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Learning British: A Film and TV Podcast

Learning British: A Film and TV Podcast

By: Sam Brown and Natalia Brammen
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Join Sam and Natalia as they explore British film and TV, from badly aged sitcoms to acclaimed dramas.


Keep up with the podcast on Instagram⁠, @learningbritishfilmtv.

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

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  • The Bone Temple (28 Years Later) | Learning British
    Apr 4 2026

    Sam and Natalia finish their 28 DAYS LATER retrospective by reviewing Nia DaCosta's 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE.


    28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE is the fourth (and, currently, final) entry in the 28 DAYS LATER film series, staring Ralph Fiennes, Jack O'Connell, Alfie Williams, Erin Kellyman, and Chi Lewis-Parry. The film follows Spike as he is adopted into "Sir Lord" Jimmy Crystal's satanic cult while Dr Kelson makes an unexpected connection with Samson, an Alpha Infected.


    Despite underperforming at the box office, Nia DaCosta's turn in the director's seat garnered critical acclaim. But do Sam and Natalia feel the same way? And what does a film, directed by an American, say about British culture?


    Topics of conversation include CANDYMAN and THE MARVELS, terrible movie titles, Jimmy Savile, whether there will be another 28 YEARS LATER film, Poochie from Itchy & Scratchy, HARRY POTTER, lockdown London, I AM LEGEND, Justin Trudeau and Louis Theroux, GAVIN & STACEY, psychopaths, Letterboxd, LEARNING POLISH, punishment, crucifixion, Satan, snacks, sampling biases, and bad jokes.


    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.


    ‘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.

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    21 mins
  • 28 Years Later | Learning British
    Mar 28 2026

    Sam and Natalia continue their watchalong of the 28 DAYS LATER films with the second sequel, 28 YEARS LATER.

    28 YEARS LATER is a 2025 zombie horror film starring Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jack O'Connell, Alfie Williams, and Ralph Fiennes. It follows Spike, a boy living in a post-apocalyptic Britain, who undertakes a hazardous journey with his ill mother.

    After their cold reaction to 28 WEEKS LATER, will Sam and Natalia like 28 YEARS LATER with Danny Boyle back in the director’s chair?

    Topics of conversation include Sam's New Yorker subscription, Alex Garland, guessing the twist ending, Cillian Murphy cameos, NOT GOING OUT, the pigeon lady from HOME ALONE 2, Catholic religious imagery, the scariness of VHS, disturbing TELETUBIES, Margot Robbie, HOODWINKED!, Ingerland, sheep in Wales, the St George’s Cross, the woke police, iPhone ringtones, the effect of World War II on British culture, boots, boots, boots, "If you fancy the Jonas Brothers", M. Night Shyamalan’s THE VILLAGE, Brexit, millennial bacon love, ELVIS, stupid characters in horror films, I AM LEGEND, memento mori, and really bad Jimmys.

    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.

    ‘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.

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    47 mins
  • 28 Weeks Later: An Underrated Sequel? | Learning British
    Mar 21 2026

    Sam and Natalia continue their listener-requested 28 DAYS LATER watchalong by reacting to its first sequel, 28 WEEKS LATER.


    28 WEEKS LATER is a 2007 zombie horror film directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, starring Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Harold Perrineau, and Idris Elba. Set six months after the events of the first film, 28 WEEKS LATER follows two young children (portrayed by Mackintosh Muggleton and Imogen Poots) who accidentally reintroduce the rage virus to London after breaking out of a NATO-enforced quarantine zone.


    Generally considered weaker than its predecessor, 28 WEEKS LATER has since been critically reappraised as an 'underrated' sequel. Is it? Sam and Natalia find out.


    Topics of conversation include mispronouncing Spanish names, that viral opening scene, running away, THE BONE TEMPLE, that FAMILY GUY gag about logos, BONES AND ALL, too much pasta, metaphors for the 2008 financial crisis, Natalia's scary toe, famous last words, speeding up TikToks, old people sacrificing themselves, THE TRAITORS, the opening scene of SCREAM, human morality, Nicholas Hoult's zombie movie, bad writing, stupid children, hilariously terrible London geography in films and TV shows, the BFI, filming outside 10 Downing Street, Gordon Brown, the DLR, 28 MONTHS LATER, the Jeremy Renner app, the Idris Elba subreddit, and YOU.


    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.


    ‘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.

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    39 mins
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