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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 … >
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 … >
Characters from the festive Netflix special can be seen on a trail through the city. With the festive musical short film Robin Robin already available to stream on Netflix, Aardman have joined forces with the street art festival Upfest; murals of characters from the story form a trail through the company’s home city of Bristol. Featuring … >
Chapter Five of Doctor Who: Flux has just landed. Here’s what we thought of Survivors of the Flux… Naturally, spoilers follow. Tony Jones: well that left me in two frames of mind. Watching as a piece of entertainment it was all very jolly, and didn’t the Division space station look fantastic! Where would we be … >
The channel has released a first image from their upcoming crime drama. Back in September, we brought you the first details of this series, which is still going by the rather generic title of Suspect. It’s an adaptation of the original Danish series Forhøret by Christoffer Boe and Miso Film. Now, the image from the … >
The series, starring Lesley Manville, is coming to BritBox. Britbox UK have announced the premiere date of Magpie Murders, the adaptation of Anthony Horowitz’s bestselling 2016 novel. Billed as a crime drama with a unique twist, the series follows a “murder mystery within a murder mystery”, spanning two time periods; it plays out in both … >
A month out from the show’s debut, Disney+ give us a further taste of the famed Bounty Hunter’s spin-off series. With The Book of Boba Fett due to begin on the 29th of December, once Hawkeye has finished its run, Disney+ have released another trailer. A spin-off from The Mandalorian, this series is set to … >
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 … >
The classic movie is coming to Radio 4 as a two-part dramatisation, with added extras. Rob Reiner’s much-loved 1987 movie is coming to BBC Radio 4 as an audio drama for the festive season. A tale of true love and high adventure, The Princess Bride features a fighting giant that loves to rhyme, a swordsman … >
The entertaining, robotic suit wearing Earthworm Jim will battle evil while searching for his true home. Thanks to a Variety report, plus a host of gaming sources, we know that Earthworm Jim – the lead character from a series of mid-90s scrolling games – is being unearthed to lead his own television series. The show, … >