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Here’s our December 2023 Podcast Roundup – our favourites from the worlds of CultBox. In no particular order, the picks this month are… Out To Lunch with Ade Edmonson – Reece Shearsmith Ade Edmonson enjoys a charming and disarming chat with Inside No. 9‘s Reece Shearsmith. The conversation prompts memories of The League of Gentlemen, … >
The Tourist returns for Series Two on New Year’s Day. The show continues the story of the amnesic Elliot Stanley across six more episodes. However for Series Two the action shifts from the Australian outback to the Emerald Isle. Ahead of its launch, writers and executive producers, Harry and Jack Williams, have spoken about the … >
This year’s story is the Doctor Who Short Trip ‘The Hoxteth Time Capsule’, written by Paul Davis. Since 2016, audio producers Big Finish have run a Memorial Script Opportunity to honour their late, much-missed colleague Paul Spragg. The competition invites submissions (a synopsis and script extract) from writers new to the company, with the chosen … >
Big Finish celebrate Doctor Who‘s 60th Anniversary with the story of an impossible meeting between Omega, two Doctors… and two versions of Sarah Jane Smith! While audio producers Big Finish were frenetically degenerating Doctors in the monthly-released saga Once and Future, the show’s 60th Anniversary itself saw the release of a more traditional multi-Doctor tale. … >
Sontarans, Rutans, Sea Devils and the Seventh Doctor’s Last Day are all on the 2024 Big Finish schedule. Big Finish have enjoyed a busy 2023, including their celebrations for Doctor Who’s 60th Anniversary. However, the ever-industrious audio producers have plenty lined up for the new year too. Here’s five release we’re excited for… Star Cops: … >
There’s plenty that’s new to television in 2024, but also lots of returning shows vying for our attention. Here’s a quick rundown of six shows that we will be setting the series link button for… Death in Paradise / Beyond Paradise There’s two for one here, as Death in Paradise and its UK based spin-off … >
Audio producers Big Finish have enjoyed another industrious year of dramas in the Doctor Who universe. Here’s six of our favourites… The Diary of River Song: Friend of the Family The Doctor’s wife has been blazing her own trail since 2015 but, although we didn’t know it at the time, this was the penultimate release … >
The Fifteenth Doctor meets his new companion in ‘The Church on Ruby Road’ on Christmas Day. The Doctor Who Christmas Special was a staple of the show’s modern era. Fans and their families have gathered together from David Tennant’s dressing gown debut in ‘The Christmas Invasion’ to Peter Capaldi’s exit in ‘Twice Upon A Time’. … >
We return to Shipton Abbot for a festive special that promises a tough mystery. 2023 saw the expansion of the “Paraverse” with Kris Marshall returning to the role of DI Humphrey Goodman. Death In Paradise‘s former detective swapped St. Marie for the South West, relocating to his fiancé’s childhood home. Now, before a second series … >
The American assault on 19th century London society continues. The Buccaneers draws on author Edith Wharton’s unfinished final novel. It tells the story of a group of fun-loving American girls who disrupt London society in the 1870s. After the eight-episode first season concluded last week, Apple TV+ have given the nod for a second run. … >