If Jewels Could Talk with Carol Woolton
Jewels are the starting point to discuss past eras, romance, lost fortunes, revolution, precious stones and personal histories. This podcast explores every facet of jewellery – from who makes it, to who wears it, and why – and is a must-listen for everyone who loves jewellery or might be buying a piece of jewellery; anyone interested in design and history; and all those who love a rollicking real-life story. Carol Woolton is Britain’s leading authority on jewellery and gemstones and has entertained and informed the readers of British Vogue and Tatler as Jewellery Editor for more than 25 years. She is a writer, lecturer, historian, editor, curator, stylist, and author of five books on the fascinating subject of jewellery.
Episodes
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AN AMERICAN GARDEN WITH JEWELLER MISH TWORKOWSKI 04.06.2026 43mCarol meets star American jeweller Mish Tworkowski and discovers the unbreakable link between jewellery and horticulture. https://mishfinejewelry.com The garden Mish recommended is Great Dixter in East Sussex: https://www.greatdixter.co.uk This podcast is brought to you by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Sponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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TOM MOSES OF THE GIA - FASHIONS, FACETS AND THE FUTURE OF DIAMONDS 07.05.2026 51mCarol has a fascinating, wide-ranging chat with Tom Moses, chief laboratory and research officer at the Gemological Institute of America. This podcast is brought to you by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Sponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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LIVE at Harvey Nichols with Anna Murphy, Fashion Director at The Times 09.04.2026 46mCarol welcomes Anna Murphy, fashion director at The Times of London, for a LIVE chat about fashion in general and how to buy jewellery in particular. In front of a live audience at Harvey Nichols, the most stylish shop in West London. The talk is introduced by Harvey Nichols' Alistair Scott. https://www.harveynichols.com This podcast is brought to you by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Video produced by Another World Media. Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Sponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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KUTCHINSKY'S EGG - THE REAL LIFE EGG HUNT FOR A GIANT JEWEL TO RIVAL FABERGÉ 12.03.2026 1h 3mSerena Kutchinsky is an award-winning British journalist, and the daughter of Paul Kutchinsky, who once designed the world's biggest jewelled egg... and brought down his century-old jewellery house in the process. Carol hears the thrilling story... Serena's book is out on March 31st, 2026 https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Serena-Kutchinsky/215597478 This podcast is brought to you by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Sponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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VALENTINE'S BONUS: LOVE JEWELS WITH CECE 14.02.2026 38mHappy Valentine's Day! To celebrate, here's a bonus episode, but with a big name in modern jewellery: Cece Fein-Hughes, whose company Cece Jewellery has skyrocketed in the last few years and sent its founder onto the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Carol meets her to talk about the jewellery of love... https://www.cecejewellery.com This podcast is brought to you by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Sponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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MICHELLE ONG: THE JEWELLERY QUEEN OF HONG KONG 05.02.2026 35mCarol meets Michelle Ong, legendary jewellery designer and businesswoman, co-founder of the luxury jewellery brand Carnet. http://www.carnetjewellery.com/ This podcast is brought to you by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Sponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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ANN DEXTER-JONES ON ROCK'N'ROLL JEWELLERY, MARK RONSON, MICK JAGGER & MUSIC ROYALTY 08.01.2026 47mAnn Dexter-Jones has had quite a life. Jewellery designer, writer and mother of five children including multiple Grammy-winning Mark Ronson, Carol meets the British-born New Yorker to hear all about it...https://anndexterjonesdesign.comThis podcast is brought to you by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialisthttps://jewelry.leibish.com/cwFollow Carol Woolton: @carolwooltonProduced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfashEditing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthorntonCreative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreativeSocial media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tomIllustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabandaSponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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JENNIFER TILLY: HOLLYWOOD'S QUEEN OF JEWELS 11.12.2025 52mFor over forty years, Jennifer Tilly has been one of Hollywood's most entertaining character actresses, from thrilling star turns in Bound to Oscar-nominated hilarity in Bullets Over Broadway. But she also has one of tinsel towns most remarkable jewellery collections... so Carol has a chat with her to find out all about it!This podcast is brought to you by Leibishhttps://jewelry.leibish.com/cwFollow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Sponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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FRENCH ROYAL DIAMOND HEIST: MARIE ANTOINETTE'S NECKLACE 20.11.2025 45mFor the second part of our Marie Antoinette special, Carol speaks to historian and author Vincent Meylan about the infamous diamond fraud case of 1785, wherein Marie Antoinette's implication had lasting impact on her own fate. Vincent also contributed to thecatalogue for the new exhibition at London's V&A Museum Marie Antoinette Style. www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/marie-antoinetteThis podcast is brought to you by Leibishhttps://jewelry.leibish.com/cwFollow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Sponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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FRENCH CROWN JEWELS AND MARIE ANTOINETTE'S DIAMONDS 06.11.2025 48mIn this first episode of our Marie Antoinette two-part special, Carol speaks to Dr Sarah Grant, Senior Curator of Prints at London's V&A museum and curator of the recent exhibition Marie Antoinette Style.www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/marie-antoinetteThis podcast is brought to you by Leibishhttps://jewelry.leibish.com/cwFollow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Sponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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TRUE CRIME AT THE LOUVRE: ROYAL JEWELS AND SECURITY 21.10.2025 31mIn this special episode, Carol speaks to historian, journalist and high jewellery historian Vincent Meylan about the shocking heist that took place just this last Sunday at the most visited museum in the world, the Louvre in Paris.This podcast is brought to you by Leibishhttps://jewelry.leibish.com/cwFollow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Sponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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THE TUDOR HEART JEWEL - A 500 YEAR HISTORY UNVEILED 14.10.2025 1h 3mCarol is given exclusive access to the secrets of perhaps the most exciting jewellery discovery of the century so far - the Tudor Heart, found in a field in Warwickshire and now to be acquired by the British Museum. With many thanks to Rachel King, Curator of Renaissance Europe & the Waddesdon Bequest.Donate to the British Museum's Tudor Heart appeal here: https://www.britishmuseum.org/tudor-heart-appealThis podcast is brought to you by Leibishhttps://jewelry.leibish.com/cwFollow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Sponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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FROM FUNCTION TO FANTASY: THE BROOCH 04.09.2025 46mCarol speaks to Wartski's Katherine Purcell, who treats her to a sneak preview of the upcoming exhibition at Wartski in London's St James's Street, regarding the dazzling history of the brooch.https://wartski.com/a-wartski-loan-exhibition/This podcast is brought to you by Leibishhttps://jewelry.leibish.com/cwFollow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Sponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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THE HISTORY OF DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RINGS... AND THE MYTHS 07.08.2025 47mFor the first episode of season 8, Carol speaks to returning guest Marion Fasel, author of The History Of Diamond Engagement Rings, to discuss the fascinating and often misleading story of these iconic jewellery items.https://marionfasel.substack.com/This podcast is brought to you by Leibishhttps://jewelry.leibish.com/cwFollow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read more from Carol Woolton - www.carolwoolton.comSponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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GLOW UP - JEWELLERY AND MAKE UP WITH VAL GARLAND 19.06.2025 49mFor our season finale, Carol speaks to award-winning make-up artist and judge on TV's Glow Up, Val Garland, who has just branched out into jewellery, in collaboration with Vicki Sarge. www.vickisarge.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read more from Carol Woolton - www.carolwoolton.comSponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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THE INTIMACY OF PORTRAIT JEWELS WITH EMMA RUTHERFORD 05.06.2025 49mCarol is offered a fascinating dive into the world of portrait miniatures. She speaks to portrait miniature specialist and founder of the Limner company Emma Rutherford. https://www.portraitminiature.com/Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read more from Carol Woolton - www.carolwoolton.comSponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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MRS MOUSSAIEFF - THE PRIVATE JEWELLERY LUMINARY 22.05.2025 35mCarol is offered a rare look into the secretive, hallowed world of Moussaieff, the 180-year old Mayfair jewellery house, helmed since the 1960s by Alisa Moussaieff, a.k.a. Mrs M. Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read more from Carol Woolton - www.carolwoolton.comSponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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JEWELLERY MADE BY ARTISTS: THE DIANE VENET COLLECTION AT THE NORTON MUSEUM 08.05.2025 48mOne of Florida's cultural gems is the Norton Museum in West Palm Beach, founded by Ralph and Elizabeth Norton in the 1940s. This year, the museum hosts Artists’ Jewelry: From Cubism to Pop, the Diane Venet Collection, and Carol had the pleasure of speaking to Rachel Gustafson, Norton's Chief Curatorial Operations and Research Officer, about the show, putting it together, and the impact they hope it will have. https://www.norton.org/exhibitions/artists-jewelryFollow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read more from Carol Woolton - www.carolwoolton.comSponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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SOLID GOLD, RECORD HIGH: A STORY OF HUMAN OBSESSION 24.04.2025 42mAs the gold price reaches a record high, Carol decides to delve deeper into this eternal element. She speaks to Matthew Yokobosky, Senior Curator of Fashion and Material Culture at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City, who has just curated Solid Gold, an exhibition at the museum which runs until July 6, 2025.https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/en-GB/exhibitions/solid-goldFollow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read more from Carol Woolton - www.carolwoolton.comSponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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CARTIER AT LONDON'S V&A MUSEUM 11.04.2025 57mCarol gets the very first interview with Pierre Rainero and Pascale Lepeu of Cartier ahead of Cartier's grand new exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert Museum. She then speaks to Helen Molesworth, the V&A's senior jewellery curator.Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read more from Carol Woolton - www.carolwoolton.comSponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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