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Dearest gentle Polin, we have been apart for far two long. As we celebrate the second anniversary of the imperfect season of our hearts, it’s time to head back home to the drawing-room window with a view of the house across the street. In our special Polin Q&A, we’ll be looking back over two years of blow-away balloons, cheek strokes and the best first kiss Veg has ever seen before making room on the chaise for our favourite redhead and a green-eyed imposter. After a spot of tea with Book Polin, we’ll be grabbing our devilishly yellow headcoverings and taking a promenade through Polin’s past, from the very first Vauxhall jig through to a final retirement sway. Once we’ve picked Penelope up from the pavement and the 408 dance off the cutting room floor, we’ll also find time to reminisce over crumbs, blurs and our very own histories of connection. Raise your glasses of lemonade, old friends. We have a happily ever after on our hands and a love story for the ages. Is life supposed to be this wonderful? We think so. We really do. * Veg's Recommendation for Bath Tours: https://www.fredmawertours.co.uk/ Need help editing a podcast? We highly recommend this editor. Polin Fanfic Recommendations Ruin by Sea_Dragonfly Making It Up As We Go Along by LazyTuesdayMorning Yo Ho Ho, Off to the Sea We Go! by Lady Ticklebotham scraped up off the pavement by missparker U Up? by Stillpink and Dollypop Dance Card by Katie_500 & Stillpink The Trouble with Teatime by ninjamanda A Practical Romance by KatofKanalsone man’s bungled nuptials are another man’s dot dot dot by Requited_Fantasies (WIP/Unfinished) Thus Will Shine the Dawn by bluemountainbayou Fill of Love (Series) by logogram Remembering Mrs. Bridgerton by Stillpink If Not Thousands by logogram turn around, bright eyes by ThreeFundamentalTruths (WIP/Unfinished) Odd Encounter by StarsOverSunrays Authors Referenced in General Sea_Dragonfly LazyTuesdayMorning Stillpink KatofKanals MellieMaybe Non-Polin Fics Referenced Ceramic by quietcactus (Debling/Cressida) Podcasts Reference Fics and Recs – A Fanfiction Podcast 36 Questions – The Podcast Musical Lechi's Songs for Polin Perfect by Ed Sheeran The Only One by James Blunt Feels Like This by Maisie Peters You & Me by James TW Fall Into Me by Forrest Blakk Kiss Me by Dermot Kennedy Obvs’ Songs for PolinFalling Slowly by Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti and the Once Ensemble I, Carrion (Icarian) by Hozier There is a Light That Never Goes Out by The Smiths Attention by Charlie Puth Forever Ago by Woodlock Follow Us Patreon Instagram⁠⁠ TikTok⁠ YouTube

Och aye, the newest love story has arrived. We interrupt your regularly scheduled Polin Week to swish our way into Season 5 and celebrate the burgeoning romance between the quietest Bridgerton and her auld acquaintance, Michaela Stirling. We’ll be swapping our mourning veils for kilts and heading up to the Highlands for a wee bit of puzzling, a big bit of yearning and a good old fashioned time jump. On the way back from our Scottish sojourn, we’ll be visiting Benophie at Their Cottage before heading to Featherington House in hopes of finding Colin Bridgerton fully in frame and ready to matchmake. And after we’ve muddied our hands planting seeds for a future love match, we’ll be searching the greenhouse for a missing botanist and checking the fifth Bridgerton for inky fingers. Flowers may take a while to grow but the Good Ship Franchaela is ready to go. * Show Notes Shondaland: Francesca and Michaela Season 5 Announcement Tudum: 3 New Cast Members Join Bridgerton Season 5 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

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

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

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

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

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

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