The wonderful thing about the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary is the upsurge in unofficial publications.
Companions by Andy Frankham-Allen takes an in-depth look at the brave souls who have battled at the Doctor’s side, endured the excitement of time travel and crucially, asked the questions on our behalf.
Across the trilogy, Sir Derek Jacobi’s Master will encounter Bernice Summerfield, David Warner’s Unbound Doctor, the War Doctor and Torchwood’s Captain John Hart. Audio producers Big Finish have revealed the second trilogy from their epic Dark Gallifrey series featuring Doctor Who villains. Following on from Morbuis, the second set of stories focus on Sir Derek … >
Alex Kingston’s time-travelling archaeologist launches herself into a new audio series, beginning with a prequel to ‘The Ark in Space’. Updated 15/05/24: Cover art, cast and storyline details With her creator returning to Doctor Who this weekend, Big Finish have revealed more about River Song’s upcoming audio exploits. The first box set in her new … >
The audio series follows the human survivors of ‘The Satan Pit’ as they put the Ood into Torchwood. Updated 09/10/23: Covers and cast details released for the autumn of the Ood. As we begin the Torchwood Ood trilogy on audio, Big Finish have released covers and cast details for each of the trilogy’s three tales. … >
Welcome to the Podcast Roundup for January 2023 – our favourites in the worlds of CultBox. Our picks this month, in no particular order, are… Full Disclosure S2, Ep120 – George Takei Promoting his new West End musical Allegiance, this is primarily a discussion of the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII. The Star Trek … >
The pair will star in the anthology show’s upcoming forth season – Night Country. News has broken (via Deadline) of some further high-profile casting for the latest season of True Detective. Joining new leads Jodie Foster and Kali Reis in the show are two familiar British names – Christopher Eccleston and Fiona Shaw. The latest … >
Welcome to the CultBox Podcast Roundup for April 2022. Our favourite podcasts this month in the worlds of film and tv have included, in no particular order… The Two Shot Podcast, S9 Ep20 – Gemma Whelan Craig Parkinson rounds out his ninth season of the brilliant Two Shot Podcast interviews talking to Game of Thrones, … >
Mr. Robot‘s Sam Esmail is adapting the seminal Fritz Lang science fiction movie. After a lengthy gestation period, Deadline are reporting that the 1927 Fritz Lang silent movie Metropolis is to become an Apple TV+ television series. The deep-pocketed streamer has commissioned the project as part of Sam Esmail’s overall deal at Universal Content … >
The Being Human and Poldark star will play Dr. Joseph O’Loughlin in an adaptation of the bestselling Michael Robotham thriller. itv have announced a pretty stellar cast for their upcoming five-part drama based on The Suspect, which has been adapted by Peter Berry (Gangs of London). Joining Turner are Shaun Parkes, Sian Clifford (Fleabag, Quiz), … >
Coming this November, Big Finish brings Christopher Eccleston’s Doctor up against a Cyberman for the first time in Lost Warriors The next box set of full cast audio adventures for Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor invites listeners to follow the TARDIS to a 1930s country mansion, the Scottish Highlands and an iconic movie set – where … >