What a Barb! A Polin Podcast

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.

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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

IG: Follow James Phoon

IG: Follow Journals By James

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

BBC iPlayer: Wreck

Shondaland What’s New with the Featheringtons

Shondaland Regency Men Meet the (New) Men of the Ton in ‘Bridgerton’ Season Three

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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?

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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

Etsy: Journals By James

Instagram: @JournalsByJames

Focus Entertainment: Warhammer Space Marines II

@SohoPlace: White Rabbit Red Rabbit

Reasons to be Joyful Podcast: Sam Phillips Talks Bridgerton and The Crown

YouTube: Mum I'm In A Movie

Instagram: Mum I'm In A Movie

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]

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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]

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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.

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Coming Soon

🎵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.

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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

Bookstock Festival

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’

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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.

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Variety: ‘Bridgerton’ Season 4 Casts Yerin Ha as Benedict’s Love Interest Sophie Beckett

National Television Awards: Vote for ‘Bridgerton’ and ‘The Traitors’

Reddit: r/TheTraitorsArchive

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’

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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?

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13:55 – 16:55: Discussion of leaked Season 4 audition script

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RedBubble: Flamedork

Spotify: Chandelier (originally by Sia) - Vitamin String Quartet ⁠

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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.

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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

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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.

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Show Notes – Interview with Archer Marsh

Instagram: Archer Marsh (@archer_marsh)

TikTok: Archer Marsh (@archer_marsh)

YouTube: 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,

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 -

Barnes & Noble: Bridgerton Season Three: Covers from the Netflix Series – Colin’s Blue Eyes Vinyl [Exclusive]

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Forbes: Update on Season 4 production

Shondaland: Behind Bridgerton – New Beginnings

Magpie Toys: Nicola Coughlan private signing (prints & posters)

Magpie Toys: Nicola Coughlan private signing (Funko Pop option)

Magpie Toys: Nicola Coughlan private signing (send-in option)

Metro Comic Con

Shakespeare’s Globe: Antony & Cleopatra

Variety: Simone Ashley joins the cast of ‘F1’

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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.

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Show Notes

Collider: Bridgerton Season 4 Casting Details

Los Angeles Times: S4 Set in Fall

IMDb: Cabaret (1993)

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(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.

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