‘Spooks’ writers pick out the show’s best moments

Spooks returns next year as BBC One’s spy drama makes its big screen debut with the much-anticipated Spooks: The Greater Good. CultBox caught up with the movie’s writers, Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley, to find out their all-time favourite moments from the show…   Your favourite Spooks character: JB: “It’s got to be Harry. He’s … >

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20 years of ‘The Vicar of Dibley’

Can it really be twenty years since The Vicar of Dibley first appeared on our screens?  No no no no no no – yes! Yes, it can, with the first episode having aired in November 1994. Not perhaps the most prolific of shows (20 years on, we’ve only had 20 episodes, the last in 2007) … >

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The best Cybermen stories in ‘Doctor Who’

We’re hurtling towards Doctor Who’s two-part finale and the truth behind Missy, with Steven Moffat promising to make returning villains the Cybermen scary again. In many ways, the silver giants are perfect Moffat era monsters – he’s fascinated  by things that look, but are not, human (the Spoonheads, the Dalek drones from ‘Asylum…’, the Flesh, … >

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‘Doctor Who’ countdown: Season 8’s best episodes so far

It feels like Peter Capaldi’s first year of Doctor Who has only just begun, yet this weekend is the first part of Season 8’s finale already! > Order Season 8 on DVD on Amazon. > Order Season 8 on Blu-ray on Amazon. As we prepare to head into ‘Dark Water’ on Saturday night, CultBox has … >

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5 of the best high-profile ‘Doctor Who’ writers

When reviving the show in 2004, showrunner Russell T Davies drew together a group of writers already well acquainted with the worlds of Doctor Who. Mark Gatiss, Paul Cornell and Robert Shearman had written novels and scripts for Big Finish, while Steven Moffat was responsible for the well received and affectionate Comic Relief parody ‘The … >

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‘Wizards vs Aliens’ Season 3 preview

Fans of CBBC’s Wizards vs Aliens have much to look forward to with the launch of the fantasy drama’s third season this week, and ‘The Secret Of Room 12’ is a dynamite way to kick off the new adventures. If Tom (Scott Haran) and his friends – wizards and unenchanted alike – thought the Earth … >

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9 most exciting moments in the ‘Doctor Who’ finale trailer

The epic two-part finale of Doctor Who‘s current season begins next weekend and the first trailer has been revealed. Written by Steven Moffat, ‘Dark Water’ airs on Saturday 1 November on BBC One and is described by Moffat as “a proper scary one”. The official synopsis reads: “In the mysterious world of the Nethersphere, plans … >

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6 of the best Doctor-lite episodes in ‘Doctor Who’

Back in the 1960s it was not uncommon for one of Doctor Who‘s regular cast members to have a week off. With the show on for most of the year, characters were occasionally written out of an episode as part of the story. In the modern era, the hectic production schedule for Christopher Ecccleston’s season … >

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