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. 

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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. 

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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 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

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Sam and Natalia go to the 2025 London Film Festival in this bonus episode of the LEARNING BRITISH podcast.

The 69th BFI London Film Festival (LFF) took place from 8th to the 19th of October, 2025. Sam and Natalia saw eight films total across the festival. Jump ahead to the timestamps below to hear our reviews of each: 

(03:15) H IS FOR HAWK

(05:50) ENZO

(09:22) DIE, MY LOVE

(11:14) & SONS

(15:48) ROSE OF NEVADA

(20:38) LADY

(27:36) AFTER THE HUNT

(38:28) WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY

Topics of conversation include kino, movie ticket prices, ornithophobia, Claire Foy, Ukraine, Mark Jenkin, CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, living in France, Lynne Ramsay, Jennifer Lawrence winning her next Oscar for Best Actress, Bill Nighy, dialogue sinking, Noah Jupe, Cornish science-fiction, ENYS MEN, Russell Tovey, those rubbish FANTASTIC BEASTS films, Luca Guadagnino, "It's French", Sian Clifford in FLEABAG, the British class system, mockumentaries, Julia Roberts and #MeToo, Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc, Josh O'Connor becoming the new Pedro Pascal, Agatha Christie, THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB, and, of course, our Gumball water bottle.

Follow Sam's Letterboxd account here (@SkyWasTheRobot).

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

SPOILER EXPLANATION BELOW:

H IS FOR HAWK (includes a brief description of the premise, but no other spoilers)

ENZO (includes spoilers, in addition to a brief discussion on the last scene)

DIE, MY LOVE (includes a brief description of the premise, but no other spoilers)

& SONS (includes mild-spoilers, in addition to discussing a reveal which takes place approximately thirty minutes into the film)

ROSE OF NEVADA (includes a brief description of the premise, but no other spoilers)

LADY (includes a brief description of the premise, but no other spoilers)

AFTER THE HUNT (includes spoilers, in addition to the ending)

WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (includes a brief description of the premise, but no other spoilers)

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Sam and Natalia finish the FANTASTIC BEASTS trilogy with the third and (thank God) final film, THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE.

Five years after the events of the first film, Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) tasks Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) with a mission to help take down the dark wizard, Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp... wait, no, sorry, Mads Mikkelsen). Friendships will be tested. Love will be lost. Random plot developments will be quickly forgotten before Warner Bros try to forget this film series ever happened. Welcome to the end of the epically terrible FANTASTIC BEASTS trilogy.

Topics of conversation include Dumbledore's sexuality, the failed pentalogy, Steve Kloves and Steven Moffat, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Seamus Finnigan, Queenie's terrible characterisation, Ariana Dumbledore, rolling Rs, missing Katherine Waterston, the ship of Theseus, Donald Trump, and trans barmaids.

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 "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 Crimes of Grindelwald", Sam and Natalia discuss the second film in the FANTASTIC BEASTS trilogy (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 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). 

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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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). 

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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

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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 as 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).

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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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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

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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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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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