The UK free-to-air channel beings a run of classic Doctor Who stories this month. Forces TV have announced that they will be showing a run of twelve stories from the classic era of Doctor Who. With BBC repeats a rarity and access to these episodes otherwise needing a subscription or a boxset budget, it’s great … >
Welcome to the CultBox Podcast roundup for January 2022. Our favourites this month have included, in no particular order… Back To One #186 – Eric Roberts The prolific Eric Roberts talks to Peter Rinaldi about his approach to acting and how he achieves such a volume of work. He’s a fascinating subject with plenty of … >
The beloved former Doctor Who companion and Eastender is bound for The Woolpack. Louise Jameson, best known to cult TV fans as the savage Leela – a companion to the Fourth Doctor – is joining the cast of itv’s long-running soap opera Emmerdale. The actress will play Mary, the mother of longstanding character Rhona Goskirk … >
The paranormal sci-fi show is well worth a watch – if you’re brave enough! Having brought us UFO and Blake’s 7, the excellent Forces TV have another classic cult series heading our way: The Ωmega Factor. Made in 1979 and set in Edinburgh, the show follows the investigations of Department 7 – a secret “need … >
At the end of another productive year for the audio wizards at Big Finish, we have picked out ten of the best new titles from the past 12 months. We’ll be counting down our highlights from the main Doctor Who ranges in a separate list, but 2016 was a spectacular year for Big Finish’s other properties … >
Deep Roy is rumoured to be playing a role in the second episode of Doctor Who‘s new season. The Kenyan actor, stuntman, puppeteer and comedian was apparently spotted on location filming with the Doctor Who cast this week in Valencia, Spain. Reports on Twitter suggest that he is playing a robot in the episode, which is written … >
Big Finish has announced twelve new full-cast Doctor Who audio plays featuring John Hurt as The War Doctor. Hurt’s Doctor was introduced in 2013’s ‘The Name of the Doctor’ and featured alongside the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors in the 50th anniversary special, ‘The Day of the Doctor’. Big Finish executive producer Jason Haigh-Ellery commented: “I … >
Atlantis is no more, much to the dismay of its fans; a small but hardy cross-section of viewers that included mythology buffs and those who like buff mythological figures. It hasn’t quite sunk without a trace – the final seven episodes of Season 2 will air on BBC One this Spring and will no doubt … >