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Welcome to Bridgerton, the official podcast, your exclusive peek behind the curtain of

Shondaland's Bridgerton series.

And before we meet our guests this week, here's a brief recap of episode 203.

A bee in your bonnet explores Antony and Violet Bridgeton's past, taking us to two pivotal

moments, Edmund Bridgerton's death and the birth of Hyacinth.

Meanwhile, in the present, Edwina prepares for dinner with the Bridgetons, and a fan-favorite

sport breaks out.

It's time for

Paul Mall. Joining host Gabrielle Collins this week on her deep dive into episode 203 are

Bridgeton novel series author Julia Quinn and Lady Violet Bridgeton, Ruth Gemmell. Plus, a little

later, we'll hear from Alex Pillay, the director of episodes 203 and 204.

Ruth, it is such a pleasure to see you and to welcome you.

I have lots of curiosities about how you pour yourself into a role, probably on the complete

other end of the spectrum. Did COVID change the

set very much? Is that a given? Yes, it did. It is extraordinary for people to be in masks all day.

And although we had the dead shield, once we were doing the scene, it felt normal.

So then we were suddenly being normal with each other, whereas everybody else is still

very much masked up. And also the amount of testing and you couldn't really have been

lovely to bring people to set. And also, because you're bubbled up, really,

...