waiting to be uncovered. We'll be delving deep into the Polin archive, brushing the dust off of cast interviews, announcements and other historical artefacts, all as part of our eternal quest to spiral and speculate our way to Season 3. With our magnifying glasses in hand and the clown paint on our face, join us for the first instalment in our trip down crumbs memory lane. * Ways to support those affected by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes: Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund: https://entertainmentcommunity.org/ Donate to Emergency Financial Assistance and Disaster Relief Fund for SAG-AFTRA Members: https://sagaftra.foundation/assistance/disasterrelief/ Petition for below-the-line strike workers: https://www.change.org/p/raise-weekly-edd-benefits-for-those-affected-by-wga-and-sag-strike Deadline article about petition: https://deadline.com/2023/07/makeup-artist-starts-petition-boost-unemployment-benefits-below-the-line-workers-during-strike-1235442619/ How to support SAG-AFTRA/WGA strikes: https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-support-sag-aftra-wga-strike-hollywood-actors-writers-donate-fund-2023-7?r=US&IR=T Variety article about SAG-AFTRA strike: https://variety.com/2023/film/global/actors-strike-sag-equity-uk-impact-1235654663/ Ways to support writers and actors on strike: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/writers-actors-strike-support-sag-wga_uk_64b69700e4b038c60cc6c296 * Show Notes Links to all interviews, announcements and social media posts referred to in this episode can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/PolinBridgerton/comments/101ukl1/season_3_news_interviews_and_promo/ Luke Newton's BMW promotional video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvIXjKBoAsu/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== The Shape of Things streaming information: https://originaltheatre.com/productions/the-shape-of-things Variety article about Queen Charlotte: https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/queen-charlotte-most-popular-netflix-bird-box-barcelona-19-million-views-1235679880/ Vox article about WGA & residuals: https://www.vox.com/culture/23696617/writers-strike-wga-2023-explained-residuals-streaming-ai Actors & residuals: https://www.tiktok.com/@spenceralthouse/video/7259215542505049390?_r=1&_t=8eIiLxBr6fy Why writers are striking: https://www.wmtw.com/article/clarified-why-are-hollywood-writers-striking-1683039222/43770787# Article about Netflix Top 10 viewing hours: https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/netflix-top-10-estimated-viewers-hours-viewed-1235649666/ Article about Amazon's streaming metrics: https://qz.com/1230364/amazon-has-a-secret-way-of-judging-the-success-of-its-tv-shows * Socials Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatabarbpod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whatabarbpod r/PolinBridgerton: https://www.reddit.com/r/PolinBridgerton/
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| 27 Jun 2023 | Episode 2.5 - What a Double Tudum! [Tudum 2023 Analysis] | 00:30:52 | |
Surprise! We're back with a special bonus episode discussing the latest crumbs, clues and interviews that have dropped since Tudum weekend. Join us as we theorise over book-to-screen scene adaptations, Pen and Colin's return to London and the heart-squeezing love we've been promised for Season 3! _____ Show Notes Cat Quinn Interviews: https://www.instagram.com/catquinn/ Tyrrell Charles Interview: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_MuJGvOJmBo Twitter: Nicola's favorite RMB quote (via @AlexaAdoresIt) Socials Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatabarbpod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whatabarbpod r/PolinBridgerton: https://www.reddit.com/r/PolinBridgerton/ | |||
| 11 Nov 2023 | Episode 22 - What a Geography Lesson! [S2E8 Rewatch, Part 2] | 01:25:32 | |
*deep, deep sighs* Notebooks at the ready, Polin fans, because Professor Colin Bridgerton is about to give us quite the educational experience during Part 2 of our Polin rewatch of S2E8, The Viscount Who Loved Me. We’ll be joining Pen as she is enlightened by an array of important lessons, including the geography and topography of American states, the less-than-ideal consequences of your best friend uncovering your deepest secret, and what exactly is and is not in Fife’s wildest fantasies. We’ll also be throwing back champagne with Colin, sighing over an astonishing but doomed waltz and quietly sobbing by a statue as we watch Colin smash Pen’s heart like it’s one of Cressida’s necklaces. Yep, Dear Listeners. It’s time for THAT scene. If anyone needs us, we’ll be busy screaming into the Polin abyss. * Show Notes Deadline: Latest update on SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP tentative agreement Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund Instagram: Julia Quinn post about S3 release date Julia Quinn: Event in Guadalajara Instagram: Cat Quinn interview clip with Nicola Coughlan ChooseLove: Nicola Coughlan’s t-shirt campaign Deadline: Nicola Coughlan cast in Doctor Who 2024 Christmas special Digital Spy: First look at Nicola Coughlan in BBC’s Dodger Instagram: Julia trailer shared by Oli Higginson LATimes.com: Watch The Last Repair Shop YouTube: Watch The Last Repair Shop Filming crumbs: Basildon Park filming (November 2022) Shondaland: BTS of Colin and Pen exiting Featherington Ball Available Internationally: Inside Bridgerton by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers (Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781668001073) Shondaland Audio: Bridgerton: The Official Podcast * Follow Our Socials
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| 22 May 2024 | Episode 46 - What a Way to Gallop Along! [Season 3 Part 1 Reaction] | 02:29:05 | |
We have not been able to sleep. Not been able to eat. We can barely speak these days. Our entire thoughts consumed by Polin. Okay, so that speaking bit is a lie. Because, old friends (and very good acquaintances), it’s time to leave the drawing-room window, clear our bottle-weary heads and battle it out over Season 3 Part 1. We’ll be slipping into studies to caress a pirate’s coat, sprawling ourselves over the yellow sheets of a very Pensive man and following a redhead into *checks notes* tents, gardens, ballrooms, trees, carriages and uh, you get the idea. And as our oldest friends face crushing-by-slow-moving basket on a picnic blanket and crushing-by-fast-moving-friendzoning under a willow tree, we finally get the long-awaited answer as to which Mayfair family will have that carriage cleaning bill dropping on their doorstep. Thank God for Great Aunt Petunia, eh? * ad|invite With thanks to Priority from O2 for inviting us to an exclusive reward screening of Bridgerton Season 3 Episode 1 “Out of the Shadows” * Show Notes Coming soon * Follow Us | |||
| 05 Aug 2023 | Episode 8 - What a F***ing Masterful Idea, Colin Bridgerton! [S1E5 Rewatch] | 00:58:21 | |
Dearest listeners, we're in for one hell of a ride this week (and not the fun carriage kind) as we *gulp* our way through our Polin rewatch of S1E5 The Duke and I. We'll be fiercely debating all things tomatoes, despairing with Pen as the plan to trap Colin takes a turn for the worse and screaming into the abyss as a certain thirdborn son comes up with a most splendid idea indeed. Anyone else wondering why those wedding bells sound so much like a death knell? It's proposal time, baby. * Ways to support those affected by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund Donate to Emergency Financial Assistance and Disaster Relief Fund for SAG-AFTRA Members Donate to The Union Solidarity Coalition Change.org petition for below-the-line strike workers Deadline: Information about below-the-line workers petition Business Insider: How to support SAG-AFTRA/WGA strikes Variety: Info on SAG-AFTRA strike Huffington Post: Ways to support writers and actors on strike * Show Notes Some resources from this week's Crumbs strike talk are included in the previous section Pod Save America: Interview with Adam Conover Filming Leaks: Ranger's House, August 2022 (Pirate Colin) A Little Life Cinema Screening Info A Little Life Content Warnings Filming Leaks: Ranger's House, February 2023 (Polin and Bridgertons waving goodbye to Francesca) * Socials | |||
| 04 Nov 2023 | Episode 21 - What a Fine Family! [S2E8 Rewatch, Part 1] | 01:12:40 | |
All hail the mighty Biscuit Cushion – we have joyously arrived at Part 1 of our final-but-not-quite-final Polin rewatch of S2E8, The Viscount Who Loved Me. Yep, you heard us. We’re breaking our rewatch in half just like Colin will be breaking Pen’s heart at the Featherington Ball. As the 1814 social season draws to a close, we begin our farewell tour of the ton, saying emotional goodbyes to Unnamed Modistes, Eloise’s friendships and Colin’s beloved baby blue jackets. We’ll be defending the Featheringtons’ honour over at Will’s club, fawning over lovingly elevated objects at Bridgerton House and dusting off one last yellow dress as we prepare to relive the night that sank a thousand Polin ships. Get ready, Polinators. Chaos Colin has entered the chat. * Ways to Support Strikers During the SAG-AFTRA strike Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund Donate to Emergency Financial Assistance and Disaster Relief Fund for SAG-AFTRA Members Donate to The Union Solidarity Coalition Donate to the MPTF Emergency Fund Change.org petition for below-the-line strike workers Deadline: Information about below-the-line workers petition Business Insider: How to support SAG-AFTRA/WGA strikes Blog: What can fans do while WGA & SAG-AFTRA are on strike? Variety: Info on SAG-AFTRA strike Huffington Post: Ways to support writers and actors on strike Deadline: Strike Talk Podcast IATSE Petition to Disney * Show Notes Twitter: Lucas Aurelio casting speculation (via @RompRomance) Twitter: Ella Bruccoleri casting speculation (via @RompRomance) Twitter: James Bradwell casting speculation (via @RompRomance) West End Theatre: Casting announcement for The Garden of Words (ft. James Bradwell credits) Republic of Tea & Del Rey Books: Bridgerton tea party pack giveaway Penguin Random House: The Official Bridgerton Guide to Entertaining, Emily Timberlake Twitter: Nicola Coughlan filming Doctor Who Christmas Special (via @set_dw) ChooseLove: Information on Choose Love Boutique, London WhatsOnStage: Nominations open for 24th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards The Telegraph: Interview with Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer Finch + Partners: Fellow Travelers London screening (via @finchandpartners IG stories) The Graham Norton Radio Show: Interview with Nikesh Patel Variety: Simone Ashley and Zayn Malik duet announcement Deadline: Latest update on SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP negotiations Sky News: Interview with Brian Cox on use of AI Instagram: ‘You do not count’ + Nicola Coughlan’s comment (via @bridgertonnetflix) Shondaland Audio: Bridgerton: The Official Podcast Available Internationally: Inside Bridgerton by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers (Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781668001073) * Follow Our Socials
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| 06 Dec 2024 | Episode 61 - The Yearly Crumb! What a Wrap [2024 Review] | 01:54:47 | |
O Willow Tree! O Willow Tree! How lovely are thy branches! Alas, dear listeners. It has been quite a journey we have taken together. Join us as we look back over a most remarkable year of Polin, celebrating string quartets, non-friendly dreams and a very Shooketh Colin. We'll be playing Secret Santa for our dearest members of the ton, gifting Byron's novel to an unappreciative Benedict, maple sugar to a suspicious Pen and parmesan cheese ice cream to a grimacing Eloise. And after we've nursed our hangovers with Colin and checked on those pesky staffing issues at Bridgerton House, we'll be joined by the Ghosts of Seasons' Past and Present for a festive trip to the library. Seasons' Greetings, dearest listeners. 'Tis the Season to be Polin. * Show Notes Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library “Art of the Swoon.” Bridgerton. Written by Leila Cohan-Miccio. Unpublished manuscript (cherry revisions, 07/05/2020). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. “An Affair of Honor.” Bridgerton. Written by Abby McDonald. Unpublished manuscript (buff revisions, 02/26/2020). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. “The Duke and I.” Bridgerton. Written by Joy C. Mitchell. Unpublished manuscript (buff revisions, 02/19/2020). “Swish.” Bridgerton. Written by Sarah Dollard. Unpublished manuscript (yellow revisions, 01/06/2020). “Oceans Apart.” Bridgerton. Written by Jonathan Igla and Abby McDonald. Unpublished manuscript (goldenrod revisions, 01/20/2020). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. “After the Rain.” Bridgerton. Written by Chris Van Dusen. Unpublished manuscript (goldenrod revisions, 01/27/2020). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. “A Bee In Your Bonnet.” Bridgerton. Written by Sarah L. Thompson. Unpublished manuscript (double white revisions, 06/14/2021). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. “Victory.” Bridgerton. Written by Chris Van Dusen & Jess Brownell. Unpublished manuscript (yellow revisions, 06/04/2021). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. “An Unthinkable Fate.” Bridgerton. Written by Abby McDonald. Unpublished manuscript (pink revisions, 08/02/2021). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. “Harmony.” Bridgerton. Written by Oliver Goldstick. Unpublished manuscript (double yellow revisions, 10/29/2021). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. “The Viscount Who Loved Me.” Bridgerton. Written by Jess Brownell. Unpublished manuscript (green revisions, 10/13/2021). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. "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 pink 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. "Romancing Mr. Bridgerton." Bridgerton. Written by Annabelle Hood. Unpublished manuscript (yellow revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. "Joining of Hands." Bridgerton. Written by Geetika Tandon Lizardi. Unpublished manuscript (double white revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. "Into the Light." Bridgerton. Written by Daniel Robinson. Unpublished manuscript (double white revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. Follow Us | |||
| 02 Oct 2024 | Episode 57 - What a Very Good Friend! [S3E1 Rewatch] | 02:26:49 | |
Dearest Polin rewatchers, we have been apart for far too long. After four months, seventeen cities and zero letters from redheads with exquisite roobies, the tides of change have finally swept our sturdy pirate back to English shores. And it seems as though he's arrived with a new friend: the Emotional Support Curl. As we swagger glove-first into the finest match of the year, we’re raising our lemonades in honour of fashion icons past, cold shoulders and texts that really should’ve stayed in drafts. And thanks to Rae’s side hustle of making a profit out of one man’s desperation, we’ll be returning to the scene of the Polin crime for an entirely platonic love confession, a titillating double handshake and the formation of a rather splendid plan. Doomed to fail spectacularly? Surely not. After all… are they not friends? * Show Notes - Crumbs Elle: Nicola Coughlan on Emmy's 2024 Red Carpet Voice: Kick Some Class: Claudia Jessie talks going from council estate to Bridgerton The Jamie Lloyd Co: The Tempest Focus Entertainment: Warhammer Space Marines II @SohoPlace: White Rabbit Red Rabbit Reasons to be Joyful Podcast: Sam Phillips Talks Bridgerton and The Crown Radio Times: First Trailer Released for Channel 5's The Hardacres Nordisk Film & TV Fond: Last to Break Trailer Fever Up: Candlelight x Bridgerton Spotify: 'Too Sweet' (Hozier) by Atwood Quartet Spotify: What a Barb! Pod x Atwood Quartet: What a Cover For a Gentleman! [Season 4 Playlist] * Show Notes - Main Episode Country & Townhouse: Bridgerton Season 3 Hair and Make-Up Feature Vogue: Bridgerton's Costume Designer Talks Season 3 Shondaland: Dressing the Ton Featurette Fashionista: Bridgerton Season 3 Costumes & Outfits What a Barb! Pod - Episode 24: Oh Crumbs! What a Pirate [S3 Block 1 Filming] What a Barb! Pod - Episode 35: Oh Crumbs! What an Ext. Church Wall [S3 Block 4 Filming] * Follow Us | |||
| 15 Feb 2024 | Episode 33 - What a Way to Say I Miss You! [Season 3 Live Stream Reaction] | 01:19:24 | |
Beloved Polinators, shall we compare thee to a promo day? Thou art more clowning and more chaotic. We'll scream until the Coming Weeks of May. Okay. Shakespeare, we are not. But delighted, we most certainly are. Join our still-fluttering Polin hearts as we share our first reactions to the Season 3 love stream and the sweet treats gifted to us by the Bridgerton cherubs. We'll be opening a conservation centre for broken-hearted wallflowers, lamenting with a cocky pirate over his postal woes and laying down the Bugling carpet to welcome everyone's favourite vegetarian to the Ton. After all, the course of true love never did run smooth. And some of us are about to learn that the hard way. Right, Colin? * Show Notes Shondaland: Live stream article, clip and new stills Netflix NL: Extended clip of Colin complimenting Penelope's dress (via @chaoticguitar on Twitter) IG: Cat Quinn Polin easter eggs IG: Cat Quinn interview with Adjoa and Golda * Follow Us | |||
| 30 Sep 2023 | Episode 16 - What a Joke Olive My Friends Will Love! [S2E4 Rewatch] | 01:10:10 | |
Dearest listeners, pack your copy of Flora Graeca and hop in the carriage to Kent because we're oiling our way right in to our Polin rewatch of S2E4 Victory. As Pen sips on lemonade and tea at the Aubrey Hall garden party, we reluctantly accompany Colin for a trip down memory lane and a meeting of minds with everyone's favourite botanist. Elsewhere, we get our pink dresses and empty dance cards ready for the Hearts & Flowers Ball, take a special tour of the orangery and endure a distressing adaptation of a Disney classic. But dear listeners, do take care when dashing down the lawn - we hear there's a snake loose in the grass. * Ways to support strikers during WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund Donate to Emergency Financial Assistance and Disaster Relief Fund for SAG-AFTRA Members Donate to The Union Solidarity Coalition Donate to the MPTF Emergency Fund Change.org petition for below-the-line strike workers Deadline: Information about below-the-line workers petition Business Insider: How to support SAG-AFTRA/WGA strikes Blog: What can fans do while WGA & SAG-AFTRA are on strike? Variety: Info on SAG-AFTRA strike Huffington Post: Ways to support writers and actors on strike Deadline: Strike Talk Podcast * Show Notes Instagram: Florence Hunt at Paris Fashion Week International Emmy Awards: Derry Girls Vote Here – TV Choice Awards 2024: The Diplomat Vote Here – TV Choice Awards 2024: Wreck Prime Video: The Chelsea Detective Deadline: WGA and AMPTP agree deal Deadline: SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP schedule talks BECTU: Demonstration in Leicester Square Throwback: Champagne Fridays, September 2022 Shondaland: Interview with Luke Newton Available Internationally: Inside Bridgerton by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers (Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781668001073) * Follow Our Socials
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| 27 Feb 2024 | The Weekly Crumb - Issue #3: What a Sensitive Boy [Lady Whistledown Reveal Speculation] | 00:39:11 | |
Still upset over how El took that Whistledown news, Pen? Well, fear not. The worst is yet to come. As a state of crisis befalls the fandom, we're joined by Byron, a former lovesick puppy and a particularly sensitive pirate as we hold an emergency council over the latest ever-so-slightly ominous Season 3 crumbs. We'll be offering unsolicited love advice to our dearest wallflower, popping to the shops to buy a new light for Colin and sticking our metaphorical forks into the toaster in pursuit of a promised Polin spark. (Don’t try this at home, kids.) Could it truly be that our beloved ship is doomed after all? Well, don’t forsake these soulmates just yet, dear listeners. We hear a gossip boner is on hand to save the day. But please, no shouting. He’s a sensitive boy. * Show Notes RTE: Interview with Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton (via @NicandNewts on Twitter) EW: Season 3 feature and exclusive Peneloise still * Follow Us | |||
| 15 Nov 2024 | Episode 59 - What a Devilishly Yellow Head Covering! [S3 E2 Rewatch, Part 1] | 01:50:10 | |
Imagine it with us, listeners. A dashing suitor – sorry, tutor – and his very teachable pupil dedicated to academic pursuits. What could possibly go astray? Accompany us to Rotten Row for fresh air, a fluttering of fans and a little failed flirting as we begin our rewatch of S3E2 ‘How Bright the Moon.’ As a brightly coloured bonnet and a fatalistic gust of wind conspire to forge this particular history of connection, we’ll be reminiscing over mornings at the bordello, Sunday teas at Bridgerton House and a most remarkable shade of blue. So take a gulp of your emotional support lemonade and grab your playing cards – it’s time for an eagerly awaited visit to the classrooms of Grosvenor Square. You wish for no more talk of books, Colin? We’ve heard through the grapevine that your star pupil is preparing her own seminar, ‘Romancing Professor Bridgerton,’ and we’d bet anything she’s going to get full marks. * Spoiler Warning 40:26-40:36 - Brief mention of a Season 4 filming leak * Show Notes Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library "After the Rain." Bridgerton. Written by Chris Van Dusen. Unpublished manuscript (1/27/2020). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. "Off to the Races." Bridgerton. Written by Daniel Robinson. Unpublished manuscript (4/29/2021). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. "The Choice." Bridgerton. Written by Lou-Lou Igbokwe. Unpublished manuscript (8/2/2021). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. "The Viscount Who Loved Me." Bridgerton. Written by Jess Brownell. Unpublished manuscript (10/13/2021). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. "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 pink 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. "Romancing Mr. Bridgerton." Bridgerton. Written by Annabelle Hood. Unpublished manuscript (yellow revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. "Joining of Hands." Bridgerton. Written by Geetika Tandon Lizardi. Unpublished manuscript (double white revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. "Into the Light." Bridgerton. Written by Daniel Robinson. Unpublished manuscript (double white revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. Reddit: Colin’s S3 waistcoat statistics by u/bookmovietvworm IG: @jessie_hmua Penelope’s Promenade make-up breakdown IG: @faridaghwedar Penelope’s Promenade hair breakdown House and Garden: Inside Bridgerton Season 3’s set design * Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whatabarbpod/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatabarbpod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whatabarbpod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhataBarbPod | |||
| 14 Jan 2024 | The Weekly Crumb - Issue #1: What a Plate of Cupcakes [S3 Promo BTS Reaction] | 00:25:12 | |
Extra, extra! Read all about it! Join Obvs and Beans for the first ever issue of The Weekly Crumb, where we speculate and spiral over the breaking crumbs of the week. In the newsroom this week, we’ll be discussing a trailer door, a surprising plate of cupcakes and some very intriguing golden-yellow furnishings. We’ll also be pondering whether a cast photo can reveal the secrets of a Danbury-Bridgerton feud and whether Miss Cressida Cowper is a redemption-arc-in-waiting. Biscuit cushions are out. Cupcake plates are in. The crumbs are finally on their way. * Show Notes YouTube: Sound effects courtesy of Chander Prakash: Chander Prakash IG: Nicola Coughlan ‘so it begins’ story (via Reddit) IG: Luke Newton ‘HMU’ story (via Reddit) IG: Various MUA behind-the-scenes stories (via Reddit – photos in thread) IG: Various MUA additional behind-the-scenes stories (via Reddit – photos in thread) IG: Nicola Coughlan ‘surprise birthday cupcakes’ cast photo IG: Daniel Francis ‘surprise’ cast photo IG: Aimee Croysdill ‘100s of lewks’ story IG: Rotten Tomatoes announces Queen Charlotte as Best Reviewed Romance TV Series of 2023 People’s Choice Awards: Vote for Queen Charlotte as Bingeworthy Show of the Year People’s Choice Awards: Vote for Adjoa Andoh as TV Performance of the Year BAFTA: Vote for Phoebe Dynevor for the EE Rising Star Award at the BAFTAs Radio 2: The Scott Mills Weekly feat. Jonathan Bailey [available internationally] Deadline: First look of Simone Ashley in This Tempting Madness * Follow Us | |||
| 10 Feb 2025 | Episode 64 - What a Pensive Hero! [S3E3 Rewatch, Part 2] | 02:03:00 | |
One, two, three – HEAVE! Grab a rope and get tugging, dearest listeners, because it’s time for Part 2 of our 303 rewatch. As Penelope risks certain(ish) death for a glimpse of Colin Bridgerton’s exposed forearms, we’ll be rolling up our sleeves, sucking the sugar from our fingers and tearing through another pair of trousers to help a thirdborn’s hero complex save the day. While we wait for the giant balloon to make its deadly approach, we’ll be passing time fourth-wheeling with Eloise, misplacing a dearly beloved pirate coat and seeking justice for severely aggrieved hand-woven swans. Once we’ve finally deflated from a blustery day’s excitement, we’ll be dropping our gloves at the Hawkins Ball, hitting mute on a meet cute and summoning the courage to ask one Miss Featherington a very important question. If only we could stop staring at her lips long enough to remember what exactly was on our minds… * Show Notes: Crumbs Tudum: ‘Bridgerton – Seasons of Love: Virtual Fan Event 2025' Gold Derby: Interview with Nicola Coughlan Variety: 2024’s Most-Streamed Series Revealed Young Vic: ‘An Oak Tree’ production information Variety: First look at ‘The Survivors’ starring Yerin Ha Audible: ‘Misdirected’ starring Nicola Coughlan The Hollywood Reporter: ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ trailer revealed Oscars: Kris Bowers’ ‘The Wild Robot’ nominated at The 97th Academy Awards Show Notes: Rewatch 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. "How Bright the Moon." Bridgerton. Written by Sarah L. Thompson. Unpublished manuscript (double pink revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. Spotify: Bridgerton The Official Podcast: 303 Forces of Nature w/ Andrew Ahn & Sam Phillips Reddit: Colin’s S3 waistcoat statistics by u/bookmovietvworm HELLO! Magazine: Interview with Sam Phillips Town & Country: Interview with Sam Phillips YouTube: Behind Bridgerton - Inside the Scene: Flyaway Balloon Instagram: Cat Quinn reel about balloon fashion | |||
| 06 Apr 2024 | Episode 38 - Rereading Mister Bridgerton: What a Puddle of Mud [Prologue - Chapter 5] | 01:28:46 | |
She fell in love first. He fell into a mud puddle harder. Join us for the first of our read-along episodes as we celebrate the 200th anniversary of Book Polin’s love story! We’ll be taking a fatefully muddy ride through Hyde Park, uniting in the glee of matchmaking mamas everywhere and putting up the wet floor signs to mop up a rather concerning blob of Chantilly cream. And as those April showers sprinkle their way across London, we’ll be taking our black parasols for a bittersweet trip across Berkeley Square as we head for afternoon tea with a very special Lilac Pen. Orange Trees of Mayfair, watch your pots: Colin Bridgerton is back in town. * Show Notes Available Internationally: Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn (Pikatus, ISBN: 978-0349429458) Instagram: Nicola Coughlan on CBS Mornings (ft. Lilac Pen and Colin): https://www.instagram.com/p/C5Y-eSeO2Fw/ Available Internationally: Inside Bridgerton by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers (Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 978-1668001073) * Follow Us Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatabarbpod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whatabarbpod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhataBarbPod | |||
| 06 Jan 2024 | Episode 28 - What a Polin New Year! [S3 Synopsis Reaction] | 00:58:54 | |
Pop the champagne and grab the streamers, dearest listeners. It is finally the Year of Polin! In our slightly belated festive episode (you can thank the Christmas Day shenanigans for that), we share our thoughts on recent Season 3 news including the mid-season split, the updated plot synopsis and Colin’s bravado. We’ll be fawning over Colin and his Pen, fretting over promises of betrayal and honour, and indulging in a little end-of year clowning. Elsewhere, we’ll be digging out the tinsel for one last time as we take part in a final festive Q&A before we say farewell to 2023 and hello to 1815. Happy New Year, Polin fans. We have a feeling this one will be simply astonishing. * Show Notes IG: Nicola Coughlan ‘so it begins’ story Twitter: Masali Baduza speculation from February 2023 (via @RompRomance) Reddit: Sophie Beckett casting call speculation Instagram: The Perfumer’s Story consultation with Lucas Aurelio Spotlight: James Bradwell confirmed as Lord Basilio Twitter: Molly Jackson-Shaw confirmed as Miss Hartigan (via @RompRomance) Spotlight: Genevieve Chenneour confirmed as Miss Clara Livingston National Theatre: Underdog: The Other Other Brontë information Instagram: The Last Repair Shop shortlisted for Best Documentary Short Film at the Oscars Shondaland: Season 3 teaser video and updated plot synopsis * Follow Us Instagram | |||
| 27 Jan 2025 | The Weekly Crumb - Issue #9: What a Season of Love [Season 4 First Look] | 00:53:29 | |
♫ Five hundred twenty-five thousand Bridgerton siblings How do you measure, measure Ben’s year? ♫ Nock your arrow, Cupid. The Season of Love is almost upon us and a brand-new target is promenading into view. As Footman John delivers a rather special invitation, we’ll be skipping through the gardens with Fran, seeing double with Lord Kilmartin and carrying out important hedge analysis with Miss Posy Li. Later, we’ll be heading to the shops with the ton’s newest Mama and a giant mint green bow, where we’ll be debating whether Eloise Bridgerton is finally ready to branch out or if we’re all just barking up the wrong tree. A first look at Season 4, you say? Well, Miss Baek, at least that’s one offer you can’t refuse. * Show Notes Shondaland: Bridgerton Season of Love Event Tudum: Bridgerton Virtual Fan Event 2025 Netflix: RSVP to the Season of Love Fan Event YouTube: Bridgerton at Tudum 2021 YouTube: Bridgerton at Tudum 2022 YouTube: Bridgerton at Tudum 2023 YouTube: Bridgerton Virtual Fan Event 2024 Bustle: Interview with Phoebe Dynevor W Magazine: Interview with Jonathan Bailey Spotify: What a Barb! Tudum 2023 Episode Spotify: What a Barb! Valentine’s Day 2024 Episode Spotify: What a Barb! RMB Reread Episode Prologue-Ch 5 Spotify: What a Barb! RMB Reread Episode Ch 6-11 Spotify: What a Barb! RMB Reread Episode Ch 12-17 Spotify: What a Barb! RMB Reread Episode Ch 18-Epilogue * Follow Us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whatabarbpod/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatabarbpod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whatabarbpod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhataBarbPod | |||
| 02 Dec 2023 | Episode 24 - Oh, Crumbs! What a Pirate [S3E1 & E2 Speculation] | 01:40:33 | |
Our dear Polin Archaeologists, it’s time to retrieve your excavation tools from storage because we’re heading off on another crumbs expedition. Join us as we revisit the ancient wonders of July and August 2022, breaking open the Season 3 filming tombs and peering inside to see what Polin treasures we can find. We’ll be unearthing relics from an intriguingly decorated ball, dusting off the feathers of a Bridgerton debut and standing in awe before the Holy Grail of all filming leaks: Pirate Colin. We’ll also be venturing back into the Polin archive to consult the aged scrolls of casting announcements, social media posts and plot synopses before dragging all our crumbs into the Polin Lab for a post-excavation analysis, all in an attempt to piece together our predictions for Episodes 1 and 2 of Season 3. Beware of pirates. Beware of clowns. * Show Notes: Intro The Six O’Clock Show: Interview with Nicola Coughlan IG: Message to fans from Nicola Coughlan IG: Laura Döbrösi dubbing session Amazon: The Happy Planner Bridgerton planner Twitter: Julia Quinn S3 update (via @Araleyton23) IG: Man About Town Victor Alli profile EOnline: Interview with Jonathan Bailey about S3 Echo 100: Scarf designed by Jonathan Bailey benefitting the Terrence Higgins Trust The One Show: Interview with Jonathan Bailey about S3 (via @NicandNewts) Gay Times Magazine: Feature on Jonathan Bailey BBC News: Derry Girls wins International Emmy for Comedy Drama Quarterly: Feature on Big Mood The Turbine Theatre: I Wish You Well – The Gwyneth Paltrow Ski Trial Musical * Show Notes: Main Episode Reddit: First day of S3 filming, July 2022 Twitter: First day of S3 filming, July 2022 (via @polinbridgerto) Filming Leaks: Osterley Park, July 2022 Reddit: Summary of filming at Osterley Park IG: S3 filming announcement video (via @bridgertonnetflix) IG: Nicola Coughlan filming announcement post IG: Cat Quinn reel about Penelope's glow up Deadline: S3 casting and synopsis IG: Shondaland casting announcement video Reddit: Summary of S3 filming announcement, casting and plot synopsis Twitter: Lizzy Talbot reaction to S3 filming announcement Reddit: Churro Crumbs post from 20th August 2022 IG: Nicola Coughlan ‘Bridgertan’ IG: Sam Phillips ‘costume fitting’ Filming Leaks: Old Royal Naval College, August 2022 Filming Leaks: ORNC, August 2022 (2) Filming Leaks: Ranger’s House, August 2022 (extras) Filming Leaks: Ranger’s House, August 2022 (Bridgerton family) Filming Leaks: Ranger’s House, August 2022 (ABC hug) Filming Leaks: Ranger’s House, August 2022 (rumoured scene breakdown) Reddit: Summary of Ranger’s House filming leaks IG: Nicola Coughlan ‘Can I pull you for a promenade?’ IG: Lauren Gamble ‘horny magic’ IG: Nicola Coughlan Kate and Pen wigs IG: Nicola Coughlan ‘corset + crocs + tracksuit’ IG: Nicola Coughlan ‘chaise longue’ IG: Luke Newton ‘end of week treat’ IG: Nicola Coughlan: ‘churro truck’ Available Internationally: Inside Bridgerton by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers (Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781668001073) Shondaland Audio: Bridgerton: The Official Podcast * Follow Us
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| 16 Dec 2023 | Episode 25 - Oh, Crumbs! What a Giant Swan [S3E3 & E4 Speculation] | 01:35:26 | |
Clown noses and trowels at the ready, Polin excavators! This week, we’re visiting the ancient sites of filming leaks past to try and uncover sacred crumbs for episodes 3 and 4 of Season 3. We’ll be venturing into the dusty tombs of September and October 2022, encountering such mysterious monuments as giant waterfowl, tiny carriages, and the most remarkable treasure of all: glowed-up Pen in Bridgerton blue. Elsewhere, we’ll be transforming into an art history podcast as we ask whether a Dutch painting of a horse can unlock the secrets to a rendezvous in Colin’s bedroom and if an innocuous illustration could be the key to a most beloved book scene. Get in the carriage, listener. We’re going on a crumbs hunt. * Show Notes: Intro IG: Official S3 dates announcement video IG: Shondaland S3 dates announcement video Shondaland: Article about release dates Twitter: S4 pre-production speculation Tudum: Article about release dates W Magazine: Interview with Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer Julia Quinn: Book tv-tie in release dates (North America) Evening Standard: Interview with Jonathan Bailey ChooseLove: Nicola Coughlan Behind the Tills information Williams Sonoma: Bridgerton Countdown Calendar * Show Notes: Main Episode IG: Nicola Coughlan story about Hozier song (Via @NicandNewts) IG: Nicola Coughlan ‘sworn to secrecy’ post Radio Times: Interview with cast and crew regarding S2 production WWD: Interview with Nicola Coughlan IG: Nic Coughlan ‘Team Polin’ sound crew post Rijksmuseum: The Grey Horse, Philips Wouwerman (c. 1646) IG: Nicola Coughlan first ‘Champagne Friday’ Filming Leaks: Wrest Park (extras) Filming Leaks: Wrest Park (Blue Pen and Featheringtons) YouTube: Original video from Wrest Park The Cinematography Podcast: Interview with Alicia Robbins IG: Bridgerton ‘Colin at Mondrich’s bar’ post IG: Nicola Coughlan ‘Champagne Friday’ post with Penelope wig Deadline: Hannah New casting announcement Reddit: Influencers posts about set visit IG: Jack Murphy ‘al fresco tango’ post Metro: Interview with Adjoa Andoh E! Insider: Interview with Simone Ashley IG: Nicola Coughlan carriage tease Reddit: fan speculation about carriage tease IG: Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton ‘we’ve been busy’ post Available Internationally: Inside Bridgerton by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers (Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781668001073) Shondaland Audio: Bridgerton: The Official Podcast * Follow Us * Find Us on Reddit Polin Subreddit: r/PolinBridgerton Beans: /u/coolbeansfriend Lechi: /u/lechimeric Obvs: /u/ObviouslyOblivious90 Veg: /u/vegisbae | |||
| 28 Oct 2023 | Episode 20 - What a Relationship! [S2E7 Rewatch] | 01:20:08 | |
Hold onto your bannisters and toss your broken quills into the flames because it’s time for our (penultimate!) Polin rewatch of S2E7 Harmony. We'll be trailing behind the scandal-hit Bridgertons during the Promenade of Shame, making midnight dashes to the Modiste’s and fighting our way through the crowds at the ever-popular Harmony Ball. Elsewhere, we’ll be taking the week off from our Polin analysis and handing the reins over to the ton’s resident expert, Colin Bridgerton, who is here to explain to us all just how naturally his and Pen’s relationship has taken shape over the years. Wait…did he just say relationship?! Someone get Freud on the line, pronto. * Ways to Support Strikers During the SAG-AFTRA strike Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund Donate to Emergency Financial Assistance and Disaster Relief Fund for SAG-AFTRA Members Donate to The Union Solidarity Coalition Donate to the MPTF Emergency Fund Change.org petition for below-the-line strike workers Deadline: Information about below-the-line workers petition Business Insider: How to support SAG-AFTRA/WGA strikes Blog: What can fans do while WGA & SAG-AFTRA are on strike? Variety: Info on SAG-AFTRA strike Huffington Post: Ways to support writers and actors on strike Deadline: Strike Talk Podcast * Show Notes Donate: MaxFund Animal Adoption Centre Choose Love: Nicola Coughlan T-Shirt campaign Twitter: Tom Byrne casting information (via @RompRomance) Info about Viana: The Legend of the Golden Hearts SAPO: Article about Viana: The Legend of the Golden Hearts DailyUW: A Conversation with Julia Quinn V Magazine: Jonathan Bailey feature Vanity Fair France: Jonathan Bailey feature The Stage: 2023 Orangetree Theatre Writers Collective (Oli Higginson) YouTube: Music video for Keke Palmer’s ‘Ungorgeous’ dir. by Bille Woodruff Digital Spy: Interview with Ruby Barker Deadline: SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP plan talks through the weekend Instagram: Nicola Coughlan photo with Luke Newton (October 2022) YouTube: Kirilee Cosplay Daisy Pen cosplay video Available Internationally: Inside Bridgerton by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers (Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781668001073) * Follow Our Socials
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| 19 Oct 2024 | Episode 58 - What a Conversation with James Phoon! [Interview] | 01:00:41 | |
Delicate and oh so agreeable? Crack open the bonbons, dearest listeners, because Harry Dankworth has come to call. Join us as we welcome the astonishing James Phoon for a splendid conversation about his time on Bridgerton, including Prudank nose boops, a cheese-loving brother-in-law and a newly Christened Baby Dankworth. We’ll be following James’ time on the show from a mysterious audition and inspiring costume fitting, through to the weird & wonderful celebration of our favourite citrus-loving family. And once the final butterfly has flown from the Dankworth-Finch Ball, we’ll be heading to the Yorkshire Moors for a discussion of the other, other, other Brontë, the importance of claiming your own space, and navigating life through journaling. A journal by a Regency gentleman? Colin Bridgerton, eat your heart out.
Spoiler Warning Discussion of Season 4 filming leaks at 01:35 – 02:37 Show Notes – Crumbs Instagram: Season 4 filming leaks from Ranger’s House (via @DeuxMoi) The Sydney Morning Herald: Interview with Yerin Ha IG: Luke Newton ‘Somewhere in Mayfair’ story (via Imgur) TIME: TIME100 Next 2024 – Nicola Coughlan TIME: Nicola Coughlan Bet on Herself – And Won Good Morning America: Nicola Coughlan Gives An Update on Bridgerton Season 4 GLAMOUR: Interview with Simone Ashley Mind: As Seen on Netflix eBay: Lot of Lady Whistledown papers and hairpiece Williams Sonoma: Vintage Etched Collection Vote: TV Choice Awards 2025 longlist BAFTA Scotland: Nominations for BAFTA Scotland Awards 2024 The Bomb Factory Art Foundation: Exhibition – One Nation Under a Groove IG: Mum I’m in a Movie – FIGHT CLUB * Show Notes – Interview Etsy: Buy your journal from Journals By James NT at Home: Underdog: The Other Other Brontë Brontë Parsonage Museum: Team Branwell Badge (On Sale) The Jamie Lloyd Company: The Tempest Shondaland What’s New with the Featheringtons Shondaland Regency Men Meet the (New) Men of the Ton in ‘Bridgerton’ Season Three * Follow Us | |||
| 21 Feb 2025 | Episode 65 - What a Return of the Ship’s Prow! [S4 Clips & Stills Reaction] | 02:03:13 | |
Ships Ahoy, dearest listener! We’re setting sail on the Season of Love. As we dip our toes into the cloudy waters of 1816, we’ll be pulling down our balloons, hoisting up our kites and grabbing our tins of yellow paint to redecorate for the season ahead. Once we’ve dropped our anchors at Grosvenor Square, we’ll be slipping down the staircase with Benedict, sneaking into the maids’ quarters with Hyacinth and gossiping around the table with Footman John. As preparations get underway for A Midsummer Night's Masquerade, we’ll be dashing across the square for an important afternoon of squeezing Colin’s cheeks, playing maid for Penelope and polishing up everyone’s favourite looking glass. And when moonlight finally falls, we’ll be raising our masts and preparing for our decks to swept by the arrival of a skull and crossboned buccaneer. Pirate Pen, the swashbuckling blonde? Shiver our timbers, indeed. * Show Notes YouTube: Bridgerton Season 4 | Sneak Peek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICLiZ0KUSeM Tudum: Relive the Bridgerton Season of Love 2025 Virtual Fan Event: https://www.netflix.com/tudum/features/bridgerton-virtual-fan-event-2025 Shondaland: Your First Look at Bridgerton Season 4: https://www.shondaland.com/shondaland-series/bridgerton/new-photos-video-first-look-at-bridgerton-season-4 Shondaland: Exclusive: All the Things You Didn’t See (or Hear) at the ‘Bridgerton’ Season Four Season of Love Event: https://www.shondaland.com/shondaland-series/bridgerton/exclusive-bridgerton-season-four-season-of-love-event IG: @catquinn: Will Brimsley have his happily ever after? https://www.instagram.com/p/DGYJSdsu1Wq/?hl=en IG: @catquinn: Taylor Swift song in Season 4: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGLbQXwObyn/?hl=en IG: @catquinn: Easter eggs in Benedict and Sophie’s masquerade costuming: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGG10nQSbL9/?hl=en IG: @catquinn: Jess Brownell teasing Benophie moments: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGGVk29NCXn/?hl=en IG: @catquinn: Bridgerton Season 4 Word Association: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGD_f21Pf9A/?hl=en Reddit: Season 4 filming leak of Footman John welcoming home Eloise and the Stirlings: https://www.reddit.com/r/PolinBridgerton/comments/1iupa1j/comment/me4m10m/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button Writers 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. "Into the Light." Bridgerton. Written by Daniel Robinson. Unpublished manuscript (double white revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. * Follow Us | |||
| 15 May 2024 | Episode 45 - What a Coming Week! [Season 3 Part 1 Q&A] | 01:36:55 | |
Looks like we made it, dear listeners. As Season 3 Eve falls upon us like a tiny redhead tumbling from the skies, we head back into the circus tent to partake in a little last minute Part 1 clowning. As we discuss oblivious double handholds and suspicious swoons, we tip our bonnets to all the weeks that never came in honour of the one that finally did. So fill up a plate of jammy dodgers and strawberry shortcake, lay yourself back on the chaise longue and rest your headless jolly pirates upon the biscuit cushion. The season of Polin is here at last. And it is glorious. *
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| 21 Oct 2023 | Episode 19 - What an Exquisite Necklace! [S2E6 Rewatch] | 01:18:53 | |
Pour yourself a celebratory drink and nab a piece of cake – we’re heading to the wedding of the season during our Polin rewatch of S2E6 The Choice. As a hungover Colin ponders the plight of mankind, we join a bejewelled Penelope as she’s faced with a cockblocking Eloise and a most pleasing, stimulating, thrilling kind of torment. Meanwhile, we’ll be mourning the one Polin mystery we may never solve, admiring an exquisite ruby necklace and turning over in our minds the events of a world-shifting conversation. Fear not, listeners, he is beginning to believe that now. * Ways to Support Strikers and Entertainment Workers During the SAG-AFTRA Strike Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund Donate to Emergency Financial Assistance and Disaster Relief Fund for SAG-AFTRA Members Donate to The Union Solidarity Coalition Donate to the MPTF Emergency Fund Change.org petition for below-the-line strike workers Deadline: Information about below-the-line workers petition Business Insider: How to support SAG-AFTRA/WGA strikes Blog: What can fans do while WGA & SAG-AFTRA are on strike? Variety: Info on SAG-AFTRA strike Huffington Post: Ways to support writers and actors on strike Deadline: Strike Talk Podcast * Show Notes Donate: MaxFund Animal Adoption Centre Info about Viana: The Legend of the Golden Hearts Choose Love: Nicola Coughlan T-Shirt campaign Shondaland: Feature on Black Barbie Variety: Feature on HRC National Dinner 2023 West End Best Friend: Theatre for Every Child launch event Deadline: Feature on The Last Repair Shop The Cut Fruit Podcast: Episode 101 Andrew Ahn Amazon: Bridgerton playing cards Deadline: Hollywood Unions release statement on AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA negotiations Deadline: Fran Drescher statement on actor proposals Reddit: Nicola Coughlan IG story teasing carriage scene [October 2022] Filming Leaks: Hampton Court Palace [January 2023] Available Internationally: Inside Bridgerton by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers (Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781668001073) * Follow Our Socials
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| 23 Sep 2023 | Episode 15 - What a Blade of Grass! [S2E3 Rewatch] | 01:06:56 | |
Worldly travellers, if it’s a clear Polin mind you seek then let us offer you quite the elixir during our rewatch of S2E3 A Bee in Your Bonnet. As the Bridgertons fight it out over a rousing game of Pall Mall, we’ll be joining Colin for a very special tea party where we contemplate just how difficult life can be for single blades of grass. Back in London, we’ll be forging new business alliances with Penelope, enjoying a splendid dinner with the Cowpers and celebrating the arrival of everyone’s favourite Unnamed Modiste. Yellow mallets at the ready, dear listeners – to the field of combat we go! * Ways to Support Strikers During the WGA & SAG-AFTRA Strikes Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund Donate to Emergency Financial Assistance and Disaster Relief Fund for SAG-AFTRA Members Donate to The Union Solidarity Coalition Donate to the MPTF Emergency Fund Change.org petition for below-the-line strike workers Deadline: Information about below-the-line workers petition Business Insider: How to support SAG-AFTRA/WGA strikes Blog: What can fans do while WGA & SAG-AFTRA are on strike? Variety: Info on SAG-AFTRA strike Huffington Post: Ways to support writers and actors on strike Deadline: Strike Talk Podcast * Show Notes Bridgerton: The Official Colouring Book Bridgerton Royalty: Queen Charlotte’s Story at Blenheim Palace exhibition, Blenheim Palace Nicola Coughlan Uber Eats Australia short ad Today: Interview with Nicola Coughlan Pedestrian TV: Interview with Nicola Coughlan Nicola Coughlan at Emilia Wickstead show, London Luke Newton at Diesel show, Milan Deadline: Claudia Jessie casting announcement for Toxic Town We Could All Be Perfect play info The Talos Principle II game info Deadline: WGA and AMPTP negotiations update Available Internationally: Inside Bridgerton by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers (Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781668001073) * Follow Our Socials
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| 13 Jul 2024 | Episode 52 - What a Conversation with Archer Marsh! [Interview] | 00:58:47 | |
Budge up, Mr Bridgerton. We’re hopping in the carriage and this time we’ve got company. Join us as we welcome the remarkable Archer Marsh to the podcast, composer of Season 3 covers “Give Me Everything”, “Confident” and “Lights.” We’ll be following the journey from the tracks’ creation and their inclusion on the Bridgerton soundtrack, to the astonishing viral reaction from fans across the world. And as we discuss an innocuous little carriage ride, we’ll be pondering over the power of music in storytelling and why although Pen might not have got everything, she certainly got enough. Then when the carriage pulls up at Bridgerton House, Archer Marsh will also be sharing his perspective on hustling & hard work in the music industry, the need for bravery in creativity, and the essential art of letting go. For everyone except Colin, that is. You keep holding on tightly to that rope, old friend. * Show Notes – Interview with Archer Marsh Instagram: Archer Marsh (@archer_marsh) TikTok: Archer Marsh (@archer_marsh) Spotify: Archer Marsh artist profile Spotify: Sequēns, Archer Marsh YouTube: School’s Out, Archer Marsh Available Internationally: The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer (The New Harbinger, ISBN: 978-1572245372) Available Internationally: The Practice: Shipping creative work by Seth Godin (Penguin Business, ISBN: 978-0241470046) Spotify: Bridgerton Season 3 (Covers from the Netflix Series) Available Internationally: Bridgerton Season Three: Covers from the Netflix Series - Wedding Ring Gold Vinyl *
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| 21 Jun 2024 | Episode 50 - What a Way with Words! [Season 3 Part 2 Reaction] | 02:26:32 | |
(The alliteration is a little overdone, we admit.)
Dearest Gentle listener, you may think we have been enjoying a much-needed respite from discussing Season 3 Part 2.
Alas, we have instead spent the week on the sofa, awake with thoughts of planned entrapments, secret dealings and sad rainbow fish.
Not to worry, we are back. The tree of Tu-doom may still be shaking in the Polin winds but we are on hand to raise a toast to no-longer-nameless judgy mamas, the music licensing gods and the succubus of the first water.
So grab the last chocolate macaron and lie down. This most anticipated love story is finally complete and we're skipping to the final chapter. * ad|invite With thanks to ApplauseStore for inviting us to the Bridgerton Season 3 Part 2 Premiere in London on Wednesday 12 June. ApplauseStore® is the award-winning, one-stop-shop for free, official television and radio audience tickets for thousands of the very best music, comedy, chat, sitcom and entertainment shows produced at many different studios and locations all around the world. * Follow Us YouTube TikTok
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| 25 Aug 2024 | Episode 55 - What a Rare Bavarian Text! [S3 Q&A Pt 2] | 01:21:02 | |
Sigh no more, listeners, sigh no more. The Lady in Silver has been found at last. But there’s no rest for the Wicked as Beans has found herself with a new mystery on her hands: we don’t even know which rare Bavarian text it is, but we’re looking for it. As we scour the shelves of Shakespeare & Co. for the elusive tome, we’ll also be searching for answers to burning Season 3 questions about bandaged flashbacks, Italian Contessas and babies named Ginger. Elsewhere, we try to recover from the shock of finding Kanthony inside their own home by sitting down to talk Regency mommy bloggers, Daddy issues and whether Mr Bridgerton said he’d buy the flowers himself for the Featherington estate. And as August(us Gloop) slips away into a moment of time, we’ll be reminiscing over summer love at the Polin wedding and the cryptic identity of a most important guest. Fife or not Fife: that is the question. * Join Us on Patreon * Show Notes Variety: ‘Bridgerton’ Season 4 Casts Yerin Ha as Benedict’s Love Interest Sophie Beckett National Television Awards: Vote for ‘Bridgerton’ and ‘The Traitors’ Instagram: @bridgertonnetflix compilation of Claudia Jessie’s promo highlights Happy Sad Confused: Jonathan Bailey talks FELLOW TRAVELERS, BRIDGERTON, WICKED, JURASSIC PARK Backstage: Interview with Jonathan Bailey YouTube: Wicked | Fiyero promo clip Harper’s Bazaar: My Beauty Edit: Nicola Coughlan Deadline: First look at ‘Outrageous’ starring Bessie Carter VSQ: ‘Vitamin String Quartet: The Music of Taylor Swift, Bridgerton, and Beyond tour dates’ * Follow Us | |||
| 21 Nov 2024 | Episode 60 - What a Splendid Celestial Display! [S3E2 Rewatch, Part 2] | 02:00:38 | |
Pucker up, dearest listeners. There’s a full moon in the sky and a question on Penelope’s lips. Join us for Part 2 of our S3E2 rewatch, as we take cover with an abandoned pirate coat, sneak a peek at a little Parisian smut and take a crash course in Bandaging Mister Bridgerton. Once Pen’s made sure her hand is all patched up, we shall be galloping along to the nearest lunar soirée to search for a missing bonbon, take a sex ed class with Portia and mourn the loss of a quickly departed steed. As we get back into the saddle with Season 1 Colin, we’ll also be commiserating with Window Pen, planning our next paycheck with Rae and slipping into the garden for a covert meeting with an old friend: the Pointy Topiary. And once hope is lost, on an unknown night of the week, in the heart of Mayfair, in a moonlit garden in Grosvenor Square, we’ll sobbing along as Colin Bridgerton kisses Penelope Featherington. And, dear listener, it will be bloody glorious. * Show Notes - Crumbs: YouTube: Luke Thompson and Yerin Ha read from ‘An Offer from a Gentleman’ Bustle: Bridgerton’s Yerin Ha Teases Benedict’s “Mr. Darcy Vibes” In Season 4 Tudum: Netflix announces Netflix Moments campaign Town & Country: Jonathan Bailey confirms continued working collaboration with Jack the Horse The Hollywood Reporter: Jonathan Bailey says he’ll ‘always come back’ to Bridgerton Harper’s Bazaar: Feature on Nicola Coughlan getting ready for the Women of the Year Awards Harper’s Bazaar: Nicola Coughlan’s speech at the Women of the Year Awards The Hollywood Reporter: First look at ‘The Faraway Tree’ Deadline: Luke Newton joins sci-fi thrilled ‘White Mars’ PEOPLE: Interview with Luke Newton for PEOPLE's 2024 Sexiest Man Alive issue Student Life: Adjoa Andoh speaks at WashU Boots UK: Christmas campaign starring Adjoa Andoh Show Notes - Rewatch: Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library "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 pink 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. "Tick Tock." Bridgerton. Written by Azia Squire. Unpublished manuscript (green revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. "Joining of Hands." Bridgerton. Written by Geetika Tandon Lizardi. Unpublished manuscript (double white revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. Reddit: Colin’s S3 waistcoat statistics by u/bookmovietvworm “Diamond of the First Water.” Bridgerton. Written by Chris Van Dusen. (Published script). Deadline. “Capital R Rake.” Bridgerton. Written by Chris Van Dusen. (Published script). Deadline. IG: @jessie_hmua Penelope’s Full Moon Ball make-up breakdown IG: @jessie_hmua Penelope’s First Kiss make-up breakdown IG: @faridaghwedar Penelope’s Full Moon Ball hair breakdown IG: @faridaghwedar Penelope’s First Kiss hair breakdown IG: @faridaghwedar Penelope’s Promenade hair breakdown Spotify: The Wheelchair Activist – Disability in Bridgerton with Zak Ford-Williams Twitter: Harriet Cairns on Finch, Philipa and consent * Follow Us | |||
| 26 Aug 2023 | Episode 11 - What a Catch! [S1E8 Rewatch] | 01:08:51 | |
Rejoice! It’s time to let mirth abound as we celebrate the end of the 1813 social season during our Polin rewatch of S1E8: After the Rain. We’ll be clapping along to Colin’s astonishing performance of a fan-favourite tune, consoling Penelope as she receives some bittersweet news and assuredly, fervently, loudly declaring our love for all things Hastings Ball. And then, to mark the end of our Season 1 Polin rewatch, all-out war breaks out as we furiously debate the meaning of a certain goodbye glance from our beloved pirate-in-training. Since Obvs is the one to write these episode descriptions, I’m here to tell you that I’m right and the others are delusional. Farewell, Season 1. You’ve been one hell of a (carriage) ride. Altogether now: And let the catch, and let the catch, and let the catch and toast go rouuuuuuund…
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| 22 Jul 2023 | Episode 6 - What a... Well, You Know! [S1E4 Rewatch] | 00:55:14 | |
It's the moment we've all been waiting for...it's Barb time, baby! Prepare to be scandalised as we head over to the sensuous Trowbridge Ball for our Polin rewatch of S1E4 An Affair of Honor. We'll be celebrating every moment of a fan-favourite scene, despairing with Pen as her night goes from bad to worse and grabbing our seconds as we head off for an early morning duel. What a barb, what an episode! ___ *Sorry for any audio issues in this episode! We'll be back to normal next week* ___ (Note: the rewatch element of this episode was recorded in advance of the SAG-AFTRA strikes. We have reached out to SAG to clarify the position of fan-made content and will keep listeners updated. In the meantime, we will continue to show our support for the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes by including updates, petitions and ways to donate in our Crumbs segment, our show notes and the ‘Strike’ highlights on our Instagram) SAG-AFRTA & WGA Strike Information Petition for below-the-line strike workers: https://www.change.org/p/raise-weekly-edd-benefits-for-those-affected-by-wga-and-sag-strike Deadline article about petition: https://deadline.com/2023/07/makeup-artist-starts-petition-boost-unemployment-benefits-below-the-line-workers-during-strike-1235442619/ How to support SAG-AFTRA/WGA strikes: https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-support-sag-aftra-wga-strike-hollywood-actors-writers-donate-fund-2023-7?r=US&IR=T Donate to Emergency Financial Assistance and Disaster Relief Fund for SAG-AFTRA Members: https://sagaftra.foundation/assistance/disasterrelief/ Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund: https://entertainmentcommunity.org/ Variety article about SAG-AFTRA strike: https://variety.com/2023/film/global/actors-strike-sag-equity-uk-impact-1235654663/ ___ Show Notes Original Theatre Company teaser about The Shape of Things: https://www.instagram.com/p/CuzWMT8qMSd/?hl=en Nicola Coughlan Best Dressed of the Week: https://www.redcarpet-fashionawards.com/2023/07/17/best-dressed-of-the-week-159/ The Official Bridgerton Guide to Entertaining info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu1p0OZOCtm/?img_index=1 Hatfield House S3 filming spoilers: https://www.reddit.com/r/PolinBridgerton/comments/x4zwfa/wake_up_babes_its_churro_crumbs_3_locations_night/ Prudence and Dankworth S3 filming spoilers: https://www.reddit.com/r/PolinBridgerton/comments/10zt2dq/the_production_formerly_known_as_hampstead/ ___ Socials Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatabarbpod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whatabarbpod r/PolinBridgerton: https://www.reddit.com/r/PolinBridgerton/ | |||
| 08 Feb 2024 | Episode 31 – What a Pointy Topiary! [S3 Clips Theories & Speculation] | 00:46:12 | |
Dearest listeners, grab your tickets and front row seats for our encore performance of ‘Four Clowns Lose Their Minds Over 32 Seconds of Footage.’ In this special bonus episode, we can’t see the forest for the trees, but we’ll be placing our newest theories under the spotlight as we tackle the ever-growing mystery of the Season 3 timeline. We’ll be reading Whistledown with a grumpy Unicolin, drinking lemonade with Anton Chekov and contemplating whether an innocent bit of blue fabric is in fact a smoking gun-in-waiting. Elsewhere, we’ll be chasing Moonlight Polin through the shrubbery and asking the all-important question, ‘how many times can we say the word ‘topiary’ in one episode?’ Unfortunately, dear listeners, it would seem the limit does not exist. But forgive us for hedging our bets with these particular points of interest. After all, those topiaries have taken shape so naturally, one could take it for planted.
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| 24 Apr 2024 | Episode 43 - Rereading Mister Bridgerton: What a Gluey State of Mind [Ch 18 - Epilogue] | 02:07:00 | |
Pritt Sticks at the ready, dear listeners. It's the morning after the night before and we've got a lot on our breakfast plates. In the last of our book reread episodes, we'll be sneaking an extremely dishevelled Penelope back to Mayfair, hastily moving up the dates of a small but magical wedding and taking a quick trip to some oddly brown Highlands. And as our beloved newly-weds find themselves in a rather sticky situation, we'll be stopping by The National Archives to enquire just how many cows one tiny blackmail plot can get you. Worry not, dear listeners. Because just when it seems all has come unstuck, we have a feeling one assuredly, fervently, loudly tack-tic might just swoop in to save the day. Did somebody say My Wife? * SPOILER DISCUSSION: 10:05 - 30:16 [S3E1 and S3E4 spoilers] SPOILER FREE DISCUSSION: 30:17 onwards * SPOILER WARNING - Reddit: Interview with Nicola Coughlan [SPOILERS for Episode 4] Reddit: New playlist confirmations Instagram: New Season 3 banner Instagram: New Season 3 poster Instagram: Cities announced for Season 3 world tour The National Archives Currency Converter Available Internationally: Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn (Pikatus, ISBN: 978-0349429458) * Follow Us | |||
| 21 Mar 2024 | Episode 36 - What a Sad Summer Child! [S3 Danbury Ball Clip Reaction] | 00:31:19 | |
Honk, honk. It’s clown time! But this time, let’s make it seasonal. Join us as we live react to Next on Netflix’s trailer-that-wasn’t and head to the Danbury Ball for a sneak peek of Season 3. We’ll be clinging to the corners of the ballroom with a very sad wallflower, throwing back cocktails with the Lord Squad and twirling around the dance floor with a loved-up Viscountess. And as we sip on our lemonades, we can’t help but wonder if It's Too Late for a certain Bridgerton to get to the ball on time or if he’s still hanging around that box of biscuits in Milan. Hurry home, Colin. There's a season for you to lead. All four of them, in fact. * Show Notes YouTube: Season 3 Danbury Ball sneak peek Shondaland: Sneak peek article Soundcloud: ‘Cougar Town’ by South 4 Reddit: Theory about Penelope’s missing hair piece by u/springgirl27 * Follow Us | |||
| 08 Jul 2023 | Episode 4 - What a Piece of Cake! [S1E2 Rewatch] | 00:57:02 | |
Dearest gentle listeners, it's time to take our sticks out and go promenading for suitors as we jump into our Polin rewatch of S1E2 Shock and Delight. We'll be joining Eloise and Penelope on their mission to solve life's biggest mystery, blushing over Colin Bridgerton's improper topics of conversation and musing over the all-important question of whether or not it actually does very much signify. * Show Notes Luke Newton at British GQ x Evian Wimbledon event: https://www.instagram.com/p/CuUyxdfoMf4/ Nicola Coughlan at Wimbledon: https://www.instagram.com/p/CuaCRQZo_H5/ Nicola Coughlan's Tudum interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttq4uvLEEvg S3 filming leaks from Bath: https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1722939/Bridgerton-season-3-filming-photos-Nicola-Coughlan-Penelope-Colin-romance Jess Brownell Interview with Variety: https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/why-bridgerton-season-3-penelope-colin-1235268287/ Socials Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatabarbpod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whatabarbpod r/PolinBridgerton: https://www.reddit.com/r/PolinBridgerton/ | |||
| 22 Dec 2023 | Episode 26 - What a Reunion! [EW Article Reaction] | 00:56:16 | |
Put down the tinsel and mistletoe, Polin fans. We have urgent crumbs to attend to. Join us as we spiral over the latest Season 3 news including THAT Peneloise reunion, Colin and Penelope’s power and a promised upheaval for the Featheringtons. We’ll also be curling up by the cosy friends-to-lovers fire as we catch up with old, dear acquaintances such as Kanthony, Colin’s swagger and the much-loved ‘Marina hates tomatoes’ scene. Silent night? Not if Entertainment Weekly has anything to do with it. * Show Notes EW Season 3 Feature (21 Dec 2023) Variety interview with Jess Brownell (16 May 2022) Twitter: Production speculation (via @RompRomance) * Follow Us * Find Us on Reddit Polin Subreddit: r/PolinBridgerton Beans: /u/coolbeansfriend Lechi: /u/lechimeric Obvs: /u/ObviouslyOblivious90 Veg: /u/vegisbae | |||
| 09 Mar 2024 | Episode 35 - Oh, Crumbs! What an Ext. Church Wall [S3E7 & E8 Speculation, Part 1] | 01:55:11 | |
Splish splash, it’s time to take a Bath! Lather up the bars of soap and pack your excavation trowels because we’re travelling back to January and February 2023 for our penultimate Season 3 crumbs expedition. We’ll be throwing a welcome home party for a (temporarily) triumphant wallflower, chasing a hackney carriage through the frosty streets of Mayfair and carrying out a most sacred task: checking up on Colin’s emotional support curl. Elsewhere, we find ourselves enchanted by a British morning TV show, swooning over 0.2 milliseconds of a Polin dance and peering through the fog as a Regency romance accidentally masquerades as a Gothic horror novel. Caution: watch out for flying top hats. We hear there's a gentleman pirate storming through town. * Show Notes: Crumbs TikTok: Josh Rom interview with Adjoa Andoh US Weekly: Interview with Adjoa Andoh Hollywood Life: Interview with Adjoa Andoh TikTok: Brit & Co interview with Adjoa Andoh Sunday World: Article about Valentine’s Day event with quotes from Nicola Coughlan Reddit: Interview clip of Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton describing the new season Harper’s Bazaar: Interview with Nicola Coughlan BAFTA: Roll Play with Jonathan Bailey The Economic Times: Article about Bridgerton Season 3 Spotify: What a Barb! Episode 25 - What a Giant Swan! (Hannah New casting) Elite Daily: Dating advice from Julia Quinn Deadline: Nicola Coughlan hosting new BBC podcast Deadline: North America premiere information for Big Mood Ruggable: Bridgerton rug collaboration Instagram: Netflix.Shop announce The Bridgerton Artist Series Shondaland: The Bridgerton Artist Series – Sue Tsai Shopify: Polin Fanarts for a Cause Raffle 2024 Writers Guild Awards: Shonda Rhimes nominated for Queen Charlotte Deadline: Sophie Canale wins Excellence in Contemporary Film for Saltburn * Show Notes: Main Episode Reddit: This Morning Season 3 promo leaks (stills) Reddit: This Morning Season 3 promo leaks (video) Reddit: Luke Newton IG story from Block 4 table read Filming Leaks: Bath Day 4 and Hampton Court Reddit: Nicola Coughlan Champagne Friday IG story Reddit: Nicola Coughlan wig story featuring Luke Newton Screen Rant: Phoebe Dynevor confirms absence from Season 3 Variety: Interview with Phoebe Dynevor Grazia: Interview with Simone Ashley Filming Leaks: Chiswick House and Gardens Reddit: Torn dress theory by u/purplekitsunebr Spotify: Bridgerton Official Playlist by Bloomy Vibes Music Reddit: Brazilian episode titles by u/purplekitsunebr * Follow Us | |||
| 16 Sep 2023 | Episode 14 - What a Homecoming! [S2E2 Rewatch] | 01:12:42 | |
Polin fans are united in their glee—Colin Bridgerton has returned from Greece! Join us as we head off to the races to celebrate the homecoming of our favourite thirdborn Bridgerton during our Polin rewatch of S2E2. We'll be sighing over the Heart Eyes scene, admiring Colin's fencing skills and joining Pen for bridesmaid duties during the joyful union of a cheese-loving couple. Elsewhere, our Polin hearts will soar as we learn more about the sacred letters, only for us to crash and burn as we relive that infamous Colin line. (He's innocent, Your Honour.) Place your bets and hold onto your bows - we're in for a bumpy ride. * Ways to support strikers during the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund Donate to Emergency Financial Assistance and Disaster Relief Fund for SAG-AFTRA Members Donate to The Union Solidarity Coalition Donate to the MPTF Emergency Fund Change.org petition for below-the-line strike workers Deadline: Information about below-the-line workers petition Business Insider: How to support SAG-AFTRA/WGA strikes Blog: What can fans do while WGA & SAG-AFTRA are on strike? Variety: Info on SAG-AFTRA strike Huffington Post: Ways to support writers and actors on strike Deadline: Strike Talk Podcast * Show Notes Nicola Coughlan Uber Eats Australia advert Marie Claire Australia: Nicola Coughlan interview Vogue: Nicola Coughlan at Vogue World London Sh*t I Should’ve Read in School Episode 3 (ft Bessie Carter) The Artist Partnership: Bailey Patrick Variety: WGA and AMPTP strike talks to resume Filming leaks: ABC hug, Ranger’s House, August 2022 In Creative Company: Interview with Nicola, Golda and Charithra Variety: Interview with Jess Brownell Tudum: Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton interview Official Bridgerton Podcast: Bridgerton Bros & Self-Discovery w/Luke Newton + Luke Thompson EW! Season 2 photoshoot (ft. the Almighty Babydoll Starfish) * Follow Our Socials Find Us on Reddit Polin Subreddit: r/PolinBridgerton Beans: /u/coolbeansfriend Lechi: /u/lechimeric Obvs: /u/ObviouslyOblivious90 Veg: /u/vegisbae | |||
| 14 Oct 2023 | Episode 18 - What a Ducking Mix-Up! [S2E5 Rewatch] | 01:07:40 | |
Dearest Listeners, it's finally time to put all those crumbs to good use as we head to the lake to feed the ducks (and other assorted waterfowl) during our Polin rewatch of S2E5 An Unthinkable Fate. As Colin frets over which cake to eat next from his plate of snacks, Pen frets over the state of her business and family affairs. We also join our beloved pair at the Serpentine for a heart-to-oblivious-heart as Colin proves that telling the difference between ducks and swans is harder than we thought. An Ornithologist, he is not. Elsewhere, we console ourselves over the latest Season 3 speculation and head on down to the circus to share a very special crack theory with the crowds. * Ways to Support Strikers and Entertainment Workers During the SAG-AFTRA Strike Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund Donate to Emergency Financial Assistance and Disaster Relief Fund for SAG-AFTRA Members Donate to The Union Solidarity Coalition Donate to the MPTF Emergency Fund Change.org petition for below-the-line strike workers Deadline: Information about below-the-line workers petition Business Insider: How to support SAG-AFTRA/WGA strikes Blog: What can fans do while WGA & SAG-AFTRA are on strike? Variety: Info on SAG-AFTRA strike Huffington Post: Ways to support writers and actors on strike Deadline: Strike Talk Podcast * Show Notes Hello! Magazine: Interview with Adjoa Andoh Metro UK: Interview with Adjoa Andoh Reddit: Post by u/Background-Crow2705 reporting RMB tv-tie in release date Reddit: Post by CardiologistUsed394 reporting RMB tv-tie in postponement itvX: Breaking Through with Zeze Mills (ft. Adjoa Andoh and Ruby Barker) Audible: Sense and Sensibility narrated by Nicola Coughlan AppleTV: Masters of the Air starring Bert Seymour Variety: The Crown release date information Fall into Romance: Charity auction for Audio in Color (Julia Quinn-signed Clue game) Max: Starstruck starring Joe Barnes Deadline: Update on SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP negotiations Instagram: SAG-AFTRA statement Donate: The Entertainment Community Fund Deadline: WGA ratifies three-year deal with AMPTP Deadline: Hannah New casting announcement Filming Leaks: Wrest Park, October 2022 Available Internationally: Inside Bridgerton by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers (Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781668001073) * Follow Our Socials
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| 20 Apr 2025 | Episode 68 - What a Feeling That is Like Torture! [S3E4 Rewatch, Part 3] | 02:02:17 | |
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 reel IG: @BridgertonNetflix Penelope’s birthday post Donate: Nicola Coughlan fundraiser for Not A Phase Global Production Awards 2025: Bridgerton shortlisted Netflix Shop: Kanthony T-shirt Disney+: Suspect starring Bert Seymour What’s On Stage: Oli Higginson nominated for Ian Charleson Award Octagon Bolton: Full cast announced for Pride & Prejudice starring Rosa Hesmondhalgh YouTube: Ben Fensome’s Pride and Prejudice Focus 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 Murphy Spotify: Vanity Fair Still Watching – Bridgerton Season 3 Part 1 What 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 Us | |||
| 13 Jun 2023 | Episode 1 - What an Intro! [Tudum 2023 Predictions] | 00:46:56 | |
Welcome to What a Barb! A Polin Podcast, a brand-new podcast celebrating all things Penelope and Colin from the Netflix TV show, Bridgerton and the books by Julia Quinn. Join a group of dedicated Polin fans as we take you through episode deep-dives, the latest breaking news and share all our favourite theories and speculation as we await the arrival of Season 3. In episode one, we introduce ourselves and how we came to be part of this crazy fandom we call home, discuss recent news ("crumbs") for the upcoming series of Bridgerton and last year's Tudum event, and look ahead to the upcoming Tudum 2.0! Show Notes:
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| 24 Feb 2024 | Episode 34 - What a Vegetarian! [Season 3 Live Stream Discussion & Speculation] | 02:09:55 | |
Crumbs, glorious crumbs! This week, the clowns are dining on a feast of promo morsels, munching on the latest interviews and chewing over our ever-spiralling Season 3 theories. We’ll be visiting Stowell House to check in on Chignon Pen and her herbivore suitor*, examining the panelled walls of the Bridgerton games room and dreaming up a Polin dance that might just save a pirate’s relationship. Uh, we mean friendship. Naturally. Meanwhile, Beans is busy in the kitchen whipping up a batch of doughy goods as the rest of us wonder when on earth metadata became so important in all our lives. Veggie bagel, anyone? We think you’ll need a snack for this one. (*Meat-eating options also available. May contain artificial swagger and a repressed subconscious.) * Show Notes Sophisticated Gourmet: Beans’ bagel recipe TikTok: Valentine's message from the Ton Shondaland: Check-in with Bridgerton cast Shondaland: Valentine’s Day article Tudum: Season 3 updated article Instagram: Cat Quinn interview with Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton (one-word questions) Instagram: Cat Quinn interview with Martins’ Imhangbe (Colin’s debt) Instagram: Cat Quinn interview with Adjoa Andoh and Golda Rosheuvel Instagram: Cat Quinn reel about Lord Fife theory Getty: S2 premiere interview with Luke Newton (Easter eggs) AP: Interview with cast at Valentine’s Day event Pure Wow: Interview with Adjoa Andoh Loja Coty: Bridgerton nail varnish collection Reddit: Metadata breakdown of new stills * Follow Us | |||
| 27 Jan 2024 | Episode 29 - Oh, Crumbs! What a Collection of Carriages [S3E5 & E6 Speculation] | 01:42:44 | |
Raise a prawn cocktail to the happy couple, it’s time for the wedding of the season! Uh, well…one of them. This week, we’re pitching up our excavation tent at the mystical sites & sights of November and December 2022 where we’ll be sipping tea with Fran at the market, preparing the pyre for a witch trial and handing out mysterious leaflets with the Queen’s footmen. We’ll also be mulling over rejected proposals, awaiting the delivery of a 200-year delayed mirror scene and investigating the dark sex plotline that rocked the fandom more than Colin will be rocking his carriage in Season 3. Hop on in, clowns. We’ve got a wedding to get to. * Show Notes: Introduction IG: Nicola Coughlan at Netflix HQ in NYC IG: Nicola Coughlan at Condé Nast HQ in NYC IG: Luke Newton, Claudia Jessie and Luke Thompson (via Reddit) IG: Luke Newton ‘Four Penn’ story (via Reddit) IG: Luke Newton and Claudia Jessie at Knicks game (via Reddit) Twitter: Versha Sharma tweet about interviewing Nicola and Luke IG: Luke Newton for Ami Paris at Paris Fashion Week Screen Rant: Interview with Simone Ashley Twitter: Martin Sarreal casting as Lord Barnell IG: Cat Quinn video for Allure Bridals and Bridgerton Allure Bridals: Penelope-inspired wedding dress RSC: Luke Thompson in Love’s Labours Lost Shakespeare's Globe: Oli Higginson in Othello Garrick Theatre: Charithra Chandran in Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon National Theatre: Bessie Carter in Dear Octopus IG: Queen Charlotte nominated at 2024 GLAAD Media Awards IG: Queen Charlotte and cast nominated at 2024 NAACP Image Awards IG: Jonathan Bailey CCA Awards acceptance speech Deadline: Baz Bamigboye and Jonathan Bailey at BAFTA tea party IG: The Last Repair Shop nominated for an Academy Award IG: Tummy Monster premier information * Show Notes: Main Episode British Vogue: Interview with Simone Ashley IG: Bridgerton share ‘You Do Not Count’ clip + Nicola Coughlan comment Reddit: Bille Woodruff/Basildon Park story breakdown and theory Twitter: Filming at Loseley Park Reddit: Churro Crumbs breakdown of ORNC Chapel filming Reddit: Miscellaneous carriages spotted at ORNC Reddit: Colin’s carriage being stopped by Palace footmen IG: BridgertonNetflix Penelope video Twitter: BridgertonNetflix photo of Colin in a carriage The Italian Reve: Interview with Hannah Dodd Reddit: Nicola Coughlan on-set video for LauraLynn raffle Donate: LauraLynn Ireland’s Children’s Hospice IG: Nicola Coughlan wig story highlight Luxury London: Interview with Martins Imhangbe IG: Nicola Coughlan, Luke Newton and crew celebrate Champagne Friday IG: Nicola Coughlan mirror scene tease (via Reddit) IG: Simone Ashley behind-the-scenes promo AP: Interview with Simone Ashley IG: Polin elves on set (via Reddit) IG: Polin Christmas tree (via Reddit) IG: Luke Newton confirms Christmas break IG: Luke Newton NYE 2022 post (via Reddit) Hello Magazine: Article about dark sex plotline inc. Netflix denial Reddit: Churro Crumbs post about dark sex plotline
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| 28 Jul 2024 | Episode 53 - What a Masquerade! [Season 4 Announcement Reaction] | 00:52:49 | |
Masquerade! Sophie Beckett on parade! Masquerade! Hide your face, so the world will never find you! Paint brushes at the ready, dearest listeners. Just as we’re busy basking in the glow of our (finally) happily married Polin, it’s time to begin the next part of our journey. While we search high and low for an elusive Lady in Silver, we take a quick dip in a lake with Benedict, stop by a silent Scottish castle to check in on Eloise’s sanity, and reminisce over Tudums of days gone by with a leprechaun and her pot of gold. Benedict Bridgerton, you may run and hide from settling down – but a face will still pursue you. But who can name the face? Certainly not us. But if anybody knows who she is, tell her we’re looking for her. * Spoiler Warning This episode contains discussion of the plot details of An Offer From a Gentleman (Benedict’s story), To Sir Phillip, With Love (Eloise’s story) and It’s In His Kiss (Hyacinth’s story) by Julia Quinn. Show Notes Tudum: Benedict Is Unmasked as Bridgerton Season 4’s Romantic Lead: https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/bridgerton-season-4-cast-release-date-news YouTube: Season 4 announcement video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGHJPpo2oeU Harper’s Bazaar: Interview with Luke Thompson (inc. reference to lake scene): https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a61086616/bridgerton-luke-thompson-benedict-queer-interview/ Twitter: Fan theory about Season 4 episode title (via @sophiepoets): https://x.com/sophiepoets/status/1815839858876899359 L.L. Bean: Vacationland dog canoe rug: https://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/127969?page=indoor/outdoor-vacationland-dog-canoe * Follow Us Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatabarbpod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whatabarbpod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhataBarbPod | |||
| 30 Mar 2024 | Episode 37 – What a Whey to Look in a Mirror! [Polin Mirror Promo Reaction] | 00:50:25 | |
Just put your hand on the glass, dear listeners. It’s time to reflect on the latest Polin mirror-cle. We’re starting with the gentleman in the mirror as he finally gets around to crossing off his two-hundred-year-old to-do list, before catching up with his good friend Pen and a most hardworking pair of fingerless gloves. Meanwhile, Necklace Truthers arrive from across the fandom to ask the most important question of all: Mirror, Mirror in Pen’s room, is that her necklace from Tudum? And just as our looking glasses are getting a little too steamed up, we find ourselves plunged into the Arctic Tundra courtesy of one very cold shoulder from a less-than-impressed wallflower. Has all that Gruyère-ling self-reflection worked up an appetite, Mr Bridgerton? Well, do Comté the kitchens for a spot of evening caseiculture with Beans. Cheesemaking on a Polin podcast? You’d feta find a whey to brie-lieve it.
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| 22 Jun 2023 | Episode 2 - What a Tudum! [Tudum 2023 Reaction] | 00:51:53 | |
Join us as we take you into the circus tent with our live reaction to Tudum 2023. Plus, we share our in-depth (and only sometimes spiralling) discussion about the new Season 3 stills, cast interviews and THAT release date leak. Face paint at the ready, dear clowns. It's Double Tudum time! - Tudum: A Global Fan Event – Full Livestream: https://www.netflix.com/tudum/global-event Shondaland Article, 17 June: https://www.shondaland.com/inspire/shondaland-bridgerton-behind-the-scenes/a44225454/bridgerton-season-3-news-netflix-tudum/ Nicola Coughlan Interview - News.com.au Interview: https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/streaming/bridgerton-drops-firstlook-season-three-photos-of-penelope-and-colin/news-story/2ed3acfadb141f520121cf39c1f3ae7f Nicola Coughlan Interview – Cat Quinn: https://www.instagram.com/p/Ctogf4VOEY6/ Bridgerton 3x01 Ranger’s House Filming Leaks: https://nypost.com/2022/08/05/hannah-dodd-on-bridgerton-set-all-we-know-about-season-3/ Fundraiser for LauraLynn Ireland’s Children’s Hospice: https://www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/polinbridgerton Socials Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatabarbpod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whatabarbpod r/PolinBridgerton: https://www.reddit.com/r/PolinBridgerton/ | |||
| 15 Jul 2023 | Episode 5 - What a Conversation to Ignore! [S1E3 Rewatch] | 00:59:28 | |
This week, we're grabbing our white feathery fans and fluttering our eyelashes as we learn the all-important Art of the Swoon during our Polin rewatch of S1E3. We'll be keeping Pen company as she eagerly waits for the post to arrive, joining Colin at the opening of a new art wing and contemplating how much easier all our lives would be if certain thirdborn Bridgertons paid a little more attention to important family conversations. Episode 5 - available now!
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| 09 Sep 2023 | Episode 13 - What a Pen Pal! [S2E1 Rewatch] | 01:06:13 | |
Dearest Listeners, dust off those giant white feathers and get ready to party like it's 1814 as we welcome in a brand-new social season during our Polin rewatch of S2E1, Capital R-Rake. We'll be sneaking around London with our favourite Irish maid, trailing through daffodils with BFFs-'til-episode-8 Peneloise and musing on just how lovely Penelope looks in candlelight. Elsewhere, our fangirl hearts squeal with joy as we stumble upon the Holy Grail of Polin lore: the scandalous thirdborn love letters - uh, we mean platonic correspondence. Right, Colin? Speaking of, if anyone happens to see a guilt-ridden 6 ft tall gentleman with a newly-developed penchant for baby blue jackets, can you let him know we're looking for him? * Ways to support strikers during the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund Donate to Emergency Financial Assistance and Disaster Relief Fund for SAG-AFTRA Members Donate to The Union Solidarity Coalition Donate to the MPTF Emergency Fund Change.org petition for below-the-line strike workers Deadline: Information about below-the-line workers petition Business Insider: How to support SAG-AFTRA/WGA strikes Blog: What can fans do while WGA & SAG-AFTRA are on strike? Variety: Info on SAG-AFTRA strike Huffington Post: Ways to support writers and actors on strike Deadline: Strike Talk Podcast * Show Notes Reddit post by u/Valuable-Benefit-166 about Flora Paulita tweet Twitter/X: Original tweet by Flora Paulita Hello! Fashion: Interview with Banita Sandhu CAPRICHO: Interview with Julia Quinn Deadline: The Last Repair Shop feature The World of Bridgerton jigsaw puzzle Deadline: Entertainment Community Fund update Deadline: WGA and SAG-AFTRA rally Filming Leaks: Francesca's presentation, August 2022 Filming Leaks: Penelope returns to London, January 2023 IMDB: Golda mentions S3 and Diamond of the Season Available Internationally: Inside Bridgerton by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers (Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781668001073) * Follow Our Socials Find Us on Reddit Polin Subreddit: r/PolinBridgerton Beans: /u/coolbeansfriend Lechi: /u/lechimeric Obvs: /u/ObviouslyOblivious90 Veg: /u/vegisbae | |||
| 10 Apr 2024 | Episode 39 - What a Hands-On Courtship! [Penelope & Debling Promo Reaction] | 01:02:21 | |
Hold onto your hats, dance cards and wallflowers, dearest listeners. It's time to discuss the Season 3 promo that has wrought such chaos into our lives that even Book Colin would blush. We'll be taking a trip to Hyde Park for a startling encounter on a blanket, having our dance cards filled by a hands-on Vegetarian and swooning over the long-awaited appearance of Enchanted Pen. And if you're missing our dear thirdborn Bridgerton, then worry not. It seems a Wallflower's shoulder has finally defrosted thanks to the trailing hand of a much-loved pirate. Hold on tight, Polinators. The Social Season is almost upon us and a splendid plan is underway. Show Notes Instagram: Bridgerton promo with Penelope and Debling (ft. cast reactions) Instagram: New Season 3 Penelope and Debling stills TikTok: @WhatABarbPod What will be Colin’s “hobby” in Season 3? [Boating Cartoon] * Follow Us | |||
| 14 Apr 2024 | Episode 41 – Rereading Mister Bridgerton: What a Better Part of Five Minutes [Chapters 6-11] | 01:31:36 | |
Pack your bandages and earplugs – curtain’s up on the most melodious event of the season. Mozart, stand down. Lou Bega’s got this one under control. In the second of our read-along episodes, we’ll be making puddles with Colin, taking First Aid lessons from Penelope and dipping our thermometers in half-hour old bath water. Ahead of the weekend, we’ll be spending an unremarkable day sampling lemonade, squinting at inkstains and getting a little too excited on Mount Street. She kissed him on a Friday, dear listeners. And it was glorious. (And probably tasted like cheese.)
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| 07 Sep 2024 | Episode 56 - What a Trunk Full of Seashells! [S3 Episode Rankings] | 01:08:54 | |
🎵Summer days drifting away but oh, those 15-billion-minute-long summer niiiights 🎵 After a summer swimming in the Polin seas, we’re almost ready to pack up our seashells, buy Pen a stick of rock and head home for an Autumn of filming crumbs and rewatches. But before we lock up our trunks and board the boat back to Mayfair, we have one last task on our hands: ardently, fervently and loudly declaring our Season 3 episode rankings. Which episode left our Polin hearts soaring inches above the ground like a slow-moving hot air balloon? Is that really the Grim Reaper toasting marshmallows with us at the Floral Ball? And why oh why is Lechi crying again on a Zoom call? We wish you the best of luck, S3 Episodes. To the field of combat we go. * Show Notes Next Best Picture Podcast: Interview with Cinematographer Alicia Robbins Dexerto: Netflix destroys House of the Dragon, The Boys with Bridgerton Spotify: Give Me Everything – Piano Version, Archer Marsh Origins with Cush Jumbo: Golda Rosheuvel NYLON: Interview with Nicola Coughlan about Kate Spade FW24 campaign Pink News: Jonathan Bailey announced for Emporio Armani FW24 campaign Variety: First look at Jurassic World: Rebirth YouTube: Wicked – Official Trailer 2 Warhammer TV: The Tithes: Sacrifice Radio Times: Channel 5 reveal ‘The Hardacres’ in Autumn line-up Lyric Theatre Belfast: The Tragedy of Richard III The Watermill Theatre: The King’s Speech BFI London Film Festival: PIGS Deadline: Phoeve Dynevor to star in ‘Famous’ Deadline: Charithra Chandran cast as Miss Wednesday in Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ * | |||
| 06 Jun 2024 | Episode 48 - What a Brie-gency Hero! [Season 3 Part 2 Trailer Reaction] | 01:39:37 | |
Out, damned inkspot! out, we say! Fluff up those pillows and get comfy on the sofa. The Part 2 trailer has arrived and it looks like we're in for a rough night. But there's no time to dwell. With all eyes on the upcoming blurry nuptials, we're busy confessing our love in churches, hiding our secrets in drawing rooms and taking a late night carriage ride for an impromptu rendezvous. We'll also be helping Colin rearrange furniture and popping the kettle on for the most tragic cup of tea since...uh, Colin's previous most tragic cup of tea. The yellow sheets have officially been unpacked; Pen's made her bed and now she's gonna lie in it. * SPOILER TIMESTAMP We discuss everything seen in the trailer for part 2. Main spoiler not from the trailer is at 57:58 - 59:13 * Show Notes YouTube: Bridgerton Season 3 Part 2 Trailer L'Beaute Homme: Interview with Luke Newton @mgnbee28 on Twitter/X: Albion Finch Drabble * Follow Us | |||
| 11 Aug 2024 | Episode 54 - What a Positive Tone of Voice! [S3 Q&A Pt 1] | 01:27:16 | |
The Ton’s out for summer. But over here, the Class of 1815 is still very much in session. In the first of our S3 Q&As, we’ll be turning on our Regency location settings, standing on Crumbs sentry and tackling the hard-hitting questions of the social season. Which Soft Colin line still has us swooning? Which moonlight bisoux stole our hearts? And why can’t we stop ourselves from laughing at the bleakest moment in Polin history? Elsewhere, we cool off from the heat by dipping our toes in the Season 4 waters, discussing a mysterious meeting at a masquerade and an urgent call for a tiny, unnamed redhead. And as Colin gets a taste of his own carriage-flavoured medicine, we’ll be revisiting old, oblivious friends, mourning the missed moments of the season and confronting the most important question of all: Who broke the heart of everyone’s favourite snake? * Spoiler Warning 13:55 – 16:55: Discussion of leaked Season 4 audition script * Show Notes – Crumbs
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| 12 Jun 2024 | Episode 49 – Oh, Crumbs! What a Block 4 Part 2 [S3E7 & E8 Speculation Part 2] | 02:02:19 | |
It's the final crumbdown. As we prepare to hang up our archaeology tools for the last time, we take one more walk down crumbs memory lane during the fabled, long-awaited, highly-unanticipated Block 4 Part 2. Yes, the Prodigal Block has returned at last as we sweep up the few remaining crumbs from Season 3 filming and lock in our final predictions for Episode 7 and 8 with mere hours to spare. We'll be scattering blue and yellow confetti in celebration of some very special nuptials, pondering the future with Eloise on the garden swings and stopping by the kitchens for a salaciously instructive installment of Baking with Legumes. So join us as we wave goodbye to the years of waiting, reminisce over fandom days gone by and strain our eyesights one final time on this hallowed Part 2 eve. Were they blurry? Yes, but they were our blurs. And they're about to get their happily ever after. * Show Notes Vogue: Interview with Nicola Coughlan Mirror: Queen Charlotte’s Pomeranians Daily Telegraph: Interview with Julia Quinn Cat Quinn: Interview with Production Designer Alison Gartshore InStyle: How Bridgerton Costumes Were Made Recipe: Mary Peaches’ Iced Lemon Pound Cake * Follow Us | |||
| 30 May 2024 | Episode 47 - What a Race Against Time! [Season 3 Part 2 Teaser Trailer Reaction & Speculation] | 01:11:03 | |
Tick tock on the clock, but the bounty don't stop, no... As our carriage pulls up outside Bridgerton House, it's time to carefully adjust our dresses and head inside to face the music (3/4 is far sweeter) as we react to the Season 3 Part 2 teaser trailer. While we wait for Pen to hurry up and tell Colin a tiny piece of information, we decide to kill a little time by taking a trip across town to pull down dust sheets and corsets alike. And as the hunt for Lady Whistledown finally gets underway, we’ll be dancing at a flowery ball, squinting at some dodgy printing and pulling out our cow-culators to figure out just how much the Monarchy has been impacted by the cost-of-living crisis. Time to make haste, Penelope. The clock on the mantlepiece is ticking and midnight is fast approaching. And if all else fails? Well, there’s nothing quite like the good old art of the swoon. * SPOILER INFORMATION This episode was compiled using the Season 3 Part 2 teaser trailer, behind-the-scenes footage from Shondaland and stills released by Netflix Latin America. No unverified rumours or spoilers are shared or discussed in this episode beyond the hosts' own speculation. Spoilers from the Netflix Latin America reel will be preceded by a short spoiler warning. Listeners can skip ahead 30 seconds if they wish to avoid these brief spoilers from Episodes 5 and 6. * Show Notes Coming Soon * Follow Us | |||
| 12 Aug 2023 | Episode 9 - What a Gentleman! [S1E6 Rewatch] | 00:57:11 | |
Dearest listeners, we're wearing our black bows of mourning this week as we suffer our way through our Polin rewatch of S1E6, Swish. As we learn that our definition of happy news is slightly different to Colin's, we follow Pen as she works against the clock to reveal the truth about Sir George and Marina. And if that wasn't joyous enough, we also find time to attend the engagement dinner from hell. Grab your ear plugs and top up your drinks glasses - we'll all be needing it for this one. * Ways to Support Strikers During the WAG & SAG-AFTRA Strikes Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund Donate to Emergency Financial Assistance and Disaster Relief Fund for SAG-AFTRA Members Donate to The Union Solidarity Coalition Change.org petition for below-the-line strike workers Deadline: Information about below-the-line workers petition Business Insider: How to support SAG-AFTRA/WGA strikes Blog: What can fans do while WGA & SAG-AFTRA are on strike? Variety: Info on SAG-AFTRA strike Huffington Post: Ways to support writers and actors on strike * Show Notes The Shape of Things Streaming Info Nicola Coughlan's Instagram Post About A Little Life Korean American Story 13th Annual Gala Variety: WGA Marks 100 Days of Striking Variety: Update on WGA & AMPTP Talks Available Internationally: Inside Bridgerton by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers (Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781668001073) * Follow Our Socials Find Us on Reddit Polin Subreddit: r/PolinBridgerton Beans: /u/coolbeansfriend Lechi: /u/lechimeric Obvs: /u/ObviouslyOblivious90 Veg: /u/vegisbae | |||
| 19 Aug 2023 | Episode 10 - What a Scandal! [S1E7 Rewatch] | 00:54:20 | |
Listeners, prepare to cry into your yellow bedding as we face the fallout of scandal during our Polin rewatch of S1E7 Oceans Apart. As Pen navigates her family's ruined reputation, we'll be busy consoling a distressed Colin as he searches for answers (whilst also musing on exactly how much crying he will be doing in Season 3.) When Colin's tears look this beautiful, perhaps we should tempt scandal more often? * Ways to Support Strikers During the WGA & SAG-AFTRA Strikes Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund Donate to Emergency Financial Assistance and Disaster Relief Fund for SAG-AFTRA Members Donate to The Union Solidarity Coalition Donate to the MPTF Emergency Fund Change.org petition for below-the-line strike workers Deadline: Information about below-the-line workers petition Business Insider: How to support SAG-AFTRA/WGA strikes Blog: What can fans do while WGA & SAG-AFTRA are on strike? Variety: Info on SAG-AFTRA strike Huffington Post: Ways to support writers and actors on strike * Show Notes Blog: What can fans do while WGA & SAG-AFTRA are on strike? Netflix TikTok: Polin S1 & S2 Compilation Shondaland IG: Composing the Culture with Kris Bowers (pt. 1) Shondaland IG: Composing the Culture with Kris Bowers (pt. 2) Romance for Maui Virtual Auction The New York Times: How to Help Victims of Hawaii Wildfires Variety: Update on WGA & AMPTP Talks Deadline: MPTF Makes Urgent Appeal for Donations Nicola's Deleted IG Post from August 2022 Available Internationally: Inside Bridgerton by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers (Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781668001073) * Follow Our Socials Find Us on Reddit Polin Subreddit: r/PolinBridgerton Beans: /u/coolbeansfriend Lechi: /u/lechimeric Obvs: /u/ObviouslyOblivious90 Veg: /u/vegisbae | |||
| 13 Feb 2024 | The Weekly Crumb - Issue #2: What a T-Shirt [New S3 Pen Reaction] | 00:14:46 | |
Stop the press! We have a new Pen sighting on our hands. Well, on our t-shirts at least. In these special late night crumbs, we'll be reporting to you live from Mayfair Fashion Week 1815 where one former wallflower is making blurs on runways and ring-spun cotton fibres alike. Our Fashion Correspondents will also be on standby to catch up with the ton's next top models: Anthony Bridgerton, Double Daisy Pen and the breakthrough talent of the season, gossamer cobwebs. Has it really come to a point where a 90s t-shirt is considered breaking news? Well, dear listeners, it's probably best not to pull at that particular thread. Let's just sleeve it at that. (This podcast is made from 100% organic clowning. Dry clean only.) * Netflix Shop: Penelope t-shirt IG: Penelope and Rita Hayworth reel * Follow Us | |||
| 16 Nov 2023 | Episode 23 - What a Journey! [S2E8 Rewatch, Part 3] | 00:45:35 | |
*Cue fireworks and sobbing at the window* Miracle of miracles, we have at long last reached the end of our Polin rewatch of S2E8, The Viscount Who Loved Me. Third time’s a charm, right? In the afterglow of Kanthony’s happily ever after, we head back to Mayfair to say our goodbyes to a heartbroken Pen, a heartbroken Eloise, a heartbroken Benedict and…um, a pretty chipper Colin, actually. Then, we jump through the time-space continuum for one final game of Pall Mall, where we trade in our yellow mallets for green, sigh over first love and swoon over our long-awaited Lilac Colin. Elsewhere, we reminisce over the many Whistle Ups and Whistle Downs of the 1814 social season and spiral over, uh…spiralbound notebooks and stickers? Is that right? Let us just go check our notes. * Show Notes TikTok: Nessie Judge Tudum interview with Nicola Coughlan (pt 1) TikTok: Nessie Judge Tudum interview with Nicola Coughlan (pt 2) TikTok: Nessie Judge Tudum interview with Nicola Coughlan (pt 3) Happy Planner: Bridgerton Be Happy Box GQ: Interview with Luke Newton Radio Andy: Interview with Jonathan Bailey Twitter: Sesley Hope casting information (via @RompRomance) Twitter: Andrea Valls casting information (via @RompRomance) Instagram: Chris Fulton at Falling Into Place international premiere Available Internationally: Inside Bridgerton by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers (Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781668001073) Shondaland Audio: Bridgerton: The Official Podcast * Follow Our Socials
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| 13 May 2024 | Episode 44 - What a Conspicuous Ribbon! [Season 3 Part 1 Timeline Speculation] | 01:30:55 | |
‘Twas the night before Polin Week, when all through the ton The clowns were up spiralling over moon balls and Frohn In this special bonus episode brought to you from the cutting room floor, we dust off our evidence boards and attempt to piece together Season 3 Part 1 using only a folder of stills, a handful of crumbs and the ramblings of some very tired co-hosts. We’ll be debating the skills of a 14-year-old archer, measuring the circumference of ever-expanding sleeves and enquiring just how easy it is to transport full-length mirrors to country estates. (Asking for a friend-to-lover.) And as Lord Wilding’s betrayal continues to cut deep, we try to distract ourselves with a moderately lethal game of Kiss Marry Kill. Watch your backs, people of the ton. The Coming Week might be here at last but not everyone can make it to Thursday.* *No fictional characters were harmed in the making of this podcast. (Uh, Injured brothers, bandaged pirates and broken-hearted Marlboro Men notwithstanding.) * Spoiler Timestamps 45:17-46:20 – Episode 1 and 2 spoilers 52:05-52:18 – Episode 2 spoilers * Show Notes Vogue: Bridgerton’s Costume Designer Talks Season 3 Bustle: Interview with Luke Newton A Dime Saved: Complete collection of Bridgerton S3 Pt 1 stills Spotify: Rosa Hesmondhalgh interview with Starving Artists podcast * Follow Us | |||
| 13 Apr 2024 | Episode 40 - What a Way to Get Carried Away! [Bridgerton Season 3 Trailer Reaction and Discussion] | 01:53:27 | |
Up, up, up and away, dearest listeners! It’s time to soar into the S3 trailer heavens at long last. As our ship docks back in London, we’re trading sea for air as we float above Mayfair alongside an extraordinary balloon, a winged god and a sleepy-but-sturdy Bridgerton. We’ll be enjoying splendid weather with Lord Wilding, laughing in the library with Blue Pen and attempting a little archaeological excavation of a broken Grecian column. And as our leading man pulls the Uno Reverse card from the chaotic deck of romance tropes, we’ll be keeping our lanterns close-by as a tiny flame finally takes flight. Rejoice, dear Polin fans. The lights are on and Colin Bridgerton’s home. * Show Notes YouTube: Bridgerton Season 3 trailer Vanity Fair: Article about Cressida and Eloise Shondaland: Season 3 trailer article + 7 new stills History of Balloons: Montgolfier Brothers - The Montgolfière-style Hot Air Balloon WikiArt: Le ravissement de Psyche, William-Adolphe Bouguerau (1895) * Follow Us | |||
| 03 May 2024 | The Weekly Crumb - Issue #6: What a Remarkable Shade of Yearning [New Promo & Carriage Teaser Speculation] | 00:45:16 | |
"Sweet May hath come to love us, Pen, Colin, their carriage don; And through Netflix heavens above us, The very clowns clown on.” Welcome to May. Welcome to chaos. We'd tell you to get in the circus tent but this one's already occupied by Pen's finger lickin' good crumb and the final shred of Colin's sanity. In this emergency Weekly Crumb, we'll be sprinting outside palaces with Colin, wiping the tears away from a distressed Enchanted Pen and squinting very hard at blurry pieces of paper. The more things change, eh? Get the carriage cleaning crew at the ready, Footman John. Things are about to get rocky. * SPOILER WARNING: This episode is based entirely on newly released promo but involves discussion of fan theories and possible spoilers, including potential script excerpts. * Show Notes First For Women: Interview with Nicola Coughlan TV Line: Interview with Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton (Part 1, via Twitter) TV Line: Interview with Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton (Part 2, via Twitter) Reddit: Theories about Episode 4 script Reddit: Osterley Colin at Full Moon Ball clip * Follow Us | |||
| 09 May 2024 | The Weekly Crumb - Issue #7: What an Eagerly Awaited Visit [First Kiss Reaction and Promo Discussion] | 00:54:03 | |
The embargo has lifted. The promo floodgates have opened. Let's just say we've been awaiting this particular visit for a very long time. During our crumbs-about-crumbs, we'll be greeting Pen in the Bridgerton entrance hall, celebrating a cheese-loving brother-in-law and gulping down Colin's emotional support beverage. Thirsty times indeed. And though we’re fresh off the boat from Paris, we find ourselves packing our thermals and ear muffs ready for a little voyage to the...uh, Antarctic. We sure about that, Pen? Before we set sail, let's take a quick detour back to the Featherington gardens to ask one tiny little life-changing question. After all, dear listener: one kiss is all it takes. * Spoiler Information Full episode discusses recent promo with details of characters, storylines and scenes from both Part 1 and Part 2. We will flag anything we feel is a specific spoiler or are detailed descriptions of unreleased scenes. Spoiler Timestamps 03:38 - 04:00: Carriage scene spoilers 04:00 - 16:25: General discussion of released Shondaland video with new Part 1 clips (specific spoilers listed below) 11:45 - 12:50: Episode 1 spoilers 13:00 - 14:13: Discussion of released Episode 2 clip from Shondaland video 16:53 - 17:35: Discussion of Part 2 filming leaks 25:00 - 29:20: First kiss spoilers 29:20 - 29:50: Carriage scene spoilers 35:10 - 37:42: LW reveal timeline speculation 39:15 - 43:00: Major casting spoiler 43:00 - 44:30: Marcus Anderson character spoilers 51:00 - 52:45: Veg recapping spoilers * Show Notes Clips and additional links can be found in our 'May Promo' highlights on Instagram YouTube: Bonnie Laufer interview with Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton YouTube: DC Film Girl interview with cast YouTube: PayorWait interview with cast YouTube: Netflix New Looks of Season 3 video [ft. new clips from Part 1] YouTube: Malditos Nerds interview with cast YouTube: Blackfilmandtv interview with cast ABC News: Article with Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton interview Shondaland: Meet the (New) Men of the Ton article Cosmopolitan: Article with Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton interview Instagram: What a Barb! New footage breakdown Instagram: What a Barb! New promo links * Follow Us | |||
| 07 Oct 2023 | Episode 17 - What a Question! [Q&A] | 01:08:10 | |
Every Polin fan knows that unanswered questions make for the most pleasing, stimulating and thrilling kind of torment. But what better way to while away the Coming Weeks than by spiralling over those questions ourselves? In this special Q&A episode, we'll be tackling Polin topics big and small, as we also contemplate our own fandom lives. When will Colin find out about Lady Whistledown? When will Peneloise reconcile? Is a swan-shaped gravy boat really the best item on the Bridgerton set or have we finally lost our minds? Pull up a chaise longue, rest your snacks on a biscuit cushion and prepare for clowning. * Ways to Support Strikers During the SAG-AFTRA Strike Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund Donate to Emergency Financial Assistance and Disaster Relief Fund for SAG-AFTRA Members Donate to The Union Solidarity Coalition Donate to the MPTF Emergency Fund Change.org petition for below-the-line strike workers Deadline: Information about below-the-line workers petition Business Insider: How to support SAG-AFTRA/WGA strikes Blog: What can fans do while WGA & SAG-AFTRA are on strike? Variety: Info on SAG-AFTRA strike Huffington Post: Ways to support writers and actors on strike Deadline: Strike Talk Podcast * Show Notes Digital Spy: Article with Adjoa Andoh about Season 3 release Twitter: Fan anecdote about meeting Julia Quinn Instagram: World of Bridgerton jigsaw puzzle giveaway by Shondaland People: Nicola Coughlan cast in The Velveteen Rabbit Instagram: Nicola Coughlan at Paris Fashion Week Instagram: Simone Ashley at Paris Fashion Week A Little Life screening information Instagram: Kathryn Drysdale at I AmUrban premiere YouTube: Mosquito by PinkPantheress Spotify: The Haunted Mansion Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Kris Bowers Deadline: Update on SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP talks Filming Leaks: Wrest Park, October 2022 (ft. Blue Pen) ET: Interview with Nicola Coughlan at Tudum 2023 Filming Leaks: Old Royal Naval College, February 2023 (ft. wedding set-up) Elle: Interview with Claudia Jessie about Season 2 finale TVLine: Interview with Tom Verica Available Internationally: Inside Bridgerton by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers (Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781668001073) * Follow Our Socials
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| 21 Sep 2024 | The Weekly Crumb - Issue #8: What a Runaway Maid [S4 News & Filming Leaks] | 00:33:28 | |
Filming leaks falling down like pieces into place... The cameras are rolling. The churro truck has opened up. It's time to pack Gregory off to Eton and welcome the newest family to town as we celebrate the beginning of Season 4 production. While Portia and Colin battle it out over the Featherington ledgers, we pull up our silver gloves, borrow a few items out of Westley's wardrobe and steal away into the gardens for a late-night rendezvous, (not so) far away from prying eyes. And as we dream up family plans for the festive season, we recruit a pedagogical gerbil to help us track down a missing Viscountess, a Succubus of the First Water, and everyone's favourite Plant Daddy. Our very first look of a midnight masquerade? That's fifty points to Ravenclaw. * Show Notes Coming Soon | |||
| 02 Feb 2024 | Episode 30 - What a Remarkable Shade of Blue! [S3 Clips Reaction] | 00:50:47 | |
Oh my, dear Polin fans. Let’s down our glasses of lemonade in celebration of a most remarkable day. Join us for a fever dream of an episode as we finally make it to the long awaited Polin utopia: the first clips of Season 3. Pen and Colin actually moving and speaking? Together?! Astonishing. We’ll be gulping with Colin in the Bridgerton drawing room, pondering the meaning of a lilac neck tie and peering past Moonlight Polin’s shoulders to squint at topiary. Chaotic, we are. Rather direct, we are not. But the circus tent is open, Punxsutawney Phil didn't see his shadow: it’s an early spring and the Season of Polin is finally upon us. * Show Notes YouTube: Bridgerton S3 sneak peek - Drawing Room scene YouTube: Next on Netflix 2024 (ft. Moonlight Polin scene) Shondaland: Article about first look clips IG: BridgertonNetflix reel of sneak peek * Follow Us | |||
| 02 Jul 2024 | Episode 51 - What a Return to the Wilderness! [Podcast Update] | 00:23:57 | |
Willkommen back to the wilderness weeks, dearest listeners. As the promo sun begins to set across the plains of Polin, we set up camp amongst the tumbleweed and cacti to decide the future of the podcast in a post-Season 3 world. With the vast expanse of time ahead of us, we also chat about an edible Bridgerton House, a flying stack of Whistledowns and the greatest mystery of our time: where is Sophie Beckett? So grab your marshmallow, join us by the fire and settle yourself in: we’re giving it up to the toasts of Mayfair and we’re in it for the long haul. * Show Notes Collider: Bridgerton Season 4 Casting Details Los Angeles Times: S4 Set in Fall * Follow Us | |||
| 21 Dec 2024 | Episode 62 - What a Conversation with Erika Ökvist! [Interview] | 01:20:55 | |
Make-up brushes at the ready, Rae. We should like to try something a little different tonight. Join us as we welcome Erika Ökvist for a discussion of her exquisite work as Hair and Make Up Designer of Bridgerton Season 3. As Erika reveals her journey from aspiring princess to an Emmy award-winning designer, we’ll be slipping on the banana peel of creativity to explore the importance of artistic experimentation, storytelling through details and why inspiration can be found in the most unlikely of places. Erika will be taking us through the day in the life of a busy Bridgerton set, tackling tattoos, heatwaves and the deadliest sin of them all: gossiping. Elsewhere, we’ll be visiting Featherington House to discover the secrets of a Mayfair starlet and why true love really is the silk lining in our very own woollen coats. And as the Season 3 winds blow our favourite traveller ashore, we’ll be swooning over pirate coats, sea swept waves and one very tousled emotional support curl. After all: Colin Bridgerton, your eyebrows are the most remarkable shape of seagull wings. * Follow Erika on Instagram: @erika_okvist_makeup_designer Show Notes: Crumbs Russh: Interview with Yerin Ha W Magazine: Interview with Jonathan Bailey Elle Italia: Interview with Jonathan Bailey Entertainment Weekly: Feature on ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ People: Interview with Simone Ashley Sky: The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland Radio Times: Interview with Nicola Coughlan Pink News: Interview with Jessica Madsen YouTube: Shondaland Behind-the-Scenes IG: Bridgerton nominated at Make-up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards IG: Bridgerton nominated at Costume Designers Guild Awards Deadline: Interview with Kris Bowers for ‘The Wild Robot’ Bath & Body Works: Bridgerton Candle – Colin’s Return Funko! Europe: Bridgerton Pop! Funkos * Follow Us | |||
| 26 Dec 2023 | Episode 27 - What a Christmas Miracle! [S3 Stills & Poster Reaction] | 01:11:32 | |
Deck the halls with boughs of Polin! What a very merry Christmas it’s turned out to be. In our latest emergency episode, we’ll be unwrapping the splendid pile of gifts left for us under the Season 3 tree by the Bridgerton elves themselves. We'll be munching our way through leftover turkey sandwiches, brooding with Unicolin in the Bridgerton drawing room and bringing out the measuring tape to figure out just exactly how close two friends can be without technically touching. With a magical lunar ball, an injured leading man and a wallflower finally ready to bloom, it seems it really is the most wonderful time of year. The clown noses are off, the bandages are on. Happy Polinmas one and all. Show Notes Shondaland: A ‘Bridgerton’ Gift! Never-Before-Seen Season 3 Photos! IG: BridgertonNetflix sharing S3 poster IG: BridgertonNetflix sharing S3 photos IG: Nicola Coughlan sharing S3 poster IG: Nicola Coughlan sharing S3 photos IG: Luke Newton sharing S3 photos IG: Shonda Rhimes sharing S3 photos IG: Hannah New sharing S3 poster IG: Cat Quinn Francesca ‘Scottish Tweed’ reel IG: Cat Quinn Francesca ‘camellia’ reel Twitter: Bridgerton bedding via @chaoticguitar What a Barb! Episode 24 - Oh, Crumbs! What a Pirate [Discussion of Osterley leaks begins at 22:20] Instagram: Romancing Mr Bridgerton book cover/poster comparison via @bibliophilicspinster * Follow Us | |||
| 19 Jan 2025 | Episode 63 - What a Rude Awakening! [S3E3 Rewatch, Part 1] | 02:04:31 | |
Wakey, wakey sleepyheads. Looks like someone’s been enjoying their wildest fantasies a little too well. After spending the night in dreamland with Colin Bridgerton’s roused subconscious, it’s time to jump out of bed, refresh the sheets and begin Part 1 of our S3E3 rewatch. As Dream Polin consume our every thought, we’ll be breakfasting with Benedict, falling off roofs with Greg and gulping down tea with a rather flustered thirdborn son. Once we’ve commiserated over a failed reconciliation, we’ll be clearing our head with a promenade, glaring at mamas with Rae and diving under a willow tree to meet with a very good acquaintance of the family’s. And if a time-travelling vegetarian decides to come a-courting? Worry not, dear Mr Bridgerton. We have it on very good authority that Prophet Hyacinth has already foretold your future: It is just Polin. It has only ever been Polin. * Show Notes: Crumbs Shondaland: Behind-the-scenes photos of the Season 4 table read What’s On Netflix: Susan Brown cast as Mrs Crabtree PORTER: Interview with Phoebe Dynevor The Direct: Phoebe Dynevor Season 4 update Screen Actors Guild: SAG Awards 2025 nominations IFTA: IFTA Awards 2025 nominations The Hollywood Reporter: NAACP Awards 2025 nominations Art Directors Guild: ADG Awards 2025 nominations Digital Spy: Digital Spy Readers Awards 2024 The Jamie Lloyd Co.: Full casting for Much Ado About Nothing Theatre Royal Bath: A Man for All Seasons Hope Mill Theatre: Vignettes – Letters to the NHS Mrs Warren’s Profession, Garrick Theatre Show Notes: Rewatch 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. Spotify: Bridgerton The Official Podcast: 303 Forces of Nature w/ Andrew Ahn & Sam Phillips Reddit: Colin’s S3 waistcoat statistics by u/bookmovietvworm HELLO! Magazine: Interview with Sam Phillips Town & Country: Interview with Sam Phillips IG: @jessie_hmua Penelope’s Dream make-up breakdown IG: @jessie_hmua Penelope’s Willow Tree make-up breakdown IG: @jessie_hmua Penelope’s Soiree make-up breakdown IG: @faridaghwedar Penelope’s Soiree hair breakdown * Follow Us | |||