When discussing the brilliant ‘Flatline’, Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat promised “one of our best ever sight gags”, and the man wasn’t hyperbolising. In fact if anything he nicely undersold just how visually entertaining the whole 45 minutes was. Like a demented episode of Penny Crayon, Jamie Mathieson’s second episode of Season 8 played with … >
If you have a brother, you have a hundred and one stories to tell, ranging from the funny to the downright violent. This week sees the release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; the tale of four brothers who are also, yeah, you guessed it… Jonathan Liebesman’s blockbuster encapsulates the camaraderie and rivalry between brothers and … >
While the TARDIS is quite naturally the Doctor’s favourite form of transport, he occasionally finds himself using other methods during his adventures in space and time. Ranging from exclusive to public transport, with some designed for the purpose and some disguised to conceal their true nature, this is our CultBox guide to some of the … >
Music fans are in for a treat as several superb acts will be performing in the UK over the coming months! First up is Common, the conscious Chicago rapper who has garnered multiple Grammys and recorded over eight albums. Common is among the most respected and lyrically accomplished hiphop artists alive. To complement his … >
The BBC has released a music video for Foxes’ rendition of ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’, featuring brand new clips from the remining four episodes of Doctor Who‘s current season. Foxes’ cover of the classic Queen song featured in the most recent episode, ‘Mummy on the Orient Express’. Watch the full video… Still to come in … >
Movember – the annual moustache-growing event to raise awareness of men’s health issues every November – is just around the corner. Since its launch in 2003, the Movember Foundation charity has since raised $174 million worldwide (Canadians are the largest contributors to Movember, if you wondered). Going back even further, the term “Movember” was reportedly … >
At the beginning, she was The Impossible Girl who appeared throughout the Doctor’s lives, splintered into multiple incarnations to save him a dozen times over. They travelled together as flirty friends in the days when the Doctor was fresh-faced, floppy-haired and full of sparkling youthful exuberance and cheeky good humour. That was then. Now, Clara … >
Earlier this week CultBox attended the press conference for The Imitation Game, which premiered on the opening night of the London Film Festival 2014. Out in UK cinemas on 14 November, The Imitation Game is a nail-biting race against time following Alan Turing (pioneer of modern-day computing and credited with cracking the German Enigma code) … >
British singer-songwriter Foxes is a guest star in this weekend’s episode of Doctor Who, ‘Mummy on the Orient Express’. Here we decided to take a look back at some of the other pop stars who’ve appeared in the show… McFly in ‘The Sound of Drums’ Katherine Jenkins as Abigail in ‘A Christmas Carol’ … >
What was it about? Created by Sally Wainwright, At Home with the Braithwaites aired on ITV for 26 episodes from 20 January 2000 to 9 April 2003. The British comedy-drama series told the story of a suburban family from Leeds who found their lives changed forever when the mum wins 38 million pounds on the lottery. … >