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Ian McArdell

Unforgivable - Anna Friel as Anna

Unforgivable – First look at Jimmy McGovern’s new BBC drama

Set and filmed in Liverpool, Unforgivable centres around the Mitchell family who are dealing with the devastating aftermath of an act of abuse perpetrated by a member of their own family.  The BBC has released first-look pictures from its forthcoming drama series Unforgivable. The series, from writer Jimmy McGovern (Time), explores the impact of grooming … >

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NASA livestreams are coming to Netflix this summer

The streamer and the US space Agency are bringing rocket launches and mission coverage to your living room.  Last week, we brought you news of a look back across NASA’s pivotal Space Shuttle program in a new BBC podcast series. Now, the future of space exploration will be available to view at home, thanks to … >

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The CultBox Podcast Roundup – June 2025

Here’s our June 2025 Podcast Roundup – our favourites from the worlds of CultBox.  In no particular order, this month’s picks are… Back To One Ep 344 – Ian McShane Speaking to host Peter Rinaldi, Ian McShane talks about his work on the John Wick films, as well as Deadwood, Lovejoy and more. It’s an … >

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Austin Season 2 – details of the new run

Michael Theo returns as Austin, who’s now grappling with sudden literary fame.  If, like us, you were charmed by the first season of Austin, there’s good news. The next chapter in his story isn’t too far away. The series, explores the relationship between Austin and his father, the ‘cancelled’ children’s book writer Julian and his … >

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Peter Capaldi takes to the stage at Glastonbury

The Rock Star Doctor joined fellow Scots Franz Ferdinand on stage.  It’s well-known that actor Peter Capaldi has many strings to his bow. He’s the Oscar winning director of a short film, as well as numerous other things. He was also a member of an early 80s post-punk band called The DreamBoys, alongside comedian and … >

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‘The X Files’ & ‘Wallace and Gromit’ LEGO sets are coming

News to gladden our hearts and lighten our wallets!  It has announced that both Wallace and Gromit and The X-Files are to become immortalised as new Lego sets. Both were fan submissions to the recent “Build Your Nostalgia: ’90s Throwback” competition which gave fan builders with opportunity to design new Lego builds, with the chance … >

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Squid Game Season 3 – first six minutes

It’s time to play Squid Game one last time.  Updated 27/06/05: First opening six minutes of season 3 is online The final season of Squid Game lands today and, in celebration, Netflix have unleased the first six minutes online. It’s a tactic they’ve also deployed for Wednesday, although that came well ahead of its August … >

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