The latest ‘Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip Opportunity’ Winner delivers atmosphere in spades. Doctor Who audio producers Big Finish annually mark the birthday of their late colleague Paul Spragg, December 29th, with the release of a free Short Trips story. The author of this tale is picked through a competition, which seeks to encourage fresh … >
The Target Collection will release three new novelizations of episodes from Series 4, 9 and 10 of Doctor Who later this year. The books are novelizations by the original screenwriters of three Doctor Who episodes. All the television episodes featured actor Peter Capaldi as either Caecilius or the Doctor. The Fires of Pompeii by James … >
Temuera Morrison has revealed he tried to shed his lines to keep Boba taciturn. There’s been a consistent promotional push for The Book of Boba Fett in the past week, with its two stars out there to promote the show. We particularly enjoyed the interview that Temuera Morrison and Ming-Na Wen gave to NME‘s Alex … >
Seasons 14 and 26 of Doctor Who: The Collection are the next two Blu-ray titles to be re-issued in standard packaging. The Collection offers fans the opportunity to build their own home archive and has proved hugely popular with collectors and fans of the classic era of Doctor Who. The new standard packaging range is … >
Lost Warriors is the third boxset of adventures for Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor. As with Respond To All Calls before it, these are three discrete Doctor Who tales with a thematic link, rather than a three-parter like Ravagers. Once again travelling alone, the Doctor finds allies on his adventures — all of which are Earthbound … >
Chapter Two: The Tribes of Tatooine, has just landed. With the second episode of The Book of Boba Fett out in the wild, and despite her playing a minimal role in it, Disney+ have dropped a featurette focussing on Temuera Morrison’s co-star Ming-Na Wen. The actor, previously best known for her work on Marvel’s Agents … >
Jodie Whittaker’s final Doctor Who Festive Special has just landed. Here’s what we thought of Eve of the Daleks… Naturally, spoilers follow. Tony Jones: New Years Day brought a treat for Doctor Who fans in the form of Sugar Puffs sponsored Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 AD on Talking Pictures TV. It also brought Chris Chibnall’s … >
Welcome to the CultBox Podcast roundup for December 2021 Our favourites this month have included, in no particular order… Full Disclosure with James O’Brien S2, Ep74 – Johnny Vaughan James O’Brien talks to fellow radio show host Johnny Vaughan about his life before becoming a presenter. With nothing to sell and apparently never having opened up … >
With Stranger in a Strange Land released, the streamer offers a brief behind-the-scenes look. After the first chapter of The Book of Boba Fett debuted on the 29th December, Disney+ have followed up with a short behind the scenes promo. Focussing on the central performance of Temuera Morrison, who plays the titular anti-hero, the minute-long … >
Long before the Tenth Doctor’s adventure in The Unicorn and the Wasp, the Doctor encountered alien Vespids in Hornet’s Nest, a fourth Doctor audio adventure recorded in 2010. The unique audio was Tom Baker’s remarkable first return to the role of the Doctor since his television departure. In May of 2022, Hornet’s Nest will be … >