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Rob Smedley

‘Utopia’ Series 2 Episode 1 review

Hide your bunnies and protect your eyes, the televisual mind-fuck that is Utopia is back. To celebrate, I’ve laid on a 1970s multisensory review for you. So relax on an Omkstak chair with a crème de menthe, and press play on the video below to set the mood before we continue down the rabbit hole … >

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Surviving 2014’s Summer of Sport: 10 recent shows to catch up on

If you don’t like sport then boy, are you fu…ff-finding yourself in a difficult position this summer, because as you sit there, letting your sofa soak up the Pimm’s sweats, and desperately jabbing at the remote, you’ll have noticed something. THERE’S NOTHING ON. Which is no surprise. Summer is traditionally a drama drought featuring just … >

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In The Flesh

5 reasons why ‘In the Flesh’ has to return for Season 3

At the time of writing there’s been no official announcement that In the Flesh has been recommissioned for a third season, which seems like cruel and unusual punishment for an audience dealing with the end of a damn fine series and the apparent loss of one of its best characters. So surely it’s only a … >

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‘Star Trek’ book: ‘The Klingon Art of War’ review

My life was sad, and distinctly lacking Honour. My Bat’leth had grown dull and rusted after many years without shedding an enemy’s blood. And I was pretty sure that the Romulans were laughing at me behind my back whenever I went to the toilet. Then I read The Klingon Art of War and now my … >

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Emily Bevan (‘In the Flesh’ Series 2 finale) interview

The second series of BBC Three’s zombie drama In the Flesh concluded tonight and the complete Series 1-2 boxset is released on DVD and Blu-ray tomorrow. > Buy the boxset on Amazon. CultBox caught up with actress Emily Bevan, who plays Amy, for a chat about the shocking events of Series 2’s finale…     … >

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‘In the Flesh’ Series 2 finale review

‘The best way is to do it with scissors’. That’s what Alfred Hitchcock said, once upon a movie murder. Mind you, Hitch never had to kill a zombie. But for our 21st century warm bodies, decades of Pop-Horror has heuristically ingrained in us a variety of ways to do away with the undead. If the … >

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Emily Bevan (‘In the Flesh’ Series 2) interview

The second series of BBC Three’s zombie drama In the Flesh concludes at 10pm tonight and the complete Series 1-2 boxset is released on DVD and Blu-ray tomorrow. > Buy the boxset on Amazon. CultBox caught up with actress Emily Bevan, who plays Amy, for a look back at Series 2…   Series 2 is … >

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‘In the Flesh’ Series 2 Episode 5 review

Time for one of two incongruous Hitchhiker’s Guide references! Because, there might not be any coasts or fjords on In the Flesh, but Dominic Mitchell could teach Slartibartfast a few things about world-building. He’s a master at it. You see, good world-building isn’t blocks of facts Minecrafted into place. It’s discovery through experience; entirely character … >

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‘In the Flesh’ Series 2 Episode 4 review

Never mind what that bloke at the electrical goods shop says; you don’t need a 3D TV. Tune into In the Flesh with your regular electric viewing slab of choice and you can see proper three-dimensional characters moving right in front of you. Because to really draw you in – to make you feel like … >

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