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YouTube: Bridgerton Season 3 trailer

Episode 41 – Rereading Mister Bridgerton: What a Better Part of Five Minutes [Chapters 6-11] Apr 14, 2024

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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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Available Internationally: Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn (Pikatus, ISBN: 978-0349429458)

YouTube: Bridgerton Season 3 trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4JYAx5rNRA

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Episode 40 - What a Way to Get Carried Away! [Bridgerton Season 3 Trailer Reaction and Discussion] Apr 13, 2024

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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.

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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)

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Instagram: Bridgerton promo with Penelope and Debling (ft. cast reactions)

Episode 39 - What a Hands-On Courtship! [Penelope & Debling Promo Reaction] Apr 10, 2024

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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: New Season 3 Penelope and Debling stills

TikTok: @WhatABarbPod What will be Colin’s “hobby” in Season 3? [Boating Cartoon]

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Episode 38 - Rereading Mister Bridgerton: What a Puddle of Mud [Prologue - Chapter 5] Apr 06, 2024

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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.

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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)

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Episode 37 – What a Whey to Look in a Mirror! [Polin Mirror Promo Reaction] Mar 30, 2024

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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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Twitter: Mirror Polin promo clip (widescreen version)

Twitter: Cold Shoulder Polin promo clip

Sherwin Williams: Tame Teal colour profile

Reddit: December promo filming speculation by u/lechimeric

Reddit: Fan prediction of Mirror Promo

RedBubble: Shop Flamedork’s Polin fanart

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IG: @barbiesimons promo BTS with Nicola Coughlan

The Weekly Crumb - Issue #5: What a Cuppa Tea [New Polin Sightings and Promo Reactions] Mar 27, 2024

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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.

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IG: @barbiesimons promo BTS with Luke Newton

IG: @barbiesimons promo BTS with Claudia Jessie, Ruth Gemmel and Hannah Dodd

Reddit: Tea Colin

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

Channel 4: Big Mood

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YouTube: Season 3 Danbury Ball sneak peek

Episode 36 - What a Sad Summer Child! [S3 Danbury Ball Clip Reaction] Mar 21, 2024

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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.

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Shondaland: Sneak peek article

Soundcloud: ‘Cougar Town’ by South 4

Reddit: Theory about Penelope’s missing hair piece by u/springgirl27

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