Sam and Natalia begin the 2026 season of the LEARNING BRITISH podcast by watching and reviewing series four of THE TRAITORS.

THE TRAITORS is a British reality TV show hosted by Claudia Winkleman. The show features a group of contestants participating in a social deduction game in which a small group of contestants become Traitors, who must work together to eliminate the Faithfuls. Series Four features twenty-two players, with Stephen, Rachel, Hugo, and Fiona donning the famous Traitor cloaks.

Topics of conversation include the Year of the Fire Horse, elaborate podcast studios, Russian psychological games, the American TRAITORS, viewing figures, generational divides, Secret Traitors, Hugo and Linda, the Fiona outburst, interrupting people at the Round Table, feminism, queen behaviour, influencers, James Corden with Justin Bieber, banishment, setting cats among the pigeons, THE HUNGER GAMES, Harry from Series Two, yelling, “Who is keeping me in this game?”, Alan Carr on THE CELEBRITY TRAITORS, family trees, who won THE TRAITORS series four, and 28 DAYS LATER.

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‘Learning British: A Film and TV Podcast’ (or just ‘Learning British’) is a weekly show hosted by Sam Brown, a born-and-bred Brit, and Natalia Brammen, a Polish immigrant living in the UK.

In each episode, Sam introduces Natalia to a new British film or TV show. From badly aged sitcoms to acclaimed dramas, they explore what these films and TV shows reveal about British culture, history, and identity.

You can keep up with the podcast on Instagram, YouTube, and Reddit.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/learningbritishfilmtv/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SkyWasTheRobot

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/learningbritish

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Sam and Natalia finish their HARRY POTTER series by playing and reviewing HOGWARTS LEGACY.

HOGWARTS LEGACY is a 2023 action role-playing game developed by Avalanche Software and published by Portkey Games. Set in the 1890s at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the player takes on the role of a fifth-year wizarding student (voiced by Sebastian Croft or Amelia Gething) who must use ancient magic to bring down Ranrok, the leader of a goblin rebellion, and Victor Rookwood, the leader of a group of Dark Wizards.

Sam and Natalia cap off the 2025 season of the LEARNING BRITISH podcast with HOGWARTS LEGACY.

Topics of conversation include millionaires, the new HBO TV show, following traffic rules in GRAND THEFT AUTO, Arthur Conan Doyle, fanfiction, TWILIGHT, Vines, separating art from the artist, privately owned Scottish castles, brain mould, POKÉMON BRILLIANT DIAMOND, transgender barmaids, Pottermore, J. K. Rowling’s descent into madness, British awkwardness, Piccadilly Circus, THE SUN and THE DAILY MAIL, and what Sam and Natalia are going to review next year.

Don’t forget to ⁠follow and find us on Instagram⁠ (@learningbritishfilmtv) and follow us on Reddit (r/learningbritish).

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If you liked this episode, you may also like...

• In "Harry Potter is bad, actually", Sam and Natalia watch and review every HARRY POTTER film and book (On Spotify / On Apple).

‘Learning British: A Film and TV Podcast’ (or just ‘Learning British’) is a weekly show hosted by Sam Brown, a born-and-bred Brit, and Natalia Brammen, a Polish immigrant living in the UK.

In each episode, Sam introduces Natalia to a new British film or TV show. From badly aged sitcoms to acclaimed dramas, they explore what these films and TV shows reveal about British culture, history, and identity.

You can keep up with the podcast on Instagram, YouTube, and Reddit.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/learningbritishfilmtv/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SkyWasTheRobot

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/learningbritish

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Sam and Natalia watch and review the new Cartoon Network animated show, THE WONDERFULLY WEIRD WORLD OF GUMBALL.

THE WONDERFULLY WEIRD WORLD OF GUMBALL is an animated children's show which follows Gumball Watterson (voiced by Alkaio Thiele), a blue 12-year-old cat, and his 10-year-old adopted brother, Darwin (voiced by Hero Hunter), a goldfish. Co-produced across the United States, Europe, and the UK, it is technically just British enough to talk about. Probably.

Sam and Natalia voyage to the BFI Southbank to watch two episodes of THE WONDERFULLY WEIRD WORLD OF GUMBALL, “The Burger” (episode one) and “The Gourmet” (episode sixteen), alongside a Q&A from the producers and actors.

Topics of conversation include Hulu, MACBETH, American PSYOPs, good SPONGEBOB, adult jokes in children’s TV shows, BREAKING BAD, /r/AITA Reddit stories, inflatable castles, AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER, different animation styles, THE SIMPSONS, Terence Davies, PARASITE, kino, ASMR, goodie bags, DAS KAPITAL, Gumball’s ears, ham sandwiches, AMERICAN IDOL, and British rain.

Don’t forget to ⁠follow and find us on Instagram⁠ (@learningbritishfilmtv) and follow us on Reddit (r/learningbritish).

If you would like us to read your comments on the podcast, ⁠leave us a five-star rating on APPLE PODCASTS with your comments included as part of the review⁠.

If you liked this episode, you may also like...

• In "Harry Potter is bad, actually", Sam and Natalia watch and review all the HARRY POTTER films, from THE SORCERER'S STONE to THE DEATHLY HALLOWS (On Spotify / On Apple).
• In "Doctor Who: Series Fifteen", Sam and Natalia watch and review the most recent series of DOCTOR WHO with Ncuti Gatwa (On Spotify / On Apple)

‘Learning British: A Film and TV Podcast’ (or just ‘Learning British’) is a weekly show hosted by Sam Brown, a born-and-bred Brit, and Natalia Brammen, a Polish immigrant living in the UK.

In each episode, Sam introduces Natalia to a new British film or TV show. From badly aged sitcoms to acclaimed dramas, they explore what these films and TV shows reveal about British culture, history, and identity.

You can keep up with the podcast on Instagram, YouTube, and Reddit.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/learningbritishfilmtv/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SkyWasTheRobot

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/learningbritish

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.