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Ian McArdell

Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian in Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker

The CultBox Podcast Roundup – June 2024

Here’s our June 2024 Podcast Roundup – what we’ve been listening to in the worlds of CultBox.  In no particular order, our picks this month are… The Gaby Roslin Podcast: Laura Checkley Gaby spent time in the company of actor Laura Checkley, star of Detectorists, King Gary and Screw. The chat ran through her career, … >

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The Fourth Doctor Adventures: Metamorphosis – audio boxset review

Harry Sullivan and Naomi Cross enjoy three more adventures with the Tom Baker’s Doctor.  Flexing the format a little, the latest Fourth Doctor audio boxset contains three 2-part adventures. The first brings the Doctor face to face with the Toymaker, albeit in a new different form. The second is a fantastical affair – a celebrity … >

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Patience – Channel 4 announce new crime drama

The show, adapted from the French series Astrid and Raphaelle, stars Laura Fraser and Ella Maisy Purvis.  Channel 4 have announced a new police crime series, Patience, from Eagle Eye Drama (Professor T). The six-part drama follows the story of a young autistic woman who’s a self-taught criminologist. Ella Maisy Purvis (Malpractice) is Patience Evans, while … >

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Star Wars: Andor season two – Krennic to return

The Rogue One prequel series is bringing back familiar faces for its second (and final) season. We’ve long known that Star Wars: Andor is a limited affair, with the show’s second season crafted to feed into the Episode IV prequel movie Rogue One. The story follows Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor, the pilot destined to accompany … >

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The Bear Season 3 – release shifts slightly eariler

Tensions run high in the kitchen as The Bear returns.  Updated 25/06/24: Season 3 to be released a few hours earlier. If, like us, you’re hungrily awaiting the new season of The Bear, there’s some good news. For reasons unspecified, the show’s stateside release date has shifted up to the evening of Wednesday 26th June. Yes, … >

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The Night Manager – returning and new cast revealed

Hiddleston reprises his role as Jonathan Pine as the world of The Night Manager continues eight years later…  Updated 24/06/24: The BBC confirm returning cast, including Olivia Colman. With the return of The Night Manager underway, the BBC have now revealed a number of principal cast members. Tom Hiddleston was previously announced, so the big … >

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