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Here’s our May 2024 Podcast Roundup – what we’ve been listening to in the worlds of CultBox. In no particular order, our picks this month are… The Rest Is Entertainment Marina Hyde and Richard Osman’s popular culture show continues to be an essential listen. This month, topics for discussion covered the fairness of Mastermind and … >
Get ready to join Inspector Çetin Ikmen on the streets of Istanbul. The BBC has acquired a new Turkish/English crime thriller The Turkish Detective. The eight-part series is adapted from the award-winning and best-selling Inspector Ikmen novel series by Barbara Nadel. Set in modern-day Istanbul, the series stars Haluk Bilginer, Ethan Kai (Killing Eve) and Yasemin … >
The series, for Prime Video, will take inspiration from the Young Sherlock Holmes books by Andrew Lane. We’re still waiting that long-promised third Sherlock Holmes film, but in the meantime director Guy Ritchie is returning to the character. Prime Video have just announced a new television series: Young Sherlock. Promising all the wit and charm … >
Netflix and Mojang have announced that they’re joining forces to create an animated series based on the popular Minecraft franchise. News of the series was revealed as part of Minecraft’s 15th anniversary celebrations. Released in 2011. Minecraft is the best-selling video game in history, with players building, exploring and interacting within a three dimensional world … >
The High Republic-era show debuts at Disney+ on June 4th with a double-premiere. With the latest Star Wars show landing in less than a week, the makers are keen for us to know its characters. Unlike previous offerings such as Kenobi and Andor, there’s no familiar face in the cast of The Acolyte. Instead, we’re … >
The final box set in the current run of The Ninth Doctor Adventures sees three encounters with River Song. Updated 29/05/24: Star-Crossed is out! Today see the release of Star-Crossed, the latest set of audio adventures for Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor. The three stories see this most isolated of incarnations in the path of the … >
The Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 finale wraps up the current storyline and the voyages of the USS Discovery. It’s been quite the ride, from two The Original Series prequel seasons which began with the Klingon War to three set in the far-flung future. However, the adventures of the USS Discovery with Captain Michael Burnham … >
Get ready for an epic Season 22 reunion, as the recipe for The Trials of a Time Lord now includes Davros and the Androgums. Updated 28/05/24: Further cast and cover art for August’s celebratory box set of The Sixth Doctor Adventures. As we approach the release of The Trials of a Time Lord, audio producers … >
The series reimagines the life of Lady Jane Grey with wanton disregard for history. And Rob Brydon. Inspired by the bestselling book, My Lady Jane offers a radical redo of Tudor history. In this alternate set of events, Edward VI does not die of tuberculosis, Lady Jane Grey is not beheaded, and neither is her … >
The show adapts Terry Gilliam’s movie into a live-action adventure series starring Friends‘ Lisa Kudrow. Way back in the mists of time, well 2022 to be precise, we reported on a television series based on Terry Gilliam’s classic 1981 fantasy film Time Bandits. The 10-part show from Apple TV+, with Taika Waititi (Thor: Love and … >