• #16: The Wrong Mans — James Corden and Mathew Baynton's TV Comedy
    Oct 18 2025

    Sam and Natalia sit down to watch James Corden and Mathew Baynton action-comedy TV show: THE WRONG MANS.


    THE WRONG MANS follows council workers Sam Pinkett (Mathew Baynton) and Phil Bourne (James Corden), both of whom become entangled in a far-fetched web of crime, conspiracy, and corruption after Pinkett answers a ringing mobile phone at the site of a car crash.


    Topics of conversation include Edgar Wright, American action films with British characters, Hitchcock’s THE WRONG MAN, James Corden’s controversial behaviour, GAVIN & STACEY, Stephen Fry, the HOT FUZZ sequel in London, BABY DRIVER, the difference between a pub crawl and a bar crawl, HORRIBLE HISTORIES, meeting Dawn French, Benedict Wong, Chinese Alan, SHREK, and THE IT CROWD.


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


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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

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

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    17 mins
  • The Crimes of Grindelwald is bad, actually
    Oct 11 2025

    Please, no, not another one! Sam and Natalia watch and review the next FANTASTIC BEASTS film: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD.


    Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) and Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) attempt to take down the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp), reuniting with Newt's old friends: Generic Love Interest (Katherine Waterston), Why Are You Still Here (Dan Fogler), and Ezra Miller... for some reason. But at least this one has Hogwarts in it, right? Right?!


    Sam and Natalia sit down and try to watch the second FANTASTIC BEASTS film.


    Topics of conversation include Colin Farrell, empty theatres, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, Dementors, Dumbledore's relationship with Grindelwald, woke brownie points, THE CASUAL VACANCY, J. K. Rowling's bad worldbuilding, boring movies, Biblical genealogy, baby Corvus, Nagini, and transgender wizards.


    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 "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", Sam and Natalia discuss the first film in the FANTASTIC BEASTS trilogy (On Spotify / On Apple).


    •In "The Cursed Child", Sam relays the plot of THE CURSED CHILD to Natalia (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.

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    25 mins
  • #15: Born With Teeth - Watching Ncuti Gatwa and Edward Bluemel at the West End
    Oct 4 2025

    Sam and Natalia visit London's West End to watch BORN WITH TEETH.


    BORN WITH TEETH is a play written by Liz Duffy Adams about the relationship between playwrights Christopher Marlowe (Ncuti Gatwa) and William Shakespeare (Edward Bluemel). Written in 2022, the play recently had its British premiere at the Wyndham's Theatre in London.


    Sam and Natalia sit down to watch Ncuti Gat- wait, no, sorry, hang on, there's been a last-minute casting change...


    Sam and Natalia sit down to watch Justice Ritchie and Edward Bluemel portray the two titanic literary forces of Elizabethan England.


    Topics of conversation include the price of theatre tickets, DOCTOR FAUSTUS, Eurocentrism, understudies, Mozart and Salieri, differing expectations, the craft of writing, Marlowe's career as a spy, Shakespeare's biography, Bill Bryson, the length of modern plays, Eton, Rachel Zegler in Evita, CITIZEN KANE, and whether Shakespeare truly is the greatest writer of all time.


    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

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    17 mins
  • The Fantastic Beasts films are bad, actually
    Sep 27 2025

    After reading that stupid play, Sam and Natalia watch and review the next instalment of the HARRY POTTER film series: FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM.


    Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne), a British wizard, arrives in 1920s New York City. After his magical suitcase is mistakenly picked up by Muggle ‘No-Maj’ Jacob Kowalski (Dan Fogler), the two become wrapped up in an evil scheme perpetrated by infamous Dark Wizard, Gellert Grindelwald (Colin Farrell/Johnny Depp). With the help of Auror Tina Goldstein (Katherine Waterston), Newt and Jacob must do something-something fantasy, something-something boring, something-something this one doesn’t even have Hogwarts in it, so who cares?


    Sam and Natalia sit down to watch (and nap through) the first FANTASTIC BEASTS film.


    Topics of conversation include J. K. Rowling writing her first screenplay, David Yates, THE POLAR EXPRESS, Comic Relief, Polish name pronunciation, Saint George's Cross, Pokemon, the British class system, donuts and Fat Thursday, Ezra Miller, HARRY POTTER lore, bad editing, J. K. Rowling's views on LOLITA, ALL IN THE FAMILY and Archie Bunker, Newt's costume design, and the TARDIS.


    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 "The Goblet of Fire", Sam and Natalia discuss the fourth film in more detail (On ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ / On ⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠).


    • ​In "The Order of the Phoenix", Sam and Natalia criticise J. K. Rowling's writing as well as the filmmaking of the fifth Harry Potter story (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.

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    26 mins
  • #14: This Country — Watching Daisy May Cooper’s Rural Mockumentary
    Sep 20 2025

    Natalia introduces Sam to the mockumentary sitcom that everyone won't stop recommending to him: THIS COUNTRY.


    Created and written by Daisy May Cooper and Charlie Cooper, the show focuses on the day-to-day lives of two cousins, Kerry (Daisy May Cooper) and Kurtan Mucklowe (Charlie Cooper), living in a rural village in the Cotswolds. Sam and Natalia sit down to watch all three series and nineteen episodes of THIS COUNTRY.


    Topics of conversation include Gloucestershire (of course), the Jonas Brothers, Nicholas Angle, curtains, milking cows, the finale of THE OFFICE, interrupting co-hosts, the end of sitcoms, THE HOBBIT, dating in a small village, AM I BEING UNREASONABLE?, Bebo, clever writing, insulting Cardiff, loving Wales, Michael Sleggs, and the chances of getting another Christmas special.


    Don’t forget to follow, rate five stars, and find us on Instagram (@learningbritishfilmtv).


    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



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    31 mins
  • The Cursed Child is bad, actually
    Sep 13 2025

    After reviewing all the HARRY POTTER films, Sam and Natalia revisit the unofficially official eighth instalment of the Wizarding World: THE CURSED CHILD.


    HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD follows Albus Severus Potter (originally played by Sam Clemmett), the son of Harry Potter (originally played by Jamie Parker). After struggling to fit in at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Albus teams up with Scorpius Malfoy (originally played by Alex Price) to avenge the death of Cedric Diggory.


    The play was written by Jack Throne, from a story co-developed by J. K. Rowling and John Tiffany. HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD began playing at the West End in 2016, with a print and digital release of the full script published soon after. Reactions to the play from fans and general audiences have varied.


    Sam sits Natalia down to explain the plot of this controversial play, while trying to prevent his head exploding.


    Topics of conversation include Palace Theatre, HAMILTON, the prospect of a HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD film adaptation with the original cast, Tom Felton, that terrible epilogue, Elon Musk, Kings Cross Station, Jack Thorne, Zoella and Joe Sugg, nostalgia bait, Voldemort’s illegitimate child, stupid fantasy names, Time Turners and fixed timelines, Delphi Diggory, SPIDER-MAN and cringe Marvel dialogue, trans rights, Hagrid’s birthday cake, the Trolley Witch, Washington D.C., the Triwizard Tournament, Hufflepuff Death Eaters, and neoliberalism.


    Don’t forget to ⁠follow, rare five stars, and find us on Instagram (@learningbritishfilmtv).


    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 "The Goblet of Fire", Sam and Natalia discuss the fourth film in more detail (On ⁠Spotify⁠ / On ⁠Apple⁠).


    • ​In "The Order of the Phoenix", Sam and Natalia criticise J. K. Rowling's writing as well as the filmmaking of the fifth Harry Potter story (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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    1 hr
  • We've regenerated
    Sep 12 2025

    '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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    2 mins
  • #13: The Thursday Murder Club — Watching Chris Columbus's Cosy Crime Adaptation
    Sep 6 2025

    Sam and Natalia watch and review Netflix's new cosy crime murder mystery, THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB.


    THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB follows four elderly amateur sleuths who attempt to solve a murder in their luxurious Cooper's Chase retirement village. The film stars Helen Mirren as Elizabeth Best, Pierce Brosnan as Ron Ritchie, Ben Kingsley as Ibrahim Arif, Celia Imrie as Joyce Meadowcroft, and David Tennant as Ian Ventham.


    Topics of conversation include Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, KNIVES OUT, Richard Osman's original novel, Einstein's theory of relativity, Sam's "Ever Since Mom Died" theory of bad movie exposition, Pierce Brosnan's pronouns, school plays, predicting the mystery using Roger Ebert’s Law of the Economy of Characters, elephants in boxes, Polish representation in British media, Adrien Brody's accent in THE BRUTALIST, unforgivable Bogdan changes, and PERCY JACKSON.


    Don’t forget to ⁠follow, rate five stars, and follow us on Instagram.


    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 "The Chamber of Secrets", Sam and Natalia review the second HARRY POTTER film directed by Chris Columbus (On Spotify / On Apple).
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    22 mins