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The Cooper-verse with Rivals showrunner Dominic Treadwell-Collins
12/11/2026 | 49 mins.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?
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Read - 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-verse
The Poshcast speaks to Rivals showrunner Dominic Treadwell-Collins
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05/11/2026 | 39 mins.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.
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Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Why Hallowe'en is simply ghastly
29/10/2026 | 31 mins.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...
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro 00:48 - Welcome to the Hallowe'en Spectacular!
01:14 - Houseguests and Horse Tack
02:18 - Opening Doors & The Marks & Spencer Test
03:30 - Bedside Tipping
05:30 - Cold Water Swimming & Sauna Etiquette
08:20 - Is Halloween Posh? Pippa Middleton's Tips & Cobwebbed Mansions
10:30 - Samhain, Apple Bobbing & Turnip Carving
13:00 - Boarding School Seances & Clingfilm on Loos
14:45 - Posh Pranks: Foggy Shoots, Hot Air Balloons & Boiled Lobsters
17:15 - The Scourge of the "Slutty Pumpkin"
18:45 - Fancy Dress Parties & DIY Outfits
20:20 - Why Guy Fawkes Night Trumps Halloween
23:45 - Dressing Up Dogs
26:00 - Listener Question: Are Artificial Christmas Trees Socially Acceptable?
27:00 - Sophia’s Shocking Confession
30:30 - Outro & How to Get in Touch
Highlights:
Why Halloween is simply ghastly
Plus are fake Christmas trees socially acceptable?
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22/10/2026 | 37 mins.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.
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Highlights:
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.Is chivalry dead? From splitting the bill to asking Dad for permission
15/10/2026 | 42 mins.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?
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Highlights:
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
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About The Poshcast
Welcome to The Poshcast, a riotously funny and irreverent examination of modern social norms, what ‘the done thing is’ these days and the dirtiest c-word of all: class. Forget war! Forget energy prices! Forget civilisation burning to a crisp or being taken over by robots! Instead, turn to The Poshcast to debate the real questions that divide Britain. Is yours a shoes-on or shoes-off household? Have the Cotswolds become the naffest place in the country? And is Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as basic as a premiership footballer now he has a double-barrelled name? It’s hosted by Sophia Money-Coutts and Cleo Watson, two good pals who met a few years ago at a party and bonded over dogs and writing bonkbusters while knocking back margaritas. After a childhood spent riding ponies, then a spell at Tatler before writing several novels featuring eccentric toffs, Sophia brings her lifelong understanding of the aristocracy to the table; Cleo worked in Conservative politics before writing a couple of very saucy novels not at all based on her experiences of Lords calling women ‘fillies’ or bundling MPs out of strip clubs. Together, with the tally-ho enthusiasm of two Jilly Cooper characters, they will navigate you through the choppy waters of how to behave nowadays. Every week, Sophia and Cleo will discuss a big talking point, ranging from Waitrose to Range Rovers, Dubai to dog breeds, straightforward shooting weekends to Secret Santa. No subject is off-limits in our valiant quest to decode what ‘posh’ really means. And there’ll be listener input, too, because we want to help tackle the country’s thorniest etiquette questions. How do you tell your host in advance that you’re on Mounjaro? Should you dump a man because of his shoes? And how best to navigate the tricky ‘bathroom’ issue on the first weekend away with a new lover? Towards the end of each episode, they will pick their favourite bit of manners mail and offer their helpful thoughts on the subject. Because like it or loathe it, Britain’s favourite hobby remains pretending not to care about class while quietly caring about it very much, judging everything from your kitchen taps to your holiday destination, and whether you say ‘toilet’ or ‘loo’. The spirit of Hyacinth Bucket lives on! Do, please, keep on your shoes, take off your gloves and hold on to your hats for The Poshcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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