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Ian McArdell

The Man Who Fell to Earth – Bill Nighy joins the cast

Nighy will take on the role made famous by David Bowie.  Only last month, Showtime dropped a trailer for their upcoming take on The Man Who Fell to Earth. Based on Walter Tevis’ 1963 novel, made famous by Nicholas Roeg’s 1976 film adaption, the new version will star Chiwetel Ejiofor and Naomie Harris. Now, it’s … >

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Doctor Who on Forces TV – twelve classic stories

Further to the recent announcement, we now have a list of the stories Forces TV viewers can look forward to.  After the exciting news that a selection of classic Doctor Who stories from the 1970s and 80s are coming to Forces TV, we were left with a puzzle – what would they show? Thanks to … >

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Classic Doctor Who is coming to Forces TV

The UK free-to-air channel beings a run of classic Doctor Who stories this month.  Forces TV have announced that they will be showing a run of twelve stories from the classic era of Doctor Who. With BBC repeats a rarity and access to these episodes otherwise needing a subscription or a boxset budget, it’s great … >

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Torchwood: Cadoc Point review

Sgt Andy Davidson sets out for Cadoc Point, for a poignant Torchwood tale of love, loss and regret.  Cadoc Point provides another outing Cardiff’s finest, the redoubtable Sgt Andy Davidson. While stories often pair him with a Torchwood team member, this time Andy is acting on his own initiative. Set after the fall of Torchwood, … >

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Strange New Worlds - Spock, Pike and Number One (from Discovery Season 2)

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Khan connection & Starfleet Academy

Also, that Section 31 Emperor Georgiou series is still in the pipeline!  With Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the Enterprise-based, Captain Pike-led series spinning out of Discovery, due in May, executive producer Akiva Goldsman has confirmed a key character’s familial connection. Christina Chong is playing La’an Noonien-Singh and, at the show’s recent Television Critics Association … >

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Chloe – Cast and Crew speak ahead of the show’s premiere

The psychological drama, starring Erin Doherty and written by Alice Seabright starts this weekend.  Ahead of the launch of Chloe, the new drama from Sex Education writer and director Alice Seabright, members of the cast and crew have talked about the show. Chloe follows the story of an obsessed friend who goes to remarkable lengths to … >

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Picard Season 2 – new images and an audio drama

With the new season imminent, the show has dropped a pile of new images. Plus, there’s an audio drama coming too. With Season 2 of Star Trek: Picard just over a month away, the promotional engine has kicked up a gear. Over the weekend, a number of new images landed showing more of Picard himself, … >

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The CultBox Podcast Roundup – January 2022

Welcome to the CultBox Podcast roundup for January 2022.  Our favourites this month have included, in no particular order… Back To One #186 – Eric Roberts The prolific Eric Roberts talks to Peter Rinaldi about his approach to acting and how he achieves such a volume of work. He’s a fascinating subject with plenty of … >

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