Picnic etiquette, bad Father’s Day cards, and is Ascot now a little bit naff?
2026/06/18 | 40 mins.
Ascot: posh pastime or plain naff?
Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Poshcast with Cleo Watson and Sophia Money-Coutts, your favourite group-chat in podcast form.
Join Sophia and Cleo as they delve into the murky world of modern social norms, class anxiety and all matters that generate furious online opinions.
This week we are donning our hats (never fascinators) to talk Ascot - how to say it, the dress-code minefield from jumpsuits to compulsory socks, and why the whole thing can feel like a pricey, performative logistical nightmare unless you’ve arrived by helicopter.
Plus we’ll wade into picnic politics (Scotch eggs, leaking deli tubs and Fortnum hampers), discuss the apparently atrocious standard of Father's Day cards these days, and ask listeners to christen The Poshcast mouse-mascot with a suitably befitting title.
You can watch The Poshcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CyEqqzeY6BM
Send your questions to theposhcast@telegraph.co.uk.
Ban ‘picky bits’ and pre-mixed cans: My rules for the ultimate picnic, Sophia Money-Coutts: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/13/my-rules-for-the-ultimate-picnic/
BBC Archive 1983: What’s your perfect picnic?: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZEwjeKgAgI/?igsh=aDB1OWtkaG9tMHQ3
Video Producer: James England Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Highlights: Is Ascot now a little bit naff? Who is buying these crude Father's Day cards?
Chapters: 00:00 Welcome to The Poshcast 05:42 Bath Weekend Confessions 08:47 Picnics and Picky Bits 11:03 Picnic Practicalities 15:03 Prince George School Scoop 16:27 Ascot Hats and Pronunciation 18:48 Should You Even Go 20:32 Car Park Picnic Culture 23:48 Flat vs Jump Racing 25:05 Dress Codes Explained 30:29 Listener Fathers Day Dilemma 38:08 Taxidermy Mouse Mascot 39:22 See you Next Week Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In this special episode of the Telegraph Women's Sport Podcast, we take a deep dive into women’s football.
The Telegraph’s women’s football reporter Kathryn Batte is joined by former internationals, for England and Scotland respectively, Izzy Christiansen and Rachel Corsie as well as commentator Ellen Ellard to reflect on a huge year for the sport and look ahead to the future. From the Lionesses to Arsenal’s Champions League win to VAR, they have all bases covered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Credits Listen Host: Anita Rani Producer: Richard Power Lead Executive Producers: Kellie Redmond, Jonathan Pascoe Video Editor: Carla Mercer
Telegraph Media Group Executive Producers: Alice Treasure, Tom Gadd, Vanessa Woodgate Creative Director: Jonathan Clayton-Jones Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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2025/01/08 | 52 mins.
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Maggie Murphy, a champion for gender equality in sports, discusses the commercial opportunities that arise from athletes leveraging their multifaceted personalities. She talks about how integrating personal interests can make sponsorships more appealing and impactful.
Jenny Mitton, women’s sport lead at M&C Saatchi, highlights how younger sports fans value and reward brands that invest in women’s sports. She points out that these fans are motivated by more than just the games; they seek to support the overall growth and visibility of women’s sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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