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Jewels are the starting point to discuss past eras, romance, lost fortunes, revolution, precious stones and personal histories. This podcast explores every facet of jewellery – from who makes it, to who wears it, and why – and is a must-listen for everyone who loves jewellery or might be buying a piece of jewellery; anyone interested in design and history; and all those who love a rollicking real-life story. Carol Woolton is Britain’s leading authority on jewellery and gemstones and has entertained and informed the readers of British Vogue and Tatler as Jewellery Editor for more than 25 years. She is a writer, lecturer, historian, editor, curator, stylist, and author of five books on the fascinating subject of jewellery. She has contributed widely to magazines, newspapers and online supplements around the world including the Financial Times, Vogue China, Vanity Fair, Air Mail, American Vogue, Tatler and the Daily Telegraph. Carol mentors and promotes young jewellers and designers and is a founder member of the Leopards charity (#londonleopards), established in 2016, to preserve the expertise, innovation and design excellence in jewellery as well as identifying and nurturing young talent critical to its future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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LEIBISH POLNAUER'S COLOURED DIAMOND WORLD

2026/10/19

Carol speaks to a giant of the diamond world and the expert in coloured diamonds, Leibish Polnauer, about his long career. Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Sponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A New Chapter In Jewellery: GRIMA For Hancocks

2026/10/01

Carol speaks to two inspiring jewellers and best friends, Francesca Grima and Amy Burton-Totton, as they launch their groundbreaking collaboration GRIMA for Hancocks. Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Sponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

GILDED AGE STARS: BEST-SELLING AUTHOR KATHERINE HOWE REVEALS THE SECRETS OF THE VANDERBILT WHITNEY PAPERS

2026/09/10

Carol speaks to best-selling author Katherine Howe about the secrets of the Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney papers. Katherine specialises in historical novels and has collaborated with Anderson Cooper on books about both the Vanderbilt and Astor dynasties. Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Sponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

VANESSA WILLIAMS TALKS JEWELLERY & RED CARPET DRESSING

2026/08/13

Carol speaks to legendary singer, actor, model and now jewellery designer Vanessa Williams about her life, jewels, clothes and career, as her VICKISARGE X Vanessa Williams collection launches. https://vickisarge.com/collections/vickisarge-x-vanessa-williams Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Edited by Joey Lever Additional editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Sponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

THE STRANGE JOURNEYS OF ROYAL JEWELS with Laurie Wickwire

2026/07/09

Carol finds out about two of the strangest journeys of Royal Jewels ever known, speaking to diamond and gem expert, historian and educator Laurie Wickwire. Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Sponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AN AMERICAN GARDEN WITH JEWELLER MISH TWORKOWSKI

2026/06/04

Carol meets star American jeweller Mish Tworkowski and discovers the unbreakable link between jewellery and horticulture. https://mishfinejewelry.com The garden Mish recommended is Great Dixter in East Sussex: https://www.greatdixter.co.uk This podcast is brought to you by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Sponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TOM MOSES OF THE GIA - FASHIONS, FACETS AND THE FUTURE OF DIAMONDS

2026/05/07

Carol has a fascinating, wide-ranging chat with Tom Moses, chief laboratory and research officer at the Gemological Institute of America. This podcast is brought to you by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Sponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

LIVE at Harvey Nichols with Anna Murphy, Fashion Director at The Times

2026/04/09

Carol welcomes Anna Murphy, fashion director at The Times of London, for a LIVE chat about fashion in general and how to buy jewellery in particular. In front of a live audience at Harvey Nichols, the most stylish shop in West London. The talk is introduced by Harvey Nichols' Alistair Scott. https://www.harveynichols.com This podcast is brought to you by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Video produced by Another World Media. Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Sponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

KUTCHINSKY'S EGG - THE REAL LIFE EGG HUNT FOR A GIANT JEWEL TO RIVAL FABERGÉ

2026/03/12

Serena Kutchinsky is an award-winning British journalist, and the daughter of Paul Kutchinsky, who once designed the world's biggest jewelled egg... and brought down his century-old jewellery house in the process. Carol hears the thrilling story... Serena's book is out on March 31st, 2026 https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Serena-Kutchinsky/215597478 This podcast is brought to you by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Sponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

VALENTINE'S BONUS: LOVE JEWELS WITH CECE

2026/02/14

Happy Valentine's Day! To celebrate, here's a bonus episode, but with a big name in modern jewellery: Cece Fein-Hughes, whose company Cece Jewellery has skyrocketed in the last few years and sent its founder onto the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Carol meets her to talk about the jewellery of love... https://www.cecejewellery.com This podcast is brought to you by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Sponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

MICHELLE ONG: THE JEWELLERY QUEEN OF HONG KONG

2026/02/05

Carol meets Michelle Ong, legendary jewellery designer and businesswoman, co-founder of the luxury jewellery brand Carnet. http://www.carnetjewellery.com/ This podcast is brought to you by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Sponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ANN DEXTER-JONES ON ROCK'N'ROLL JEWELLERY, MARK RONSON, MICK JAGGER & MUSIC ROYALTY

2026/01/08

Ann Dexter-Jones has had quite a life. Jewellery designer, writer and mother of five children including multiple Grammy-winning Mark Ronson, Carol meets the British-born New Yorker to hear all about it... https://anndexterjonesdesign.com This podcast is brought to you by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Sponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

JENNIFER TILLY: HOLLYWOOD'S QUEEN OF JEWELS

2025/12/11

For over forty years, Jennifer Tilly has been one of Hollywood's most entertaining character actresses, from thrilling star turns in Bound to Oscar-nominated hilarity in Bullets Over Broadway. But she also has one of tinsel towns most remarkable jewellery collections... so Carol has a chat with her to find out all about it! This podcast is brought to you by Leibish https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Sponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FRENCH ROYAL DIAMOND HEIST: MARIE ANTOINETTE'S NECKLACE

2025/11/20

For the second part of our Marie Antoinette special, Carol speaks to historian and author Vincent Meylan about the infamous diamond fraud case of 1785, wherein Marie Antoinette's implication had lasting impact on her own fate. Vincent also contributed to thecatalogue for the new exhibition at London's V&A Museum Marie Antoinette Style. www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/marie-antoinette This podcast is brought to you by Leibish https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Sponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FRENCH CROWN JEWELS AND MARIE ANTOINETTE'S DIAMONDS

2025/11/06

In this first episode of our Marie Antoinette two-part special, Carol speaks to Dr Sarah Grant, Senior Curator of Prints at London's V&A museum and curator of the recent exhibition Marie Antoinette Style. www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/marie-antoinette This podcast is brought to you by Leibish https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Sponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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4.6 out of 5

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Louisa235 2026/07/03

Amazing

One of my most favourite podcasts, informative, historical, smart and interesting! Love it.

★★★☆☆

Brooklyn Oyster 2025/04/11

Love your Podcast but the sound is horrible

I absolutely love your content and love all the guests you have on. However, the sound quality is horrible, it makes it so difficult to understand wha...

★★★☆☆

Keekmojo 2023/10/12

Great content, horrible audio.

Get a proper microphone. In this day and age it’s ridiculously easy. The sound echoes like it was recorded in an empty house using a cheap phone set o...

★★★★★

Agatha Fan! 2023/03/19

Fascinating!

The episode with Aja Raden was absolutely fascinating! Great conversation and will be really thinking about how we connect with diamonds, emeralds, t...

★★★★★

zzxryjkk 2023/03/19

Stoned!

Just listened to the interview w/Aja Raden, author of Stoned. Loved it! Have read the book several times, and she’s just as fascinating an interviewee...

★★★★★

Lolo13419 2023/02/12

The “Ear Edit” episode was so interesting and informative

Loved it!

★☆☆☆☆

Thelmat2007 2022/10/28

Jewelry bias

The First Lady show was ruined by your disdain. FYI Melania supported American designers-she wore the blue Ralph Lauren suit to the inauguration for G...

★★★★★

A few little gems 2021/11/15

One of the best!

I look forward to every new episode!

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