With 2017’s Doctor Who season well and truly underway, it won’t be long before Steven Moffat regenerates into new showrunner Chris Chibnall. In anticipation, CultBox guest writer Ellie Mann has been looking back at Chibnall’s previous episodes to get some sense of what his tenure may bring… Fantasy meets reality As I try to make sense of … >
The latest Doctor Who story ‘Knock Knock’ took place in a wonderfully creaky house which concealed a rather nasty secret. Of course, it is not the first such place the Time Lord has visited – he often finds himself in less than desirable residences with a spooky reputation. From his lengthy career of time travelling, here’s … >
Moving house is grim at the best of times. When you’re a gaggle of student-aged young people without infinity pounds at your disposal, it’s almost understandable to see why the kids in the Doctor Who adventure ‘Knock Knock’ were willing to move into an actually decent house without stopping to check why it was so … >
Hello you. This article contains spoilers for ‘Knock Knock’. “Spoilers for Knock Knock” was also a popular Edwardian euphemism, but not for what you’d expect. So, assuming you have signal or still keep your landline handy, dial all the numbers and press the following buttons IN ACCORD WITH YOUR WHIMS: Press 1 if you … >
The return of the hit Ocean’s franchise is now only a year away! A spin-off from Steven Soderbergh’s trilogy of American comedy heist films – released in 2001, 2004 and 2007 – Ocean’s 8 is scheduled to arrive in cinemas on, rather appropriately, 8 June 2018. 2001’s Ocean’s Eleven was itself a remake of 1960’s Rat Pack movie … >
Here we take a look at some of the actors who’ve appeared in both the Star Wars universe and Doctor Who… > Buy the complete Star Wars saga box set on Amazon. Hugh Quarshie as Captain Panaka in Episode I and as Solomon in ‘Evolution of the Daleks’ and ‘Daleks in Manhattan’ Celia … >
Doctor Who and Star Wars; Star Wars and Doctor Who. One’s a decades-old, globally popular sci-fi adventure featuring a wise old man, a feisty young woman, aliens, robots, spaceships, and interstellar villains with a thirst for destruction and conquest. And the other is… err, also that. No, of course they are very different! But that … >
As a life-long Doctor Who fan, the hardest and most annoying question to answer is, “Who’s your favourite Doctor?” Here Liam South provides five reasons why the Twelfth Doctor should be your answer… Finally a Scottish Doctor that sounds Scottish. Those eyebrows. Peter Capaldi is a return to an older Doctor, helping … >
The what, we hear you ask? The Doctor Who Bot on Skype, of course… Calling itself ‘an innovative digital experience’ – The Doctor Who Bot will allow Skype users to interact with the Time Lord as they are recruited to assist in a six part multimedia adventure called ‘The Saviour of Time’. “Do you have … >
Since 2005, Doctor Who has given us a Christmas special every year. While some have been the perfect gift, there are some that we’ve wanted to exchange for something else in the Boxing Day sales. Yes, it’s currently May, but it’s always a suitable time for a Christmas feature when you have a TARDIS. Here’s how … >