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Ian McArdell

The Singing Doctor – Peter Capaldi to release an album this month (updated)

St. Christopher, the former Doctor Who star’s debut record is set out on 19th November.  The multi-talented actor Peter Capaldi, who is also an Oscar winning director, has created an album during lockdown. A Glasgow School of Art graduate, he was once in a band named ‘Dreamboys’ with actor and presenter Craig Ferguson. However, as … >

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Wool – Harriet Walter joins the cast of Apple TV+’s dystopian drama

She will appear with the previously announced Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Robbins and David Oyelowo.  In news broken by Deadline, veteran actress Dame Harriet Walter has been announced to join the cast of Wool. The upcoming Apple TV+ series, based on Hugh Howey’s bestselling dystopian trilogy already has an impressive cast, including Rashida Jones and Common. … >

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Sheen and Tennant are back filming Good Omens Season 2

Production has begun on the second run of the show based on the Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman novel.  It was way back in June when the surprise second season of Good Omens was announced. Now Amazon Studios have released a new image to confirm filming has begun. If there were any doubt, David Tennant … >

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The Book of Boba Fett – the first trailer is here (updated)

Spinning out of The Mandalorian, we finally get a look at the fan favourite’s own show.  The first trailer for the much-anticipated Disney+ series The Book of Boba Fett has landed. As we discussed when the show gained it’s 29th December launch date, the story will follow Fett (Temuera Morrison) and his ally Fennec Shand … >

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Landscapers – Trailer for Olivia Colman’s new HBO/Sky mini-series

David Thewlis also stars in the “exhilarating and darkly funny exploration of love and fantasy.”  Sky have revealed a first look trailer and confirmed the premiere date for Landscapers, its new drama series starring Olivia Colman and David Thewlis. The quirky four-part series also stars Kate O’Flynn (Bridget Jones’s Baby), Dipo Ola (We Hunt Together), Samuel Anderson (Doctor Who), David Hayman (The … >

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Hawkeye – Marvel amps up the festive feel with another new trailer

The Avengers spin-off is being billed as ‘The Six Part Holiday Event’ for Disney+.  Marvel have dropped a further trailer for Hawkeye, the show picking up on the post-Avengers: Endgame story of Clint Barton. Jeremy Renner’s archer will be joined by Hailee Steinfeld’s Kate Bishop, teaming up to deal with threats from Barton’s past; during … >

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The CultBox Podcast Roundup – October 2021

Welcome to the CultBox Podcast roundup for October 2021 Our favourites this month have included, in no particular order… From Queer to Eternity – Mark Gatiss While From Queer To Eternity has finished its first season, they’ve released the recording of their September 9th live show with Mark Gatiss. Made as part of the London … >

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Radio 4 presents Deadhouse – three immersive horror shorts

Immersive event specialists Darkfield have produced a trio of audio horror shorts. If you are in the mood for some horror this Halloween, Radio 4 have releases a series of short podcasts which might do the trick. Designed for headphone listening when lying down and with eyes closed, Deadhouse uses binaural sound to transport you … >

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