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Doctor Who newcomer Pearl Mackie met one of her heroes last night when American actor John Goodman came to see her play in London. Mackie, who was announced as Jenna Coleman’s replacement last month, is performing in the National Theatre’s production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at the Gielgud Theatre in London’s … >
Production of the new season of Doctor Who will run for ten months when the shoot finally begins. A new post on the BBC’s Careers website advertises the position of a Floor Runner for Doctor Who at BBC Cymru Wales “on a 10 month fixed term contract / attachment.” Season 10 will see Pearl Mackie join Peter Capaldi’s Doctor as new … >
Following Boyhood, acclaimed director Richard Linklater returns with Everybody Wants Some!! (out now), a ‘spiritual sequel’ to his 1993 hit Dazed & Confused. To celebrate the movie’s release, we’ve got goodies (including t-shirts, bags, caps and bottle openers) to give away to two of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV on Twitter and retweet this … >
BBC One has released the first trailer for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies has adapted William Shakespeare’s classic play as part of the BBC’s Shakespeare season. A Midsummer Night’s Dream will air at 8.30pm on Monday 30 May on BBC One. Watch the trailer… Maxine Peake and @RealMattLucas star in Russell T Davies’ adaptation of A … >
It looks like the BBC’s plan to launch a new paid-for subscription service rivalling Netflix and Amazon Prime is looking increasingly likely to go ahead. The white paper on the future of the BBC issued by the government last week says it “welcomes the BBC’s commitment to develop and test some form of additional subscription services.” BBC bosses have held discussions with potential … >
There are some pretty random Doctor Who mash-ups on the internet. Star Wars characters fighting with Time Lord? The Eleventh Doctor chatting with Liam Neeson from Taken? Doctor Who meets American Horror Story? And then there’s Catherine Tate’s Donna Noble phoning Hyacinth Bucket from Keeping Up Appearances while she tries to take out a Sontaran, for no reason other … >
Following the huge success of its first season, Channel 4’s lavish period drama Indian Summers recently returned for a sumptuous second season. To celebrate the DVD release of Season 2 and the complete Season 1-2 box set on Monday 16 May from RLJ Entertainment’s Acorn Label, we’ve got a complete Season 1-2 box set to give away to one of our Twitter followers! > … >
ITV’s Marcella is a new original, multi-stranded crime drama from the creator of The Bridge. Written by Swedish novelist Hans Rosenfeldt, the eight-part series is described as “noir thriller told with Rosenfeldt’s unflinchingly multi layered Nordic style.” Anna Friel leads the cast, alongside Downton Abbey star Laura Carmichael, Nicholas Pinnock (Fortitude), Ian Puleston-Davies (Being Human), … >
The fourth season of crime drama Wallander will begin on BBC One later this month. Sir Kenneth Branagh is back as Swedish detective inspector Kurt Wallander for a final three episodes. The first episode, ‘The White Lioness’ – written by James Former (Spooks) and adapted from Swedish author Henning Mankell’s third original novel – will air at 9pm on … >
The BBC has confirmed that Toby Jones (Dad’s Army, The Girl) will star in the new season of Sherlock. The 49-year-old British actor began filming the second episode of Season 4 today. As we reported earlier this month, Episode 2 will be directed by Nick Hurran, who previously helmed Season 3’s finale, ‘His Last Vow’, and Doctor Who‘s 50th anniversary special, ‘The Day of the … >