Rik Mayall’s greatest gift, exceeding both his ability for writing shrewd satire and side-splitting smut (often in a single line) and his boundless energy and enthusiasm for performance (he and Adrian Edmondson literally suffered for their art during recordings of Bottom and the subsequent, even more raucous stage shows), was the ability to make the … >
With several former Doctor Who actors heading stateside this year, we decided to gather together clips of their various American accents… Karen Gillan From the producer of Paranormal Activity and Insidious, Oculus is a new horror movie starring Karen Gillan and arrives in UK cinemas on Friday 13 June. John Simm John Simm stars … >
Since her first Doctor Who appearance in 2008’s ‘Silence in the Library’, River Song has had more costume changes than… well, certainly more than Adric. Cosplayers, prepare yourselves as we travel back in time through some of Alex Kingston’s best outfits on the show (in no particular order). Like River Song said on the dance … >
Television has changed and evolved in recent years, to the point that most of us have a seemingly infinite quantity of channels and other content to watch. In some cases, we probably even have access to stations that we never even considered tuning into. The wealth of entertainment programming is pretty incredible and recent advances … >
A new university study has set out to investigate the writing of female characters on Doctor Who since the show returned to our screens in 2005. The students conducted two major tests – a Bechdel Test, and counting speaking time – on all the post-2005 companions that had completed their tenure in the show (Rose, Martha, Donna … >
Our favourite captions this week were: “The chances of Colin Baker or Paul McGann making a return to Doctor Who are said to be up in the air…” by Patrick McCafferty “Plans for Gravity 2 are shelved as Colin Baker fails to fit into Sandra Bullock’s costume.” by Annie Taylor “Its fun to be at … >
“Bond, James Bond”, utters Sean Connery in his first ever line as 007 across a chemin-de-fer table in 1962’s Dr. No, indelibly associating the effortlessly cool agent with some of cinema’s greatest casino scenes for the next five decades (although he’d probably find life easier if he just used an online casino). With Daniel Craig’s … >
Life in a British soap means you’re likely to encounter more drama than the average person. If these accident-prone residents claimed for their injuries, how much compensation could they expect? With the British Soap Awards airing at 8:15pm on Sunday 25 May on ITV, First4Lawyers have asked just that question and created this interactive infographic, … >
The horror genre has always been most closely associated with the medium of film, but in recent years it has made long over-due in-roads into television. The ratings behemoth that is The Walking Dead has proved that horror in the long-form format of television can be hugely successful, while other shows like American Horror Story, … >
With Samuel Anderson joining the show in Series 8 as Danny Pink, one of Clara’s fellow teachers at Coal Hill School, CultBox takes a look back at Doctor Who‘s sexiest male companions (in no particular order!)… Peter Purves as space pilot Steven Taylor (1965-1966) Michael Craze as Royal Navy seaman Ben Jackson (1966-1967) … >