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Steven Moffat

Steven Moffat on The Unfriend, Sherlock and Inside Man

The writer would pen Season 5 of Sherlock “tomorrow” if stars Cumberbatch and Freeman agreed to return.  Writer Steven Moffat is out promoting his play The Unfriend. First performed as part of 2022’s Chichester Festival, the play is directed by his Sherlock collaborator Mark Gatiss and it has scored an impressive West End transfer. The … >

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Wednesday Dance – recreated by Russian Figure Skater Kamila Valieva

Welcome to 2023… Here’s something fun – a reinterpretation of that Wednesday dance. On ice.  There’s still no news of that much-anticipated Wednesday recommission, potentially snarled up in negotiations between MGM Television’s new owners Amazon (of Prime TV fame) and its current streaming home of Netflix. However, we do have something Wednesday related to brighten … >

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The CultBox Podcast Roundup – December 2022

Welcome to the Podcast Roundup for December 2022 – our favourites in the worlds of CultBox.  Our picks this month, in no particular order, are… Out to Lunch with Jay Rayner S8, Ep 7 – Al Murray Jay’s eighth season of podcast lunches have been dropping since October, but his chat with Al Murray caught … >

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Paul Spragg Memorial winner: Big Finish’s Doctor Who – The World Tree

The annual Short Trips competition remembers the contribution of the late Big Finish staffer Paul Spragg.  For the last seven years, audio producers Big Finish have run their annual Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trips Opportunity. The competition honours the life of Paul Spragg, the dearly missed and much-loved producer’s assistant who was always keen to … >

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Picard Season 3 – showrunner teases the show’s musical score

The last hurrah for the Captain is imminent as Picard Season 3 approaches… With Star Trek: Picard‘s third and final run is now less than two months away, we officially getting excited. So, it appears, is showrunner Terry Matalas, who dropped a tease of the show’s score on Christmas Day via his Instagram feed. In … >

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Wednesday – recommission not expected until the New Year (updated)

Despite posting record numbers for Netflix, there’s still no sign of a recommission for Wednesday.  Updated 28/12/22: In a recent interview, the Wednesday showrunners outlined their Season 2 aspirations. Yes, we’ve still no news about a recommission for Wednesday, but the show’s return appears all but assured. So much that, in a recent interview for The … >

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The Orville – Seth MacFarlane would love to do a season 4 (updated)

Bleeding Cool’s speculations on the future of The Orville provoke a response from creator Seth MacFarlane.  Updated 23/12/22: The future of The Orville, Seth MacFarlane’s comedy/90s Star Trek homage/decent science fiction show is still up in the air. Despite season 3 completing its landing on Disney+ back in August, the streamer has been silent on … >

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