Show Notes
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.
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