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Ian McArdell

The CultBox Podcast Roundup – October 2022

Welcome to the Podcast Roundup for October 2022 – our favourites in the worlds of CultBox.  Our picks this month, in no particular order, are… That Gaby Roslin Podcast – Ghosts First up, the irrepressible Gaby Roslin hosts four of the writers and stars of Ghosts. As well as plenty of chat about how the … >

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House of the Dragon – George R. R. Martin talks time jumps

Could there have been even more recasting in House Targaryen?  As the dust settles on the first season of House of the Dragon and work underway on its second, author George R. R. Martin has granted us some insight behind the scenes. With the show drawn from his chronicle of Targaryen history, Fire and Blood, … >

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Death in Paradise Christmas Special 2022

Death in Paradise – the BBC announce a Christmas Special for 2022 (updated)

The show reveals its festive cast additions, plus new faces for Series 12. (Updated 28/10/22): Familiar faces head to Saint Marie for Christmas this year. Although filmed in the spring, details of this year’s Death in Paradise Christmas Special have been tightly wrapped. Until now… Joining the cast for the show’s second festive outing are … >

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Paul McGann

Doctor Who Am I – Paul McGann reflects as documentary releases

“It’s one of the beautiful things about Doctor Who’s mythology, nothing is ever wasted.”  With his appearance in the new Doctor Who Am I documentary, Paul McGann’s Eighth Doctor is back in the fan consciousness. Not that he’s ever really gone away, he’s played the role in multiple audio dramas for Big Finish each year … >

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Matt Smith

Matt Smith talks House of the Dragon and leaving Doctor Who

The actor opens up about playing princes and a (Time) Lord.  While we’ve been obsessing over ‘The Power of the Doctor’ and its gallery of returning faces this weekend, House of the Dragon has just concluded its first season. As Prince Daemon, former Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith has won acclaim for a magnetic performance in … >

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