Bring back the dinner party!

Welcome to a very special, shoulder-pad-wearing episode of The Poshcast! This week, Sophia Money-Coutts and Cleo Watson are joined by Dominic Treadwell-Collins, the mastermind showrunner behind the Disney+ smash-hit television adaptation of Rivals.As the latest instalment of Rivals episodes hit our screens, Dominic takes us behind the scenes in Rutshire. He reveals how he first discovered Jilly Cooper while backpacking in China, his drunken sleepovers with the author involving lethal sloe gin fruit salad, and exactly why he made the controversial choice to cast a brunette Rupert Campbell-Black. We also get the inside scoop on Jilly's incredibly strict script notes, and a peek into Lady Monica's funeral.Finally, Dominic helps tackle a thorny listener dilemma: if you are placed in a separate bedroom from your fiancé at your future in-laws' home for Christmas, is a spot of corridor creeping acceptable? W.W.J.D: What would Jilly do?📧 Email us: [email protected]📸 Instagram: @theposhcastRead - Alex Hassell: No one wants to see my tackle all the time: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/11/07/alex-hassell-rivals-interview/ Read - Sex, death and Danny Dyer in the buff – Rivals is back: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/rivals-series-2-part-2-disney-review-jilly-cooper/Read - The 10 sauciest spots in the Cotswolds for a Rivals-style weekend: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/rivals-cotswolds-weekend/Read - I married into British polo royalty – Jilly Cooper was right all along: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/real-life/2026/11/12/british-polo-royalty-jilly-cooper/Highlights:Rivals, Rutshire and the wider Cooper-verseThe Poshcast speaks to Rivals showrunner Dominic Treadwell-Collins Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When doomsday strikes, should you run straight to your nearest Big House?On this week’s episode of The Poshcast, Sophia Money-Coutts and Cleo Watson react to the government’s ominous new ‘Be Ready’ stockpiling campaign. Forget cyberattacks and empty supermarket shelves—pray for Waitrose!—could Britain’s upper crust actually be naturally primed to endure an apocalypse scenario? From scooping mould off jam to surviving without central heating, toffs have been ‘making do’ for generations.Sophia and Cleo also draft their ultimate Apocalypse Survival Squads, and dissect Nicky Haslam’s new common list tea towel. Plus, they tackle another fantastic listener dilemma: what is the proper etiquette when friends announce the arrival of their newborn, only to withhold the name for six agonising weeks. 📧 Email us: [email protected]📸 Instagram: @theposhcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A night where all taste and decorum go out cobwebbed windows: welcome to spooky spectacular of The Poshcast.This week, Sophia Money-Coutts and Cleo Watson are boiling with fury over modern Hallowe'en. Has the whole affair descended into a vulgar sea of plastic tat, and questionable fancy dress? From boarding school seances to classic posh pranks, Sophia and Cleo debate whether anything about the 31st of October is redeemable—or if Guy Fawkes Night, complete with wellies, bonfires, and extortionate fireworks, reigns supreme.Plus, they tackle a burning listener dilemma: is a fake Christmas tree the ultimate festive faux pas? Sophia makes a shocking, seven-and-a-half-foot confession...📧 Email us: [email protected]📸 Instagram: @theposhcastChapters:00:00 - Intro 00:48 - Welcome to the Hallowe'en Spectacular!01:14 - Houseguests and Horse Tack02:18 - Opening Doors & The Marks & Spencer Test03:30 - Bedside Tipping05:30 - Cold Water Swimming & Sauna Etiquette08:20 - Is Halloween Posh? Pippa Middleton's Tips & Cobwebbed Mansions10:30 - Samhain, Apple Bobbing & Turnip Carving13:00 - Boarding School Seances & Clingfilm on Loos14:45 - Posh Pranks: Foggy Shoots, Hot Air Balloons & Boiled Lobsters17:15 - The Scourge of the "Slutty Pumpkin"18:45 - Fancy Dress Parties & DIY Outfits20:20 - Why Guy Fawkes Night Trumps Halloween23:45 - Dressing Up Dogs26:00 - Listener Question: Are Artificial Christmas Trees Socially Acceptable?27:00 - Sophia’s Shocking Confession30:30 - Outro & How to Get in TouchHighlights:Why Halloween is simply ghastlyPlus are fake Christmas trees socially acceptable? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are posh people finally being rehabilitated on primetime television, or is Celebrity Traitors simply an excuse to admire James Blunt in full Sandhurst officer mode? This week on The Poshcast, Sophia Money-Coutts and Cleo Watson examine whether toffs on telly have graduated from pantomime villains to national treasures. And with the cold nights drawing in, Sophia and Cleo trot through their favourite peppy parlour games to rescue your winter gatherings from social death. From the frantic guessing of The Hat Game and the wine-soaked soot of Ibble Dibble, to rather more risqué dinner party antics, consider this your essential guide to organised fun.Plus we tackle an urgent listener dilemma from Julia, who is hosting a black-tie opera gala: where on earth does the pudding spoon actually go? Consulting Debrett’s, Sophia and Cleo settle the debate once and for all—before turning their attention to Cleo’s own unforgivable dinner table crime: gold cutlery. 📧 Email us: [email protected]📸 Instagram: @theposhcastHighlights: Are posh people finally being rehabilitated on primetime television?Miranda Hart and James Blunt are proving popular on Celebrity Traitors Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to a very romantic (and slightly unhinged) episode of The Poshcast! With autumn officially here, Cleo Watson and Sophia Money-Coutts are diving headfirst into cuffing season - the art of shackling yourself to a lover for the cold winter months.Opening up the post bag, Sophia and Cleo unpack proposals involving live boa constrictors, the peril of eating potpourri at dinner parties, and a special delivery of black toilet paper from Renova. Plus, they debate the fine line between old-fashioned chivalry and modern feminism, before answering a burning listener question: what on earth do you do if your fiancé proposes with a massive, inherited engagement ring that is utterly hideous?📧 Email us: [email protected]📸 Instagram: @theposhcastHighlights:What is ‘cuffing season’ and should you let a man pay for dinner?What to do if your fiancé proposes with a bloody ugly sapphire Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The Poshcast, Sophia Money-Coutts and Cleo Watson are mounting a campaign to rescue the dinner party from its bad rep. Is it time to dress up, put your Mrs Bennet bonnet on for your single friends, and bring back proper entertaining?Plus, we tackle the great wood stove debate, discuss how fascist your dog might be, and answer a burning listener question about cleavage etiquette at posh events. 📧 Email us: [email protected]📸 Instagram: @theposhcastHighlights: Bring back the dinner party! Put your Mrs Bennet bonnet on for your single friends, and bring back proper entertaining Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The Poshcast, Cleo Watson reports from what looks like a fishbowl at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, while Sophia Money-Coutts holds down the fort in London.Opening up the listener post bag, Sophia and Cleo tackle the big questions, like what is acceptable to call ‘tea,’ the horror of premature Christmas decorations, and the ultimate line-in-the-sand etiquette conundrum: is non-white loo roll ever acceptable? Plus, they debate how to signal for the bill at dinner (or should we say supper?), the acceptable length of a voice note and the lost art of queuing.📧 Email us: [email protected]📸 Instagram: @theposhcastHighlights: How to signal for the bill at dinner (or should that be supper?)The horror of premature Christmas decorations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The Poshcast, Sophia Money-Coutts and Cleo Watson are back from Goodwood Revival with muddy stockings, VIP hangovers, and some strong motoring opinions. From why shiny new supercars are terribly naff to why a battered old Defender (or perhaps an electric Kia) is the ultimate status symbol, we break down the unwritten rules of the road.Plus, we react to Earl Spencer’s sensational new memoir media blitz and whether we should all be pouring concrete into our spines and keeping a stiff upper lip.Finally, Cleo and Soph tackle the ultimate hosting conundrum: what are the precise rules for changing bed linen between guests, and can you ever get away with reusing sheets?📧 Email us: [email protected]📸 Instagram: @theposhcastHighlights:Should hosts always change bed linen between guests?A defence of the stiff upper lip. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s episode of The Poshcast, we tackle the dirtiest c-word of all: class. Sophia Money-Coutts and Cleo Watson react to Equalities Minister Bridget Phillipson’s new initiative to tackle class inequality by launching their very own—and completely ridiculous—Class Unit for Posh People. Do you have a family tiara? Have you ever eaten fried antler fur on toast? Does your house have five ghosts, or a cadet branch grubbing about in the dirt? Listen to find out… Plus, Sophia and Cleo tackle a burning listener question from Winona in Dorset: what are the proper—and posh—words for private parts when speaking to children. From stud farm sex-education trauma to calling a spade a spade, no subject is left unexamined.📧 Email us: [email protected]📸 Instagram: @theposhcast📊 What class are you? Try The Telegraph's class calculator: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/what-class-am-i-social-class-calculator/Highlights: Should class be a protected status?Sophia and Cleo launch their own completely ridiculous Class Unit for posh people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to a very special, pink-hued episode of The Poshcast! This week, Sophia Money-Coutts and Cleo Watson are running wild in Hertfordshire. They've parked their bottoms on the hallowed velvet sofa of Camfield Place—home of the undisputed queen of romantic fiction, Dame Barbara Cartland.To help us unpack the intriguing, outrageous, and thoroughly exhausting paradox that is Dame Barbara, Cleo and Sophia are joined by writer Matthew Sweet, author of a new biography, The Great Dictator. Together, they dive nose-first into her eccentricities: why did she use Meltonian shoe cream instead of mascara? How did she rack up 49 proposals? And was she really as much of a prude about sex as she may have seemed? From travelling across America with a stuffed Pekingese under her arm to her legendary, claws-out television showdown with Jackie Collins, no pink feather is left unturned.And because we're obsessed with what 'the done thing' is, Sophia and Cleo leaf through Dame Barbara's vintage etiquette tips to see if they hold up in the 21st century. Get ready for some serious home truths on interior decorating, dietary fusspots, and praising your husband’s lovemaking… So hold on to your hats for a riotously funny look at the 20th century's most magnificent romantic force, the Great Dictator herself, Dame Barbara Cartland. 📧 Email us: [email protected]📸 Instagram: @theposhcastThe Great Dictator by Matthew Sweet is out now.To order your copy for £19.99, call 0330 173 0523 or visit Telegraph Books.📰 Read: ‘Women should be like pretty chocolate boxes’: The bizarre world of Barbara CartlandVideo Producer: Carla MercerSocial Editor: Ruby BorgExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsHighlights:Should women ever say I love you first?The Barbara Cartland Special Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.