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Ian McArdell

itv Hub is dreaming of a time shifted Christmas

No waiting until it airs, all ITV’s Christmas highlights will be available to stream from 0700.  ITV are trying a novel approach to win the Christmas schedule wars this year; they are making all their major entertainment shows on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day available all day via ITV Hub. It’s doubtless a … >

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The Outlaws

Stephen Merchant’s The Outlaws scores a second series

The comedy thriller will return, with the story picking up directly after the events of the first series.  The Outlaws, the Bristol based series which follows a mis-matched group doing their community service, has been recommissioned after being a bit hit for BBC. The show, which stars Stephen Merchant and bona-fide Hollywood legend Christopher Walken, … >

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The CultBox Podcast Roundup – November 2021

Welcome to the CultBox Podcast roundup for November 2021 Our favourites this month have included, in no particular order… The Economist Asks – Brian Cox Promoting his book Putting the Rabbit in the Hat, actor Brian Cox talks to Anne McElvoy about villains, Scottish politics, his role as Logan Roy in Succession and the show’s … >

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Peladon – Big Finish celebrates 50 years with two Doctors and River

The history of the Pertwee-era Doctor Who planet will be returned to four times in a forthcoming boxset.  With 2022 just around the corner, it’s fifty years since Doctor Who first visited Peladon, arriving on the side of Mount Mageshra in the middle of a thunderstorm. In the 1970s, the feudal planet served as host … >

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Starship Titanic – adapted for radio, starring Sir Michael Palin

Terry Jones’ comic novel is getting the Hitchhiker’s Guide treatment on Radio 4 this Christmas.  Written and designed by Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Starship Titanic began life as a single player graphic adventure game in the late 1990s. With all his trademark wit and charm, it involved puzzle-solving and … >

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