Dearest gentle reader,at last,London’s fashionable set has returned with season three ofBridgerton,Netflix’s highly bingeable,bosom-heaving,sideburn-appreciating,Regency-era drama. Based on Julia Quinn’s eight-book series,it follows the aristocratic Bridgerton family’s quest to marry off all eight of its ridiculously good-looking children. While season one was a shag-fest in the hedges and season two was filled with enough sexual tension to power a small country,season three brings together two fan favourites:Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton,above),freshly returned from Europe with a Mr Darcy-esque glow-up,and his childhood friend,Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan,also above),aka town gossip Lady Whistledown. Yes,it’s all a bit silly and yes,I only watch it when my husband isn’t home,but it works because it refuses to be anything other than a bright spot of giddy fun in a streaming landscape overstuffed with depressing true crime. And like any good romance,it knows how to keep its fans wanting more:season three comes in two halves (four episodes each),with part two streaming from June 13.Louise Rugendyke
LISTEN/ Girl talk
Let’s get the full title of this podcast out of the way first –Finally! A Show About Women That Isn’t Just a Thinly Veiled Aspirational Nightmare. There’s no narrator,no host and we don’t hear any questions. Instead,in each episode,an everyday woman tells her life story in her own words. Guests include a singer who finds joy and a surrogate family by slinging fish every day at Pike Place Market in Seattle,and a former calendar girl in her 80s whose mission is to empower older women – from encouraging them to skydive to destigmatising vibrators. Despite the title,the showis aspirational,but the joy in listening springs from these women being true to their best selves,minus the thinly veiled nightmare.Barry Divola
WEAR/ Long yarn
Joining a kitten’s purr,Sigur Rós songs and Penfolds Bin 389 in the ranks of cold-weather comforters is this oversized sweater dress.Australian designer Courtney Zheng is offering physical warmth and style heat with her “Emery” V-neck cashmere number ($650) that stretches the humble jumper to floor-skimming lengths. With generous sleeves that make gloves redundant,it can be carefully accessorised for a preppy approach to evening wear or reserved as couch couture,an elevated alternative to Snuggies.Damien Woolnough
SWITCH/ You’ve got the power