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.

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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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Is 28 DAYS LATER the best British horror film? Sam and Natalia sit down and watch Danny Boyle’s 2002 horror masterpiece.

28 DAYS LATER (2002) follows Jim (Cillian Murphy), a bicycle courier who awakens from a coma to discover that the accidental release of a highly contagious, aggression-inducing virus has caused the collapse of the UK. Joining forces with Selena (Naomie Harris), Frank (Brendan Gleeson), and Hannah (Megan Burns), Jim seeks refuge in war-torn Manchester, hoping to find protection under the guard of Major Henry West (Christopher Eccleston).

A specific request from a long-time listener of the podcast prompts Sam and Natalia to sit down and watch this early 2000s British classic.

Topics of conversastion include Susan Boyle, guerrilla filmmaking, empty London, the song from that famous Cadbury advert, SCOOBY-DOO ON ZOMBIE ISLAND, Catholicism, priests, fast zombies, the immortal Reddit snail, IT FOLLOWS, Jordan Peele's films, the Loch Ness Monster, COVID-19, St Thomas' Hospital, pithecophobia, Brexit, PETA ruining the world, Letterboxd reviews, and 28 WEEKS LATER's viral opening scene.

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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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.

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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