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James Burnett

Date posted: 7 Dec 2025

Would you make a good "Traitor"? Have you got the mojo of a chameleon to hoodwink fellow contestants, like the comedian Alan Carr - this year’s winner of BBC’s The Celebrity Traitors?

Game show The Traitors was inspired by the sinking of the Dutch ship Batavia in 1629. When the Batavia sank off Australia, 250 survivors scrambled ashore an island archipelago. Mutinous traitors fought against a small band of faithful soldiers, culminating in a live-or-die boat race towards an oncoming rescue ship. Who would get there first - the "Traitors" or the "Faithful"? A true story!

James Burnett

Date posted: 22 Sep 2025

The WhatsApp conversation went something like this:

Friend: Hey I need your help!

JB: Sure, what’s up?

Friend: Well, as a couple we’re not religious – in fact, we see religion as a spiritual crutch - no offence... 👊

JB: 🙉 None taken, but happy to explore this more later... So, what’s the problem?

Friend: Wife’s just given birth and says to me, "This is – SHE is! – not a cosmic fluke, she is... designed! I believe in God!”

JB: And?

Friend: Well, we were so happy! And now this. 😔 You’ve got to talk to her!

JB: Well, I’m hardly going to talk her out of it, I’m a vicar. 😂 Let’s have lunch first. 👊