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Ian McArdell

Doctor Who: Classic Doctors New Monsters Volume 4 audio review

Four classic Doctors take on monstrous creations from the mind of Moffat in Classic Doctors New Monsters 4: Broken Memories.  Across their countless adventures, the Doctor often runs into foes they have met before. Classic Doctors, New Monsters gloriously exploits this fact by imperilling pre-2005 Doctors with threats from the modern series. As the range … >

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Romeo and Juliet: Francesca Amewudah-Rivers and Tom Holland

Romeo & Juliet – Cast for Tom Holland’s West End run revealed

He’ll be joined by Doctor Who’s Freema Agyeman playing the Nurse.  The full cast has now been released for Jamie Lloyd’s sold out upcoming production of Romeo & Juliet. It stars Spider-Man Tom Holland and newcomer Francesca Amewudah-Rivers in the lead roles. The play is coming to London’s The Duke of York’s Theatre for a … >

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Katy Manning in front of a microphone

The CultBox Podcast Roundup – March 2024

Happy Easter! Here’s our March 2024 Podcast Roundup – what we’ve been listening to in the worlds of CultBox.  In no particular order, the picks this month are… They Like to Watch: Little Wigs Abound! And Russell T Davies (DOCTOR WHO) Sara Barron and Geoff Lloyd’s television watcher’s podcast hosts Russell T Davies. There’s plenty … >

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Joanna Lumley and David McCallum as Sapphire & Steel

Sapphire & Steel are reassigned – to download

Audio dramas based on the classic sci-fi/fantasy series Sapphire & Steel are now available again from Big Finish Productions.  “All irregularities will be handled by the forces controlling each dimension. Transuranic, heavy elements may not be used where there is life. Medium atomic weights are available: Gold, Lead, Copper, Jet, Diamond, Radium, Sapphire, Silver and … >

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Star Trek Universe

Star Trek – Variety feature reveals surprise Section 31 casting and more

A future Enterprise Captain who will appear alongside Michelle Yeoh in the Section 31 movie – plus, the ‘Kelvin Timeline’ movie has a new writer.  With Star Trek‘s television series well-distributed across the Federation’s timeline, there’s plenty of scope for exploration of characters before we first met them on screen. The shining example of this … >

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Spy/Master

Spy/Master – BBC picks up the Romanian thriller series

The broadcaster is bringing the Cold War thrills to BBC iPlayer.  The BBC has announced that it has picked up the Romanian Cold War thriller series Spy/Master. It’s an intense defection drama set in the late 70’s. Here’s what we know about Spy/Master… The six-part series, filmed in Romania and Hungary, spans one perilous week … >

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The War Doctor Begins

The War Doctor Rises – Big Finish announce further Time War adventures

Jonathon Carley plays the young version of the late Sir John Hurt’s grizzled incarnation. Audio producers Big Finish have announced a new series starring the War Doctor. The character is a morally compromised regeneration of our favourite Time Lord who forsakes his name to fight in the Time War against the Daleks. He was originally played … >

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The Lazarus Project

Sky calls time on The Lazarus Project

The show won’t be resurrected for a third series.  Despite its recent BAFTA Cymru win and a TV BAFTA nomination for the show’s star Paapa Essiedu, Sky won’t be commissioning a third run of The Lazarus Project. The sci-fi thriller, from writer Joe Barton (Giri/Haji), followed the exploits of an agency with the ability to … >

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Michael Sheen to face The Assembly

The star takes questions from The Assembly – a panel of 35 autistic, neurodivergent or learning disabled interviewers.  The BBC have announced a special half-hour interview special with the award-winning actor and director Michael Sheen. Sheen is known for his roles playing real life figures, such as David Frost and Tony Blair, as well as … >

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Mammoth: Sian Gibson, William Thomas, Mike Bubbins, Joseph Marcell & Joel Davison

Mammoth – first look image from new BBC comedy

The series takes the man out of time concept and applies it to a late-1970s PE teacher. The BBC have revealed a first look at their forthcoming comedy Mammoth. From what we’ve read, the series takes the Adam Adamant / Captain America frozen in ice concept but, rather than a hero, uses it to draw a … >

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