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Blake’s 7: Afterlife – Big Finish to revive the post-series novel

Beyond the bloodbath of Gauda Prime, Blake’s 7: Afterlife explores the fate of the survivors.  After the brutal ‘Blake’, the 21st December 1981 episode that concluded Blake’s 7‘s fourth series, fans were left bereft. They watched Avon take down Blake, Scorpio crash and saw its crew gunned down by Federation troopers. Merry Christmas, eh? Despite … >

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The CultBox Podcast Roundup – May 2025

Here’s our May 2025 Podcast Roundup – our favourites from the worlds of CultBox.  In no particular order, this month’s picks are… The Doctor Who Show – Astronaut Switcheroo (The Ambassadors of Death) The ever reliable Aussie podcast tackled Season 7‘s underrated ‘The Ambassadors of Death’ for its main feature this month. They gave the … >

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Jean Marsh as Sara Kingdom of the Space Security Service

The CultBox Podcast Roundup – April 2025

Here’s our April 2025 Podcast Roundup – our favourites from the worlds of CultBox.  In no particular order, this month’s picks are… The Sirens of Audio – Jean Marsh Remembered The Doctor Who audiophile’s podcast turned over a whole episode to the memory of Jean Marsh who died this month. Writer Simon Guerrier joined regular hosts … >

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The Rings of Power title card

The Rings of Power Season 3 is now in production (updated)

Prime Video are returning to Middle-Earth, aka Shepperton Studios.  Updated 03/03/25 – Two new names added to the cast. As the show gears up to filming on series 3, The Rings of Power has announced two new cast members. First up, Jamie Campbell Bower is set to take a regular role in the show. Campbell … >

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The Box of Delights

The Box of Delights is coming to Blu-ray for Christmas

The wolves are running in high definition this year!  For readers of a certain age, the BBC’s six-part dramatization of The Box of Delights firmly imprinted on their childhood. With haunting opening credits and lots of (then) cutting edge effects, the show aired in the run up to Christmas 1984. Adapted from John Masefield’s 1935 novel, … >

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Paul Darrow as Kerr Avon

Blake’s 7 revives Avon’s backstory in Avon – A Terrible Aspect

Paul Darrow’s Blake’s 7 prequel novel for his character gets the audiobook treatment.  Last month, we heard that Blake’s 7, the classic BBC science fiction series, is getting the Blu ray treatment. The classic 70s/80’s BBC series will enjoy updated effects and interviews from the team behind Doctor Who – The Collection. Now, the late … >

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Big Finish open The Paul Spragg Memorial Writers’ Opportunity 2024

The annual competition seeks to encourage fresh writing talent, with the winner seeing their Doctor Who short story recorded and published.  Doctor Who audio producers Big Finish Productions have once again opened submissions for their annual Paul Spragg Memorial Writers’ Opportunity. The competition, which takes place in memory of their late colleague Paul Spragg, seeks … >

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The CultBox Podcast Roundup – January 2024

Here’s our January 2024 Podcast Roundup – our favourites from the worlds of CultBox.  In no particular order, the picks this month are… The Last Ever Two Shot Podcast – Craig chats with Vicky McClure Okay, a slight cheat as it was released on December 31st 2023, but our first podcast listen of 2024 was … >

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