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Jo Brand’s How to Stay Sane in a Mad World announced

Channel 4 has revealed details for a one hour special, coming to screens soon. It’s Jo Brand’s How to Stay Sane in a Mad World Channel 4 has commissioned Jo Brand to take an alphabetic romp through the most creative and Covid-friendly ways to help us stay sane over the months ahead via Jo Brand’s How to Stay Sane in a Mad World. In their words: “…banana … >

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Britbox Christmas 2020 nostalgia and a Black Friday Deal!

Britbox Christmas 2020 promises nostalgia with a bumper selection of titles they have just released Yesterday (November 26) Britbox released 58 new titles (it’s taken us a while to count) and most of them are for the festive season. The list reads like a who’s who of classic British TV with a mix of sitcoms, dramas … >

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BBC Christmas 2020 promises to bring the nation together

It’s just over a week until you can but your Radio Times double Christmas edition (other TV guides are available) but we have a good idea of the BBC Christmas 2020 plans There’s a vision behind the BBC Christmas 2020 programming, best expressed by Charlotte Moore, BBC’s Chief Content Officer: Let’s face it, it’s been a difficult … >

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Stephen Graham and Jodie Comer to star in Jack Thorne’s Help

Channel 4 has commissioned Roadkill producer The Forge in association with One Shoe Films to produce Help (w/t), a new drama from the BAFTA award-winning writer Jack Thorne (His Dark Materials, National Treasure) and BAFTA award-winning director Marc Munden (The Third Day, Utopia) Set in a fictional Liverpool care home, Help tells the moving story of the relationship between a … >

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Netflix releases teaser for new Danish series Equinox

Netflix has released a teaser trailer for new series Equinox, starting on December 30 It’s obviously a good week for Danish Netflix shows (see our piece on Chosen) as the streaming giant has also dropped a trailer for new show Equinox. They appear to be keeping their cards close to their chest; the summary beneath the video is … >

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Chosen — new Danish sci fi series from Netflix announced

Netflix had announced a new Danish Netflix Original series Chosen. The six part series is created by Christian Potalivo and Jannik Tai Mosholt (pictured) — the acclaimed duo behind one of the most watched non-English-language series at Netflix, The Rain. Emma has always felt different from anyone else in Middelbo — a small Danish town … >

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Channel 4 Christmas 2020

Channel 4 Christmas 2020 treats revealed and we’ve the details

The Channel 4 Christmas 2020 highlights have been announced (here) and we’ve gone through them all to bring you some Cultbox highlights In their own words, the Channel 4 Christmas 2020 is: A childhood fantasy for many comes true for three celebrities who will be spending One Night In… Hamleys, Helena Bonham-Carter narrates a special animation … >

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The Expanse season 6 is coming

The Expanse season 6 confirmed (and it’s the end)

The Expanse season 6 has been confirmed by Amazon Prime, ahead of the release of season 5 (though we’ve had a poster) Deadline are reporting (here) the confirmation we will be getting The Expanse season 6. They also report this will be without Cas Anvar, following a summer of allegations, and they also believe filming will start in January. … >

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