As Bridgerton Season Two races towards the finish line, there are still some surprises and scandals left in store for the families Bridgerton, Sharma, and Featherington. But there is also an absolute avalanche of insights, self-awareness, and good old fashioned personal growth. It’s episode 8, and our HEA is at hand. Featuring: Bestie vs bestie Cla…

After the drama and literal fireworks of episode 6, this episode follows our two still-separate families through the aftermath. Lady Bridgerton and Lady Danbury work to move through the scandal with soft diplomacy, public appearances, and a surprise ball… But it turns out that this brief period of peace is but the eye of the storm and another Bridg…

With Special Guest Host: Jenna Guillaume Fireworks, peacocks, flowers, and food - every detail is in place for the wedding of the season…and a trap for Lady Whistledown. But Anthony and Edwina are approaching their nuptials from VERY different places and they aren’t the only ones for whom this wedding will be transformative. This episode is called …

In this very special episode, Adele, Kate and special guest host Maxine Beneba Clarke take on the whole Queen Charlotte mini-series in one wide-ranging conversation. There are arrivals and arguments, families and fortunes, a great experiment, dual timelines, blooming gardens, and the all-consuming important task of begetting an heir. The most ambit…

Please note: this episode was recorded in 2022, and some details have since changed and/or been confirmed. For example, we now know that Bridgerton S3 is about Colin and Penelope. In this bonus episode Adele interviews Elise and Priscilla, two psychologists who look at mental health representation in fiction on their podcast Novel Feelings. The dis…

‘You are the bane of my existence and the object of all my desires’ We all get a little fluttery this episode, but really…can you blame us? Featuring: Substitute nudity Women in context Privilege just all over the place Slumming it in Bloomsbury Jealousy, Ambition, and Class Lady Featherington fan club Bee gate, gun gate, library gate Don’t try on …

In this bonus episode Kate interviews Sunny Singh, novelist, Professor of Creative Writing and Inclusion in the Arts at London Metropolitan University, co-creator of the Jhalak Prize, and expert on Hindi Cinema. Sunny is a lively, knowledgeable, and generous guest, and our interview moves through the long and vibrant history of commercial film in S…

Tensions at Aubrey Hall are HIGH, friends, and this episode is not going to make things any easier. After a few days of getting to know each other in quieter surrounds, the Bridgertons and Sharmas are about to be joined by the rest of the ton, as everyone takes to the country for Lady Bridgerton’s Heart and Flowers ball. There are certainly flowers…

In this bonus episode Adele interviews Sarina Cevaal-Hewitt, the NEDCA Regional Director of Croquet Victoria. Sarina believes that croquet is a game for life, and is as interested in promoting the social benefits as the competitive ones. She shares her thoughts on the history of the game, the Bridgerton game play, and how croquet is ‘very nice peop…

First, some housekeeping: we’re so very sorry that it’s taken us so long to get back to these episodes. We missed you, and we are so grateful that you’ve stayed with us. We will have a much more regular release schedule from this point forward. Thank you. Second, unfortunately Rudi has to step back for the minute due to work commitments. For the re…

In this bonus episode Kate interviews Dr Javaria Farooqui, an assistant professor at COMSATS University, Lahore. She recently wrote an article about the nuanced reception of the television series Bridgerton. In this episode, we talk about what British Imperialism is, and how the history of Britain in South Asia affects the second season of Bridgert…

The Queen names her diamond, and your hosts are mostly just confused as to the whats, hows, and whys of diamond status. Meanwhile, Kate and Anthony continue to clash and it’s honestly the best foreplay we’ve seen on screen in a long time. It’s Bridgerton Season 2, episode 2 and listeners, we are off to the races! This episode is brought to you by K…

In this bonus episode we welcome back friend of the pod Dr Jodi McAlister, who sits down with Kate to discuss how romance novel serialisation works, and what that means for this and future seasons of Bridgerton on Netflix. Features: Vampires and werewolves and sports teams, oh my! Genre as defined by ‘vibes’ HEA…and post-HEA The benefits of time tr…

Kate [f26] and Edwina [f21] Sharma are freshly arrived from India to launch Edwina into society and land her a wealthy and doting husband. Just so happens that Anthony [m30ish] is both wealthy and wanting - though the ‘doting’ will have to take a backseat to the practical, pleasant marriage that he has planned. Still, no reason why he and Edwina ca…

Our quartet is coming to a close with the straight-talking, pale-looking, wallflower-being, cello-playing Iris [f21] who is sceptical but pleased to be focus of the attention of Sir Richard Kensworthy [m??]. However, after a whirlwind courtship, a little planned compromising, and a quick marriage, Iris arrives at Sir Richard’s estate to find that t…

Sarah [21] and Hugh [29ish] are not what one might call sympatico, but when they are thrown together in close contact at two weddings in a row (oh hello fan service!), things get a little confusing. Sure Hugh ruined Sarah’s cousin’s life for awhile there, and sure Hugh prefers his dramatics in the theatre and not in the drawing room, but they have …

Anne [24] made some bad choices when she was 16 (whomst among us?) but as this is the Regency period, the consequences for her bad choices are exile and a lifetime of service as a governess. But she is content in her position for the Smythe-Smiths and her quiet life, even if it wasn’t what she was raised to expect for herself. Then the oldest Smyth…

Honoria [21ish] is a very bad violinist but a very good cousin and member of the Smythe-Smith family. Every year, she and her unmarried cousins play in a musicale that corrupts Mozart to a spectacular degree, but it’s tradition and tradition is nice and Honoria loves her family and their traditions. But that doesn’t mean she wants to play in the mu…

Welcome to the final episode of What Would Danbury Do? Season Three. In this very special episode, we delve into that most delightful of rabbit holes: your questions! Thanks so much to everyone who reached out during the season and shared your thoughts, feelings, and comments with us. We had such a good time revisiting Bridgerton on Netflix, Season…

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but how much is it worth if it hangs in Bridgerton House? Kate spoke with Art Historian, writer and youtuber Nancy Langham-Hooper about portraits, statuary, and a surprising amount of subtext - if you know how to read a room. Featuring: Hierarchies of art 18th Century Instagram filters Decorating tips Exhibi…

Like a debutante in her first corset, direct us to the nearest fainting couch, because we have made it to the end. The last episode of Bridgerton ties up loose ends in some very pretty bows, starts off some new threads, and leaves others dangling tantalisingly into season two. And then there’s THE reveal… This is a super-sized episode as we dissect…

It’s the morning after the night before, and Colin and Marina’s scandal brings everyone back to London and together for the first time since Daphne and Simon’s wedding. But this is not an episode for happy families - everyone is tense AF. At least there’s always ladies’ night... This episode is brought to you by Vanessa Riley’s new novel An Earl, T…

Welcome to Season Three of What Would Danbury Do... All Bridgerton. All the time. This episode of What Would Danbury Do is brought to you by Ella Quinn’s latest novel The Most Eligible Viscount in London, a regency romance about what happens when you think too much with your head...and not enough with your heart. With a whole host of quirky seconda…

In this bonus episode Dr Jodi McAlister joins Adele to talk power, purity, and (un)punctured hymens -- that’s right it’s time to talk virginity and virginity loss. Jodi is an author and academic whose work focuses on the history of love, sex, women and girls, popular culture and fiction. Is it any wonder we love her? Features: A (brief) history of …

After the intensity of An Affair of Honour, this episode has a lot of feelings: Simon feels guilty, the Queen feels annoyed, Violet feels flustered, Marina feels triumphant, and by the end, Daphne is left feeling the burn. Do we? Find out. This episode of What Would Danbury Do is brought to you by Love at First, the new novel from Kate Clayborn. Ou…

If you’re anything like us, watching that duelling scene had you mentally checking off the Ten Duel Commandments from Hamilton but how accurate is it? And when it comes to affairs of honour what’s really at stake? Writer and philosopher Damon Young met Kate at dawn to talk about pistols, swords, honour and the patriarchy. Features: Family matters A…

Welcome to Season Three of What Would Danbury Do... All Bridgerton. All the time. Our characters spring into action in this episode, with boxing, running, horseback riding, kissing, yelling, and duelling. We get to hang out with Alice and Will (the best couple), dissect a very expensive piece of jewellery, and find out who is #TeamSimon - and who i…

From gowns and gloves to tiaras and tailcoats - the first season of Bridgerton reportedly featured 7,500 costume pieces. In this bonus episode we welcome Hilary Davidson -- dress, textiles and fashion historian and curator and the author of Dress in the Age of Jane Austen. Features: The corset myth A really bosommy time Tasteful bad taste Traffic c…

Welcome to Season Three of What Would Danbury Do... All Bridgerton. All the time. This episode (1X03 - The Art of the Swoon), we find out just how many masturbation jokes the writers can squeeze into one script as Daphne learns important things about her body, courtesy of a very informative conversation with Simon. Also everyone ends up heartbroken…

In this bonus episode we welcome Aotearoa (New Zealand) academic Rebecca Trelease to the podcast to gossip about gossip, and the role it plays in our societies and our lives. Features: All the judgement Complicated power dynamics Complicated power structures Keeping Up with the Featheringtons (who lives who dies) Who tells your story? Celebration g…

In Episode Two: Shock and Delight, we are both shocked and delighted by the antics of our favourite alphabetically named siblings and their aristocratic co-hort. There are balls, picnics, drawing rooms, and bedrooms. There are punches, threats, ultimatums, and desperate plans. There are big life questions and small moments of pleasure. All in all, …

In this bonus episode we welcome expert choir nerd Vanessa Hughes to WWDDpod to discuss classical music and help to demystify the genre. Features: An unwarranted attack on The Knight’s Tale What exactly is a string quartet? Smythe-Smiths, please? Searching for Maroon 5 lyrical value Flipping the bird to ‘the rules’ Simon and Daphne’s theme Popular …

Welcome to Season Three of What Would Danbury Do... All Bridgerton. All the time. Bridgerton: The Show hits the ground running with a requisite corset tightening scene, introductions to all the expected major players, and some new faces bringing their own plotlines, conflicts, and romantic entanglements. It’s a bonnet-free zone, and we are 100% her…

Welcome to Season Three of What Would Danbury Do... All Bridgerton. All the time. In Season One, Rudi, Adele, and Kate took you through the original eight, the O.G. alphabetically named siblings, the Bridgertons from Anthony to Hyacinth. In Season Two, we worked through the Happily Ever After Second Epilogues. Originally, these second epilogues wer…

In this, the final episode of Season Two, we get some back story to everyone’s favourite matriarch as we follow her from a young girl through a whirlwind courtship all the way to the beloved grandmother of an indeterminate number of grandchildren. More a montage than a full story, it’s nonetheless an insight into who Violet is outside of her role a…

Gregory’s second epilogue doesn’t have any running, but it treads some very emotional ground nonetheless. And once again, we have to ask, what do the Bridgertons have against baby-name books? Featuring: Hyacinth being more Hyacinth than she was in her own epilogue Inexplicable genetics A midwife who is not having it Threats of bodily harm Actual bo…

It’s a very special supplemental episode in the lead-up to the release of Bridgerton on Netflix! We are joined by our very first special guest, Sarah Wendell, co-creator of Smart Bitches, Trashy Books and writer of Everything I Need to Know, I Learned from Romance Novels as we delve into everything that you need to know about the Bridgertons before…

In this second epilogue, we revisit Hyacinth and Gareth some 22 years into their marriage, but the real story is about Hyacinth’s daughter, Isabella. Poor Hyacinth is facing every parent’s worst nightmare: a child just like themselves. Featuring: A decades-old scavenger hunt A strawberry-blonde goth? A *lot* of time in the spare bathroom A *lot* of…

Three years into their marriage, Francesca [f35] and Michael [m38] are still childless. But Francesca is slowly moving away from her all-consuming obsession with having children and moving into recognising that not being a mother doesn’t mean she won’t have children in her life. As her niblings grow, she finds herself spending more time at the Brid…

Normally, we’d be revisiting the relationship between Eloise, Lady Crane (nee Bridgerton) [f39] and her husband Sir Phillip Crane [m41], but this second epilogue takes a couple of unexpected turns: first, it’s told in the first-person, and second, it’s told from the point-of-view of Eloise and Phillip’s eldest daughter, Amanda [f19]. We’re not enti…

Colin Bridgerton [m33] and Penelope Bridgerton [f28] have been married for a very short time when they have to head off to Gloucestershire for Eloise’s wedding. Both Penelope and Eloise kept Very Big Secrets from each other: now they have to face each other for the first time since those secrets were revealed. Will their friendship survive not only…

Sophie [f25] is now happily married to Benedict [m33], living in the country and apparently bored, because she keeps playing matchmaker for her half-sister Posy [f25]. This time, Sophie has set her sights on the new vicar, Hugh [m, age unknown but in possession of all his hair], and invited him for tea. However, tea is not drunk, sandwiches are not…

Viscount Anthony Bridgerton [m44] and his wife Kate [f36] met some number of years ago when Anthony was pursuing Kate’s sister, Edwina [f32]. During the course of their courtship, Anthony, both sisters, and several of his siblings played an infamous game of Pall Mall. For reasons that are unclear but are probably related to some sort of foreplay, A…

Daphne Bridgerton [f41] is very happily married to a duke [m49] when she finds herself in a position that Kate described as her very worst nightmare. Rather than sharing this blessed news with her husband, Daphne instead prolongs the not-telling long enough that pretty much every other person in London knows before he does. What is marriage if not …

Welcome to Season Two of What Would Danbury Do... a podcast about Julia Quinn’s iconic family, the Bridgertons. In Season One, Rudi, Adele, and Kate took you through the original eight, the O.G. alphabetically named siblings, the Bridgertons from Anthony to Hyacinth. These episodes are available via our website, www.bridgertonpod.com or wherever yo…

Rudi [f?], Kate [f??], and Adele [f???] break down the season past, talk about their highlights and their lowlights, provide surprisingly similar rankings, and tackle some thorny reader questions. And, as always, we wonder...who hurt Rudi? Featuring: Why you should only be friends with Kate Objectively Good versus Effective versus Giving You All Th…

Gregory Bridgerton [m26] has watched every single one of his siblings fall into a true love match, and thus has become a bit of an overconfident git about a) finding true love and b) knowing true love when it shows up. Meanwhile Lady Lucinda Abernathy [f20] is not the kind of woman that believes any man professing true love, having heard enough of …

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Francesca [f23] is happily married to John [m28], living in Scotland, and palling around with John’s cousin Michael [m29] in a completely platonic threesome. Then the unimaginable happens. Flash-forward four years and Francesca has lost both her husband and their mutual best friend as Michael hangs out in India and avoids all familial responsibilit…

Sir Phillip Crane [m30] just wanted to hang out with his plants, but his brother’s death in France landed him the title, the estate, the responsibility, and a wife he married for duty and not love. Now a widow with two demons *cough* children in his care, he just wants someone to help make his life easier. Enter Eloise Bridgerton [f28] who is on th…