Here’s our December 2024 Podcast Roundup – our favourites from the worlds of CultBox. 

In no particular order, this month’s picks are…

Brydon & Larry Lamb

Rob Brydon goes on a journey through the remarkable backstory of his Gavin & Stacey co-star Larry Lamb, whose path to his eventual career is utterly fascinating.

This month, Rob also talked to Alexander Armstrong, Miles Jupp and Rory Bremner too.

I’ll Explain Later

As the revived I’ll Explain Later continues, Matt Nida and Jon West returned to take a deep dive on a bunch of modern Doctor Who episodes. On the menu this month were ‘The Lodger’, ‘Spyfall’, ‘Last Christmas’,

Plus, the pair dropped an Emergency Broadcast hot take on the brand new festive special ‘Joy to the World’.

Sherlock Holmes Short Stories

This month, Noiser Podcasts launched a new Sherlock Holmes Short Stories podcast with episodes dropping every few days. The tales tackled by narrator Hugh Bonneville so far include ‘The Adventure of the Speckled Band’ and ‘The Adventure of the Dancing Men’.

As well as via Noiser, these short stories have also been picked up by BBC Sounds.

Film Stories

This month on the Film Stories podcast, Simon Brew explored the tales behind Dirty Harry, Anita & Me, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation and Juror #2.

He also interviewed The Kevin Costner, as well as directors Kevin Smith, Kraven the Hunter‘s JC Chandor, Andrew Davis and The Order‘s Justin Kurzel.

Plus, Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham, the team behind Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.

Nick Park also joined Genevieve Hassan this month for an episode of Celebrity Catch Up too.

So, happy listening… and do let us know if you have any recommendations.