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Ian McArdell

The CultBox Podcast Roundup – August 2024

Here’s our August 2024 Podcast Roundup – what we’ve been listening to in the worlds of CultBox.  In no particular order, our picks this month are… Films To Be Buried With – David Morrissey Actor David Morrissey, who’s currently starring in the sitcom Daddy Issues, talks to Brett Goldstein about his love of film. It’s … >

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Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor

Doctor Who: Matthew Jacobs writes an 8th Doctor audio drama

The writer of the Doctor Who TV movie contributes a script to the upcoming audio box set Deadly Strangers. Matthew Jacobs’ connection to Doctor Who goes back to his childhood. His father Anthony Jacobs appeared opposite William Hartnell in ‘The Gunfighters’ and he has memories of a set visit. Fast-forwarding to 1996, with script credits … >

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The Beast in Me stars Matthew Rhys & Claire Danes

Matthew Rhys joins Claire Danes for ‘The Beast in Me’

The pair will appear together in a new Netflix “limited series.”  Netflix have confirmed that Matthew Rhys has joined its upcoming series The Beast in Me, starring Claire Danes. The series, from creator Gabe Rotter, is about an author who discovers that a suspected killer is her new neighbour. Welsh actor Matthew Rhys is best … >

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Taskmaster

Taskmaster Series 18 start date confirmed

The contestants for Taskmaster Series 18 are Babatunde Aléshé, Jack Dee, Rosie Jones, Emma Sidi & Andy Zaltzman.  News has landed that the mighty Taskmaster returns imminently for its 18th series. The popular celebrity challenge show, lorded over by Greg Davies, with little Alex Horne, is back at Channel 4 on September 12th. The new run … >

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Starfleet Academy

Starfleet Academy series – filming begins

The YA skewed series is set in the 32nd Century, after the events of Star Trek: Discovery.  With the full cast revealed via StarTrek.com, production is now underway on the Starfleet Academy series. The new intake of cadets includes Kerrice Brooks, Bella Shepard, George Hawkins, Karim Diané, Zoë Steiner and Sandro Rosta. They’ll be under … >

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Out of the Dust cas with clapperboard: Molly Windsor, Asa Butterfield, Christopher Eccleston, Siobhan Finnerhan & Fra Free

Out of the Dust – Netflix announce new psychological thriller series

The drama stars Asa Butterfield, Molly Windsor, Christopher Eccleston, Siobhan Finneran and Fra Free.  Netflix have revealed details of their upcoming thriller Out of the Dust, from writer Julie Geary (Intergalactic). The six-part series promises to take us behind the doors of a controversial religious sect, with Molly Windsor playing Rosie – a young woman … >

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Jenny – The Doctor’s Daughter returns for Saving Time

The third box set of Jenny’s solo adventures promise a Staged reunion as Anna Lundberg joins the cast.  She popped up in Doctor Who‘s 60th anniversary celebrations, and for International Women’s Day in 2022, but it’s been three years since the last solo outing for Jenny – The Doctor’s Daughter. The character, a generated clone of … >

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Frasier 2023 - Kelsey Grammer as Frasier

Frasier Season 2 – trailer lands (updated)

The revived show follows the third act of Kelsey Grammer’s Dr Frasier Crane. Updated 27/08/24: Ahead of the show’s return Paramount+ have dropped a trailer for the second season of the Frasier revival. The upcoming run promises the usual comic mishaps at home in Boston, as well as a visit to Seattle and his old radio station … >

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