Liked ‘The Girl Who Died’? Watch these ‘Doctor Who’ stories

Vikings! We all love those warrior Norsemen, don’t we? Except when the Doctor is not in the mood for them, with or without their historically inaccurate but amusing horned helmets. ‘The Girl Who Died’ was one of this season’s most anticipated episodes, primary for the much trumpeted casting announcement of Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams and the … >

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15 actors who’ve appeared in ‘Doctor Who’ as different characters

“I never know where the faces come from. They just pop up…” Now that we finally have an explanation for why the Twelfth Doctor chose the face of Peter Capaldi, following previous roles in Doctor Who and Torchwood, CultBox decided to take a look at the many actors who have played more than one character … >

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5 hit TV shows that have featured casino-based games

In TV shows across the years, continents, and even star systems, there’s nothing to bring characters together like an activity where the atmosphere is relaxed but the stakes are high. Which is probably why poker’s such a popular game for our favourite fictional characters to play, as they attempt the slang and lingo of the … >

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Liked ‘Before the Flood’? Watch these ‘Doctor Who’ stories

The latest episode of Doctor Who concluded Toby Whithouse’s two-part story that began with ‘Under the Lake’. While the first part hit some traditional notes, with a claustrophobic base-under-siege setting and terrific ghostly monsters, the conclusion brought in time-travel dynamics and a fourth-wall breaking introduction from the Doctor. > Buy Season 9 on DVD on … >

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‘Sherlock’ star Andrew Scott’s 5 best projects

Andrew Scott is very much in demand right now. Most well-known to the general public for his award-winning role as Jim Moriarty in BBC One’s Sherlock, he is an actor with impressive versatility, a formidably talented reputation, and a firm fan following. > Buy the complete Sherlock Season 1-3 boxset on Amazon. Scott has some … >

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Liked ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’ and ‘The Witch’s Familiar’? Watch these ‘Doctor Who’ stories

Doctor Who Season 9’s opening two-parter was stuffed full of vintage Dalek goodness, as well as having both Davros and Missy in play. It also threw back links to various previous adventures for the Doctor. Here are five classic tales that we recommend you Seek-Locate-Exterminate…   ‘Genesis of the Daleks’ (1975) The Fourth Doctor’s first … >

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Liked ‘Under the Lake’? Watch these ‘Doctor Who’ stories

This week’s Doctor Who episode ‘Under the Lake’ hit all the notes of a traditional base-under-siege tale with plenty of running down corridors, as well as some terrific ghostly monsters. While we wait for the concluding part, ‘Before the Flood’, here are five Doctor Who stories we’d recommend checking out if you liked ‘Under the … >

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5 unlikely style icons

You get used to everyone on TV looking as fashionable as possible, as if the screen’s a catwalk into your home. But occasionally you’ll get characters who turn heads and trends simply by virtue of not trying to following what’s in vogue. Characters like Timothy Olyphant’s Raylan Givens in Justified, who focus more on what … >

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Toby Whithouse’s best ‘Doctor Who’ episodes

Starting back in 2006 with the episode that reintroduced Sarah Jane Smith, and then returning under Steven Moffat, Toby Whithouse has become a regular fixture in the line-up of modern Doctor Who writers. Often touted by fans as a potential successor, much in the way that Moffat himself was during Russell T Davies’ tenure as … >

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5 of Hollywood’s most iconic cars

In some films the ‘car is the star’ in a big way, while in others the car is certainly an iconic part of the whole. Think of the various cars that James Bond has driven in the 007 franchise. Many people probably think of the Robert De Niro classic Taxi Driver when hailing a New … >

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