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

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 Unpublished manuscript (double white revisions, no draft date).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

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

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

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

Happy Wedding Eve, one and all. Yep, we’re swapping boughs of holly for bouquets of larkspur as Penelope and Colin finally nod their way down the aisle in Part 2 of our S3E7 rewatch. Following a late night of secret dealings, marriage counselling and a little horsing around, we’ll be wiping the dust from our eyes and taking our seats next to a gaggle of redheads for the nuptials of the season. Once we’ve joined Pen and Colin in holy matrimony, we’ll be admiring swan cakes and chasing jelly moulds before a royal gatecrasher puts our wedding night plans in peril. Let’s hope that sofa’s comfy, Colin. But if things are looking a little bleak for our newlyweds, then worry not. If we take a peek beneath the Christmas tree, we might just catch a glimpse of the happy couple kissing underneath the mistletoe. You know we love them so. * Show Notes Coming Soon 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. * Follow Us Instagram⁠: https://www.instagram.com/whatabarbpod/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whatabarbpod ⁠ ⁠ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhataBarbPod TikTok⁠: https://www.tiktok.com/@whatabarbpod⁠

The worst reaction out of everyone in the ton? Well, he is a sensitive boy. With a secret out in the open and an engagement up in the air, we have our social calendar full this week as we begin our rewatch of S3E7 Joining of Hands. As we plan the most elaborate wedding breakfast of the season, we’ll be checking the diaries of the Smythe-Smith quintet, finding a hair tie for a heartbroken ponytail and taking a trip across town to check the marital status of an old friend. Elsewhere, we’ll be eavesdropping on a staircase confrontation between an uncommonly lucky Eloise and a commonly entrapped Colin, before baiting our nets to catch a sad little rainbow fish over at Featherington House. But beware, dearest listeners: we hear an imposter is on the loose. And gossip as we might, we cannot tolerate a lie. Isn’t that right, Penelope? * Show Notes Coming Soon 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. * Follow Us Instagram⁠: https://www.instagram.com/whatabarbpod/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whatabarbpod ⁠ ⁠ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhataBarbPod TikTok⁠: https://www.tiktok.com/@whatabarbpod⁠

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Shop: Not A Phase t-shirt 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 Buzzfeed Canada: Interview with Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton (Colin’s reasons against Pen marrying Debling) 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 Patreon Instagram⁠ ⁠ ⁠ TikTok⁠ YouTube