Vienna Salvatori is the new girl on the Big Finish block. Spun out of an appearance in the Doctor Who main range, and after a successful solo release in February 2013’s ‘The Memory Box’, Vienna’s brand of high concept, sassy sci-fi adventure has earned her a three-part series. Chase Masterson, better known to CultBox readers … >
Based upon the life of flamboyant American entrepreneur Harry Gordon Selfridge, who founded the world‐renowned store on London’s Oxford Street in 1909, the second series of Mr Selfridge picks up the story in 1914 as the store celebrates its 5th anniversary of trading. Harry, played by Emmy award‐winning American actor, Jeremy Piven (Entourage), is proud … >
To celebrate BBC Worldwide’s release of The Musketeers, Call The Midwife Series 3 and Death in Paradise Series 3 on DVD this month, we’ve got sets of all three 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 … >
ITV has announced the re-commission of Mr Selfridge for a third series. Inspired by the life of charismatic American entrepreneur, Harry Gordon Selfridge, and his business in London’s Oxford Street, the period drama’s second series is currently airing at 9pm on Sunday nights on ITV, averaging 6.4 million viewers (21.6% share) so far. Series 2 … >
Leading a bumper month of releases from Big Finish, ‘Dark Eyes 2’ continues the new era of Eighth Doctor adventures.
Call the Midwife returns to BBC One for a third series.
An adaptation is always going to differ from its source material. Deal with it. A play can’t be the book, and neither can a movie; what’s necessary is to capture the mood and essence of the story and transplant it to a different medium.
So, you’ve finished all those discounted post-Valentine’s chocolates and reached the end of the Basket Case trilogy you were watching in search of some emotional release from the pain of single living (you weren’t?). What now? How about four more nasty movies to ease your suffering?
The first series of BBC One’s fantasy adventure drama Atlantis, from the creators of Merlin, is out on DVD and Blu-ray this week. CultBox caught up with actor Robert Emms (War Horse, Kick-Ass 2) to chat about his character, Pythagoras, and what’s coming up in Series 2.
From award-winning science fiction writer Alastair Reynolds, ‘Harvest of Time’ is a brand new Doctor Who adventure featuring the Third Doctor, published by BBC Books on Thursday 6 February.