How the game works and its party-game origins

It’s the most watched TV show of the year, but The Traitors is much more than just entertainment: it’s a psychological experiment. How did a game, born out of Cold War Soviet roots, become a mirror of modern power, politics, and trust? Why do we value charm over logic? And can you ever really trust anyone? Not according to Times feature writer Helen Rumbelow.

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Spoiler alert: Reveals the winner of the Celebrity Traitors from the start.

Guest: Helen Rumbelow, feature writer and columnist, The Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Dave Creasey.

Read more: 

• The Traitors is rigged, just not how you think it is
• The Celebrity Traitors final review — epic duplicity and backstabbing
• Who should be in series two of The Celebrity Traitors?

Clips: BBC, Network 10.

Photo: Cody Burridge/Studio Lambert/BBC

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