The Luxury Podcast
Episodes
Pets
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, William and Jonathan talk about their little furry friends in great detail. The two discuss which dog breeds are the smartest, how to maint...
Papal Protocol and Hotel Hustling
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's bonus episode, William and Jonathan discuss the proper way to behave when visiting the Vatican. Plus, Jonathan shares his tips on secur...
Living Rooms
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
William and Jonathan discuss living rooms - or are they drawing rooms, or lounges? The two tackle everything from what makes a sofa sophisticated, to ...
Car Cleanliness and Eating Abroad
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, William and Jonathan swap opinions on foreign food, and discuss how to best inspire sophistication in others. They also puzzle ...
Theatre
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
William and Jonathan discuss the theatre. Whether it be a pre-show supper, the clothes, or the correct play watching etiquette, the two define the qua...
Childhood Hobbies and Swimming Pool Modelling
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, William and Jonathan once again dive into William's illustrious past as a swimming pool model. They continue this trip down mem...
Gardens
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
William and Jonathan discuss gardens - everything from delicate flowers, to water features, to correct lawn mowing etiquette. Plus, Jonathan tells a s...
Water, Wine and Books In The Bathroom
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, William and Jonathan discuss whether its acceptable to multitask while using the lavatory, and how to deal with disruptive plan...
Bodily Functions
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
William and Jonathan discuss everything to do with the body. Farting, burping, and even the proper way to blow one's nose - the two tackle all these u...
Secondhand Shopping and Nomadic Luxury
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode of The Luxury Podcast, William and Jonathan discuss the correct way to clean a toilet brush, and when it's acceptable to wear se...
Bathrooms
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
William and Jonathan discuss bathrooms. They discuss the different décor options, disagree on blue shell walls, and swap cleaning tips. Plus, Jonatha...
Water Bottle Etiquette and Workplace Attire
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
William and Jonathan celebrate the inaugural Luxury Podcast bonus episode by announcing the charity auction of a very special piece of Keeping Up Appe...
Home Security
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
William and Jonathan discuss security and give tips on how to protect one’s life of luxury. They discuss the pros and cons of security smoke systems...
Kitchens
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
William and Jonathan talk all things kitchens - including surfaces, sinks and sprays. Jonathan explains why he refuses to cook inside, and William rai...
Cars
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Buckle up as William and Jonathan discuss cars - makes, models and mod-cons. William grapples with an imbalance in presenter expertise, and Jonathan s...
Candlelight Suppers
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
William and Jonathan discuss dinner parties - who’s invited, how often, and what food and drink is appropriate for a truly luxury ‘Candlelight’ ...
Bedrooms
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In each episode of The Luxury Podcast, William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith will tackle an area of life that they think you should upgrade, helpin...
S05 E12: A Luxury Christmas Bauble
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"We must never move; we'd be greatly missed." William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith are back for Christmas 2024 with a special episode discussing D...
S05 BONUS E11: Final Reflections
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the final executive bonus episode of The Luxury Podcast, William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith reflect on their favourite moments from the hit ...
S05 E11: The Pageant
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brush up on your royal protocol and prepare to curtsy as William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith discuss the final ever episode of Keeping Up Appeara...
S05 BONUS E10: The Episodes That Never Were
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith read the synopses of the plots written by Harrold Snoad for Keeping Up Appearances that were never made for t...
S05 E10: The Hostess
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Prepare yourself to master your craft and sparkle incandescently at future candlelight suppers as William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith discuss the...
S05 BONUS E09: Behind the Candelabra with The Milkman
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special bonus episode of The Luxury Podcast, William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith welcome the expert of all things sterilised and pasteuri...
S05 E09: The Rolls-Royce
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ready your nostrils for the finest upholstery and sheer sumptuousness of the ride, as William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith discuss the ninth episo...
S05 BONUS E08: Hyacinth's Tidbits
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s bonus episode of The Luxury Podcast, William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith discuss Dame Patricia Routledge and Clive Swift's work outs...
S05 E08: A Barbecue At Violet's
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Raid your wardrobe and prepare yourself for a superlative summer evening brimming with caviar, Champagne, quails’ eggs and cut glass finger bowls, a...
S05 BONUS E07: Behind the Candelabra with The Postman
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special bonus episode of The Luxury Podcast, William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith welcome the friendly and less terrified David Janson to ...
S05 E07: The Boyfriend
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ready your vocals and do your best to impress as William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith discuss the seventh episode of series 5 of Keeping Up Appear...
S05 BONUS E06: Patricia Routledge's Musical Moments of Excellence
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the sixth episode of The Luxury Podcast complete with genuine bonus embellishments. William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith discuss Dame Patri...
S05 E06: Country Estate Sale
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Prepare yourself for a tipsy turn and grab your cheque book as William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith ensure they are fully brushed up on the correc...
S05 BONUS E05: Anarchic Hyacinth: Mr Blobby and the Dutch Parody
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Luxury Podcast’s executive bonus edition, William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith discuss when another 90s hit TV character ...
S05 E05: Skis
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Prepare ones self for a frosty reception, as William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith hit the imaginary slopes, as they discuss the fifth episode of s...
S05 BONUS E04: Behind the Candelabra with The Vicar’s Wife
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Luxury Podcast’s second weekly serving, William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith are joined by a very special guest. It’s M...
S05 E04: A Riverside Picnic
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Grab your dictionary and do your best to refuse our luxury invitation to a waterside supper with riparian entertainment, as William Hanson and Jonatha...
S05 BONUS E03: The Long-Lost 1995 Children in Need Special
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Luxury Podcast’s executive bonus addition, William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith discuss the long-lost Keeping Up Appearan...
S05 E03: Hyacinth is Alarmed
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Armed and executive panic alarmed to the teeth to protect their luxury dwellings laced with priceless collections, William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-...
S05 BONUS E02: Hyacinth in Advertising
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the second episode of The Luxury Podcast, complete with genuine bonus embellishments. William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith discuss Hyacinth...
S05 E02: The Mayor's Fancy Dress Ball
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dressed head to toe in their Boudica costumes, William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith cordially invite you to join their soirée, as they discuss th...
S05 BONUS E01: The Outtakes
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the fifth and final series of Keeping Up Appearances: The Luxury Podcast, William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith bring you some bonus episodes t...
S05 E01: The Senior Citizens' Outing
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith are back with their fifth and final series, exploring the world of Hyacinth Bucket and her family in the hit ...
Angel Gabriel Blue (Part 2)
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded live in London in November 2023, rejoin William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith for the second part of their analysis of the 1994 Christmas ...
Angel Gabriel Blue (Part 1)
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded in London in November 2023 in front of a select group of Bucketheds, join William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith for a nice night's enterta...
Sea Fever (Part 2)
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Put on a happy face and a Minnesota Vikings baseball cap as William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith return for the second half of their biting analys...
Sea Fever (Part 1)
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Assemble a team of porters to help you with your set of matching executive luggage as William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith embark on the firs...
Behind The Candelabra with M' Sister Daisy!
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith sit down with Keeping Up Appearances legend Judy Cornwell, better know as m' sister Daisy (she's not the one ...
Behind The Candelabra: Filming Locations
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you want to hear two grown men get very excited about turning circles and cladding on a bungalow in the Midlands, this episode is for you. William ...
S04 E07: Let There Be Light
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the final episode of the fourth series of The Luxury Podcast. William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith discuss - in an executive manner - Richa...
S04 E06: Please Mind Your Head
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for an old-world bijou episode of The Luxury Podcast. William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith return for the penultimate instalment of th...
S04 E05: Looking at Properties
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Get your bugles out! William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith are back for another dissection of Keeping Up Appearances in their luxury podcast. Hyaci...
S04 E04: The Commodore
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Raise a golden galleon glass and say hello with a nautical flavour to the fourth instalment in the fourth series of The Luxury Podcast. William Hanson...
S04 E03: A Celebrity for The Barbecue
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Enemies and villains come in all shapes and sizes: Darth Vader, Lord Voldemort, Norman Bates; Nurse Ratched… and now, Sonia Barker-Finch. Hyacinth t...
S04 E02: Country Retreat
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith invite you to their cosy charismatic country cottage conversation in the second episode of series 4 of The Lu...
S04 E01: A Job For Richard
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith are back in full bloom with their fourth series, exploring the world of Hyacinth Bucket and her family in the...
Behind The Candelabra with The Dishy Vicar
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Someone hold William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith down as we welcome Jeremy Gittins to The Luxury Podcast. Jeremy played Michael the Vicar in 19 e...
S03 E07: What to Wear When Yachting
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pop your best sea-faring jersey on, tuck in to a ship's biscuit and settle down to enjoy the final episode of William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith...
S03 E06: The Art Exhibition
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In amongst discussing Spanish cleaning products and detachable mop heads, there's just about time for William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith to disc...
S03 E05: Richard's New Hobby
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Luckily, we're not Channel 4, we're The Luxury Podcast so do please sit back on the sofa (hopefully a direct replica to one of the ones from Sand...
S03 E04: How to Go on Holiday Without Really Trying
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dust off the holiday brochures and pour yourself another cup of aromatic nut-roasted special, it's time for a stellar analysis of an equally stellar e...
S03 E03: Violet's Country Cottage
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Naked lady glassware, congas in the garden and gun-shy bitches. What does this episode not have? William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith have packed ...
S03 E02: Iron Age Remains
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith to pick apart the second episode of series three of the BBC's Keeping Up Appearances in their l...
S03 E01: Early Retirement
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Time to dust off the periwinkles as William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith return for the third series of the best podcast ever to come out of ...
SE02 Christmas Special - The Father Christmas Suit
22 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Something was in the water for the cast of Keeping Up Appearances back in 1991 when this episode was recorded. And whatever was going around...
S02 E10: A Picnic for Daddy
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the last time in series two, here come William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith with Hyacinth's tuna mayonnaise. The chaps discuss the last e...
S02 E09: The Three Piece Suite
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode would also have the royal warrant (on both sides) if Her Majesty heard it. That said, it is probably best she doesn’t hear it. (You’l...
S02 E08: The Toy Store
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Unlike Hyacinth's view on bathrooms, podcasts should be both seen and heard. Accordingly, in the eighth episode of Keeping Up Appearances The Lux...
S02 E07: Singing for Emmet
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the seventh episode of our Luxury Podcast William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith discuss Hyacinth's forcible instance on singing for the old...
S02 E06: Onslow’s Birthday
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hyacinth is unusually excited to celebrate her brother-in-law’s birthday, although that may be due to Rose’s latest gentleman friend being a Greek...
S02 E05: Problems with Relatives
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We've reached the halfway point for the second series of Keeping Up Appearances and, yet again, Hyacinth Bucket is having problems with her family.&nb...
S02 E04: Golfing With The Major
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hyacinth and Richard are off to a country house hotel for a weekend of golf - or avoiding the Major, as it happens. Alas, the problematic army-type is...
S02 E03: The Candlelight Supper
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a big day at Waney Elm as Hyacinth freshly presses her sage green napkins and polishes the solid silver self cleaning sauce separator in readin...
S02 E02: Driving Mrs Fortescue
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hyacinth and Richard prepare to chauffeur the sister of someone who married a Baronet, prompting William Hanson to ask if anyone knows what a Baronet ...
S02 E01: A Strange Man
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Luxury Podcast returns for Series 2 of Keeping Up Appearances, as William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith continue their journey through the hit ...
S01 E06: The Christening
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of the first series of Keeping Up Appearances, Hyacinth and Richard attend the baptism of Daisy and Onslow’s granddaughter whil...
S01 E05 - Daisy's Toyboy
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hyacinth’s sister Daisy decides bagging Angelina Jolie’s first husband may just get her Onslow’s attention - but does it work? Willia...
S01 E04: The Charity Shop
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Hyacinth and Elizabeth’s day in the charity shop for the fourth episode of the first series of Keeping Up Appearances. But while H...
S01 E03: Stately Home
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hyacinth and Richard visit a stately home - or, as co-host William Hanson insists ‘an historic house’. The third episode of the show ha...
S01 E02: The New Vicar
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hyacinth Bucket, William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith welcome the new vicar for tea and light refreshments in the second episode of the sitcom and...
S01 E01: Daddy's Accident
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith guide you through the very first episode of the hit BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. They discuss the intro...
S01 E00: 10 Things We Love About Hyacinth Bucket
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Keeping Up Appearances: The Luxury Podcast, the podcast all about Keeping Up Appearances and the world of Hyacinth Bucket. Join William Han...