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David Benson and Jack Lane’s remarkable two-man show brings the beloved sitcom to life on audio. While the story of Dad’s Army‘s enduring success is well-known on the small screen, as well on film, the show also had a life on radio. While the series was still on television, 67 episodes were adapted from Jimmy … >
The animated Star Trek show, cancelled by Paramount+, was saved by Netflix. The story of Star Trek: Prodigy, franchise’s children-focussed animated spinoff, has been an eventful one. Launched on Nickelodeon and Paramount+, the show was a success and swiftly recommissioned. However, it later fell foul of Paramount’s cost-cutting last June. With a second season all … >
Fresh off the back of the show’s recent New Year Treat special, Channel 4’s Taskmaster has unveiled another special episode. The show is inviting back a group of previous winners to battle for the title of Taskmaster Champion of Champions. It’s a contest that has been held twice before, but this time the champions are … >
With the New Year comes some long awaited new television. Criminal Record has been on our watchlist since it was first announced back in June 2022. The Apple TV+ show stars the impressive combination of Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who) and Cush Jumbo (The Good Fight). Together, the pair play detectives caught in a tug of … >
The former Doctor Who and Sherlock showrunner believes that we need a show which provides a non-cynical look at British politics. There have been a couple of great British comedies in the world of politics over the years. In the 1980s, through the peerless Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, writers Antony Jay and Jonathan … >
With various spinoffs in progress, the Game Of Thrones creator has revealed one element of the Westerosi animations slate. We’ve known for a while that George R. R. Martin and HBO have various spinoffs in progress for the Game of Thrones universe. So far, only one has actually come to fruition as House of the … >
With Season 3 Slow Horses finished and Season 4 already in the can, the spies of Slough House are set to continue. The exploits of Jackson Lamb and his MI5 misfits continue to be a hit for Apple TV+. Season 3 of Slow Horses concluded on December 27th. With the fourth already recorded, the streamer … >
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 … >