Oh, blessums, The Boy In The Dress really is an utterly sweet tale. Based on the book of the same name (and whose author, David Walliams, makes a brief appearance as a drama teacher turned football referee), BBC One’s one-off Boxing Day film tells the story of twelve-year-old Dennis (played with masses of understated, genuine … >
Doctor Who will return for a full season in 2014, starring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor alongside Jenna Coleman as Clara. This news summary will be updated regularly as more details are revealed, with the latest updates at the top of each section. Rumours and unconfirmed reports will be marked with a *. > … >
Since the first glimpse of a menacing plunger at the end of Doctor Who’s fifth episode on 21 December 1963, Skaro’s hate-filled mutants have been a permanent fixture in the show’s 51-year history. Despite some periods off screen, their unique design has always kept them in the public consciousness and any match between the Daleks … >
This third ‘Dark Eyes’ collection for Paul McGann’s Eighth Doctor contains a slight change of tack, being entirely Dalek free. Instead, it is styled as “Doctor Vs Master” with the rival Time Lords clashing across the history of humanity’s war with The Eminence. The Master in question is Big Finish’s terrific home-grown incarnation, played to … >
BBC One has released a trailer for The Boy in the Dress, based on David Walliams’ first children’s book Following the success of Gangsta Granny and Mr Stink, the one-hour special stars Jennifer Saunders, Meera Syal, James Buckley, Tim McInnerny, Felicity Montagu, David Walliams and Kate Moss as herself. The Boy in the Dress airs … >
Episode 7 of The Missing opens with a brand new family and a brand new tragedy. The disappearance of a French boy in Chalons du Bois in 2009 brings Olly’s unsolved disappearance back into the public consciousness, Tony and Emily’s grief is exposed anew and the strain on their marriage reaches its zenith. Back in … >
Bill Bailey will bring his latest live show Limboland to theatres across the UK next autumn, calling everywhere from Brighton to Edinburgh. After touring in Australia and New Zealand to rave reviews, the UK tour will begin in Plymouth on 9 October 2015 and culminate on 9 December 2015 in London at Hammersmith’s Eventim Apollo. … >
It might make it easier to sleep at night, to be less afraid of dripping taps in the kitchen or the ceaseless drumming of rain on the window, reflecting the blackness outside back in, but dammit, it’s still a shame to reach the end of Remember Me. It’s rare enough to find such an exquisitely … >
Jack Whitehall Gets Around: Live From Wembley Arena, the eagerly anticipated live arena tour DVD from Jack Whitehall, is out now. To celebrate the release, we’ve got DVDs to give away to five of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV on Twitter and tweet the following text: Follow @CultBoxTV and … >
SPECTRE’s back! The acronymised masters of acrimony (specialising in Counter-Intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion) haven’t featured in a Bond movie since 1971’s Diamonds are Forever, and even then the secret terrorist organisation wasn’t mentioned by name. But now, 44 years later, they’ve slapped their brand all over the 24th Bond film‘s title with SPECTRE. Yes, … >