If Jewels Could Talk with Carol Woolton

What better way to finish the year than with a winter visit to the grand Regency-era seat of the Manners family, Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire, where Carol has a sparkly chat with the Duchess of Rutland, who runs the commercial activities of the castle and hosts the podcast Duchess. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/duchess/id1551120994 This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones Pleas...

For our second special episode marking 100 years since the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb, Carol speaks to two jewellers who have long been fascinated and inspired by ancient Egyptian jewellery, Antonio Seijo from Spain and Azza Fahmy from Egypt. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones Please see:  www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:   @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan ...

In the first of two special episodes to mark 100 years since the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb, Carol speaks to Senior Vice President at Sotheby's, Carol Elkins, about the fascinating story and the collection of Egyptian-themed jewels that are currently showcased at Sotheby's in New York. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones Please see:  www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton...

Carol takes a look at some genuine rarities: jewelled vanity cases. Inspired by the tastes of her late brother, Freddie Mercury, Kashmira Bulsara has assembled this collection with the help of jeweller Peter Edwards, who fills us in on the history of the priceless cases. Peter and Sarah Hue-Williams's book A Kind Of Magic can be found here: http://www.freddiemercury.com/en/news/a-kind-of-magic-art...

For the first episode of Carol's fourth season, we enter the world of one of her jewellery heroes: Elsa Peretti. Carol has a wide-ranging conversation with Stefano Palumbo, Elsa's former right-hand-man and now custodian of the Peretti legacy. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see:  www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:   @carolwoolton Produced by Na...

In the week that the French jewellery house Van Cleef & Arpels open their first standalone exhibition at London's Design Museum, Carol speaks to their director of patrimony Lise Macdonald about the show, and the company's dazzling history. The Art Of Movement is on until 20 October 2022. https://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/the-art-of-movement-van-cleef-arpels This episode is brought to you by...

Carol visits one of the Great Twelve Livery Companies of the City of London: the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, where she speaks to Dr Dora Thornton, curator of the Goldsmiths' Company Collection, and jewellery designer Emefa Cole, who has recently been made Curator for Diaspora Jewellery at the Victoria and Albert Museum. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, p...

A very special episode: Carol talks jewellery and general TV-making gold with Oscar-winning screenwriter and national treasure Julian Fellowes, creator of Downton Abbey , Gosford Park , The Gilded Age and more. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see:  www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:   @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan  @tashonfash Music &...

Carol delves into the world of jewels and crystals that change and enhance our mood, and put us in touch with our true self. She is joined by Ece Sirin, visionary founder of Bee Goddess, and inspirational jewellery designer Jacqueline Rabun, who has had a long association with Scandinavian luxury brand George Jensen. https://www.jacquelinerabun.com https://beegoddess.com This episode is brought to...

Carol heads down to the River Thames with mudlarker and jeweller Ruth Tomlinson, followed by an in-depth chat with Lara Maiklem, author of the bestseller Mudlarking: Lost and Found on the River Thames. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see:  www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:   @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan  @tashonfash Music & edit...

Carol has a fascinating conversation about one of her all-time favourite designers, the legendary Swedish silversmith Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe, with her daughter, the musician Marcia Coleman Bülow-Hübe. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see:  www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:   @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan  @tashonfash Music & ed...

Ahead of this summer's Platinum Jubilee Displays, Carol talks to Deputy Surveyor of the Queen's Works of Arts Caroline de Guitaut about the Queen's dazzling and deeply significant jewellery collection. For information about the Platinum Jubilee Displays at the Royal Residences, see this link: https://www.rct.uk/about/news-and-features/her-majesty-the-queens-jewellery-to-feature-in-platinum-jubilee...

Carol discusses the future of diamonds with two experts in the field: Stephen Lussier, the De Beers group's executive vice president for brands and consumer markets, and with Stephen Webster, jeweller to the stars. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see:  www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:   @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan  @tashonfash Mus...

Carol has an in-depth conversation with historian, writer and broadcaster Hugo Vickers on the fascinating topic of Wallis, Duchess Of Windsor, and her glittering and romantic jewellery collection. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see:  www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:   @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan  @tashonfash Music & editing b...

Ahead of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee and the Sotheby's exhibition Power & Image: Royal & Aristocratic Tiaras , Kristian Spofforth, head of jewellery, takes Carol to look at the 46 tiaras on show, including one made by designer Kiki McDonough, who also joins Carol and Kristian for the conversation. Read Carol's piece on tiaras in Air Mail here https://airmail.news/issues/2022-5-28/every-ti...

Following a visit to Chatsworth House, the stately home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, Carol talks to Sash Giles, curator of decorative arts, about Chatsworth's extraordinary collection. Also Carol will talk to artist Tarka Kings about the jewellery she has created for the new Chatsworth exhibition Living With Art We Love , which runs until October 2022. https://www.chatsworth.org/events/l...

To celebrate the second season of Bridgerton kicking off, Carol talks about her recent visit to the Bridgerton set and jewellery workshop, just outside London. Plus: another chance to hear her interview with the show's original costume designer Ellen Mirojnick, and master jewellery craftsman Lorenzo Mancianti. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see:  www....

Carol investigates the jewellery collection of the Tudors and how they were represented in portraiture of the time. She is joined by two experts on the subject: Dr Charlotte Bolland, senior curator of 16th century collections and research at the National Portrait Gallery, and author and historian Dr Nicola Tallis. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see: ...

With upcoming Mothers' Day in mind, Carol has a lively conversation with supermodel Jerry Hall, and her model/businesswoman daughter, Georgia May Jagger. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see:  www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:   @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan  @tashonfash Music and editing by Tim Thornton  @timwthornton Creative direct...

Carol speaks to Dr Cat Jarman about the jewellery, trade routes and fashion tastes of the legendary seafaring people, the Vikings. Dr Cat Jarman is a bioarcheologist and author of the bestselling River Kings . This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see:  www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:   @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan  @tashonfash Music an...

Carol has a very special guest this week, the actress and model Brooke Shields, who has had a passionate interest in jewellery all her life. They are joined by the star jeweller of Beverley Hills, Robert Procop, with whom Brooke is launching a new collection on February 22nd 2022, Luminous . This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see:  www.carolwoolton.com Fo...

Carol speaks to the author, social historian, jewellery expert and star of TV's Antiques Roadshow , Geoffrey Munn, about one of the most enigmatic and fascinating substances, rock crystal, with its timeless mysteries. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see:  www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:   @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan  @tashonfash...

In the first episode of 2022, Carol speaks to jewellery historian and author Marion Fasel about the impact the animal kingdom has had on jewellery design. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see:  www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:   @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan  @tashonfash Music and editing by Tim Thornton  @timwthornton Creative direc...

For the final episode of 2021, Carol discusses why "diamonds are a girl's best friend" with LA-based author and journalist Karina Longworth, presenter of the You Must Remember This podcast. Together they analyse Gentlemen Prefer Blondes , the movie that gave us the famous diamond-related adage, and discuss the careers of Anita Loos, the author of the original novel on which the film is based, and...

For the seventh episode of season two, Carol talks with one of the world's foremost Fabergé experts, Kieran McCarthy, author and director of Wartski, about the life and legacy of Russian master jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see:  www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:   @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan  @tashon...