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Pull To Open: 1962–1963: The Inside Story of how the BBC created and launched Doctor Who is out now. Writer and broadcaster Paul Hayes is no stranger to the arcane world of television show development. In 2021, his excellent book The Long Game painstakingly pieced together Doctor Who‘s complicated journey back to our screens in … >
In a surprising twist of fate, American views are getting a run of the UK version of the show. The glorious Ghosts continues to be a homegrown sitcom delight, with its fifth and final series airing later this year. Starring Charlotte Ritchie and Kiell Smith-Bynoe as Alison and Mike, who inherit the tumbledown Button House, … >
The show comes from producer/director Roland Emmerich, based on the book of the same name. Fans of bloody gladiatorial combat rejoice! Via THR, we’ve learned that Those About To Die is coming to Prime Video. Commissioned by US streamer Peacock, the show draws on the same non-fiction text as the movie Gladiator. Across 10 episodes, … >
Christopher Eccleston’s next box set of audio adventures promises an encounter with Alpha Centauri. Updated 03/08/23: The audio adventures of the Ninth Doctor continue today with three more stories, released under the title Travel in Hope. To celebrate its arrival, producers Big Finish have released another of their special video trailers. This one leans towards … >
Paranormal: The Girl, The Ghost and The Gravestone investigates a Welsh farmhouse widely considered to be the most haunted house in Britain. In a joint commission between BBC Three and BBC Wales, Radio 1 presenter Sian Eleri sets out to investigate a seemingly ordinary farmhouse in north Wales. In the late 1990s, Penyffordd Farm was … >
What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life is released in February 2024. When the Star Wars legend Billy Dee Williams teased “something truly magnificent” recently, various commentators (us included) jumped to a conclusion. That’s because his tease came closely after news broke about the long-gestating Star Wars Lando Calrissian television series: Donald Glover and … >
Gemma Whelan returns as DS Sarah Collins. With the show returning soon, ITV have released a first-look trailer for The Tower II: Death Message. The new series is based on Kate London’s novel of the same name and again adapted by screenwriter Patrick Harbinson. The core cast return alongside Gemma Whelan’s DS Sarah Collins. That’s … >
It’s a nice and accurate adaptation based on the beloved book by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman. While we’re still enjoying the second television series of Good Omens, Neil Gaiman has announced that the original story is coming to another medium. First published in 1990, Good Omens was a collaboration between authors Terry Pratchett and … >
Doom encounters the Eighth Doctor and Charley, the Silence and Jackie Tyler on Big Finish. The multi-platform Doctor Who adventure Doom’s Day comes enjoys its audio drama component in September. Doom’s Day follows a time travelling assassin, played by Sooz Kempner, through twenty-four hours. The story plays out across prose, audio, comic strip and games. … >
Here’s our July 2023 Podcast Roundup – our favourites from the worlds of CultBox. In no particular order, the picks this month are… Brydon & We’ve just discovered Brydon &, which sees Rob Brydon enjoy a freewheeling chat with someone in the public eye. It’s what you might expect, a mix of gentle questions and … >