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George RR Martin has seen a rough cut of the first episode and he’s impressed. With the dust settled on that divisive final season of Game of Thrones, eyes are now turning to the spin-off prequel series House of the Dragon. Set some 200 years prior to the events of GoT, the show chronicles the … >
Welcome to the CultBox Podcast roundup for December 2021 Our favourites this month have included, in no particular order… Full Disclosure with James O’Brien S2, Ep74 – Johnny Vaughan James O’Brien talks to fellow radio show host Johnny Vaughan about his life before becoming a presenter. With nothing to sell and apparently never having opened up … >
With Stranger in a Strange Land released, the streamer offers a brief behind-the-scenes look. After the first chapter of The Book of Boba Fett debuted on the 29th December, Disney+ have followed up with a short behind the scenes promo. Focussing on the central performance of Temuera Morrison, who plays the titular anti-hero, the minute-long … >
The celebration of the Harry Potter films airs on New Year’s Day. With just a couple of day to go until the release of Return to Hogwarts, there’s now a behind the scenes trailer catching up with some of the main participants. Celebrating 20 years since the making of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, … >
Set inside a Men’s Prison, Screw features a team of prison officers led by Nina Sosanya. We took a first look at Screw back in October, Channel 4’s tense new drama series set in a busy men’s prison. Inspired by writer Rob Williams’ (Killing Eve) real-life experiences of working and volunteering in prisons, the series … >
The final trailer reveals a cool looking character on a speeder bike. At the time of writing, we’re just hours out from the long awaited launch of The Book of Boba Fett. The show, a spin-off from the team behind The Mandalorian, is set to take the classic Star Wars bounty hunter character and put … >
Halloween’s Guy Forks was only the first of three visits to Scatterbrook Farm this year. With a four-day Christmas holiday and an extended New Year, the holidays are long this year. While The Book of Boba Fett drops on the 29th, it’s a hike until the Eve of the Daleks on New Year’s Day. Fear … >
David Tennant’s globetrotting new drama begins on Boxing Day. Expected to be one of the highlights of the BBC festive schedule, Around The World In 80 Days is an adaptation of the 1873 Jules Verne novel. It tells the story of gentleman explorer Phileas Fogg who attempts to circle the globe to win a bet; … >
First heard in 2018, the drama returns on BBC Radio 4 Extra for Christmas. If you’re up early, or looking for a daytime distraction, Auntie has dusted off a recent festive treat: Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology. With epic scope, the drama looks at some of the biggest figures in the mythos. It’s all drawn from … >
Steven Toast is back and he’s heading to Hollywood! We recently reported that the whole Toast of London back catalogue had landed on BBC iPlayer. This was a canny move on behalf of Auntie’s streaming service, as they’re about to show the wayward thesp’s continuing mis-adventures in Toast of Tinseltown. Matt Berry’s louche performer has … >