We have not been able to sleep. Not been able to eat. We can barely speak these days. Our entire thoughts consumed by Polin.

Okay, so that speaking bit is a lie. Because, old friends (and very good acquaintances), it’s time to leave the drawing-room window, clear our bottle-weary heads and battle it out over Season 3 Part 1.

We’ll be slipping into studies to caress a pirate’s coat, sprawling ourselves over the yellow sheets of a very Pensive man and following a redhead into *checks notes* tents, gardens, ballrooms, trees, carriages and uh, you get the idea.

And as our oldest friends face crushing-by-slow-moving basket on a picnic blanket and crushing-by-fast-moving-friendzoning under a willow tree, we finally get the long-awaited answer as to which Mayfair family will have that carriage cleaning bill dropping on their doorstep.

Thank God for Great Aunt Petunia, eh?

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ad|invite With thanks to Priority from O2 for inviting us to an exclusive reward screening of Bridgerton Season 3 Episode 1 “Out of the Shadows”

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Looks like we made it, dear listeners.

As Season 3 Eve falls upon us like a tiny redhead tumbling from the skies, we head back into the circus tent to partake in a little last minute Part 1 clowning.

As we discuss oblivious double handholds and suspicious swoons, we tip our bonnets to all the weeks that never came in honour of the one that finally did. So fill up a plate of jammy dodgers and strawberry shortcake, lay yourself back on the chaise longue and rest your headless jolly pirates upon the biscuit cushion.

The season of Polin is here at last. And it is glorious.

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Show Notes

CinemaBlend: Key Moments Adapted

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

YouTube: Bridgerton Season 3 Trailer

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‘Twas the night before Polin Week, when all through the ton

The clowns were up spiralling over moon balls and Frohn

In this special bonus episode brought to you from the cutting room floor, we dust off our evidence boards and attempt to piece together Season 3 Part 1 using only a folder of stills, a handful of crumbs and the ramblings of some very tired co-hosts.

We’ll be debating the skills of a 14-year-old archer, measuring the circumference of ever-expanding sleeves and enquiring just how easy it is to transport full-length mirrors to country estates. (Asking for a friend-to-lover.)

And as Lord Wilding’s betrayal continues to cut deep, we try to distract ourselves with a moderately lethal game of Kiss Marry Kill. Watch your backs, people of the ton. The Coming Week might be here at last but not everyone can make it to Thursday.*

*No fictional characters were harmed in the making of this podcast. (Uh, Injured brothers, bandaged pirates and broken-hearted Marlboro Men notwithstanding.)

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Spoiler Timestamps

45:17-46:20 – Episode 1 and 2 spoilers

52:05-52:18 – Episode 2 spoilers

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Show Notes

Vogue: Bridgerton’s Costume Designer Talks Season 3

Bustle: Interview with Luke Newton

A Dime Saved: Complete collection of Bridgerton S3 Pt 1 stills

Spotify: Rosa Hesmondhalgh interview with Starving Artists podcast

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