The actor adds Macbeth to his roster of the great Shakespearean roles. Radio 4 have announced that David Tennant will play Macbeth in their upcoming production of the Shakespearean tragedy. The actor, of course, is no stranger to the Bard, having played both Hamlet and Richard II for the Royal Shakespeare Company – as well … >
Welcome to the CultBox Podcast Roundup for March 2022. Our favourite podcasts this month in the worlds of film and tv have included, in no particular order… The Two Shot Podcast, S9 Ep15 – Claire Rushbrook The wonderfully down to earth Claire Rushbrook talked to Craig Parkinson on balancing life and family, and about her … >
Old Friends is the last in the first batch of Big Finish’s adventures for Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor. As the cover makes clear, and indeed they concealed until release, it features a further encounter with the Cybermen. Not only that, but this incarnation of the Doctor enjoys a first encounter with his stalwart ally Brigadier … >
Peter Flannery has retooled his acclaimed television series as an audio drama. Taking four friends through three decades, across nine episodes, Our Friends In The North was a major television moment in 1996. The ambitious BBC Two series tackled several topics as it moved through the years. In the sixties, it looked at corporate, political … >
The show will follow the newlyweds through their domestic challenges. After three series of The A Word, the drama which chronicles the life of a family with an autistic son, the BBC have announced the start of filming on a spin-off show: Ralph & Katie will follow the the newlyweds last seen getting married in … >
Lost Warriors is the third boxset of adventures for Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor. As with Respond To All Calls before it, these are three discrete Doctor Who tales with a thematic link, rather than a three-parter like Ravagers. Once again travelling alone, the Doctor finds allies on his adventures — all of which are Earthbound … >
The prolific audio producers at Big Finish will be making Doctor Who audio dramas until at least 2030! In news guaranteed to gladden the heart of Doctor Who audiophiles, if not their bank managers, Big Finish have announced that they have renewed their Doctor Who licence. The company have the go ahead to create audio … >
The British TV streamer will add two more Second Doctor stories to their line-up. In an announcement of their December highlights, BritBox have revealed that they will add the animated versions of Fury from the Deep and The Faceless Ones to their classic Doctor Who line up on December 23rd. Both stories, featuring the Patrick … >
Respond To All Calls is the second audio outing for Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor at Big Finish. While travelling alone, pre-Rose, these tales see him answering distress calls of different sorts. Unlike the first time-hopping boxset of this range, Ravagers, these are discrete stories with a familiar structure; one story is set in the past, … >
The Ninth Doctor Adventures – Ravagers sees Christopher Eccleston returning to the role of the Doctor. Sixteen years since his thirteen-episode run reignited the Doctor Who in the public consciousness, it is doubtless the biggest coup for Big Finish since persuading Tom Baker to return to the role, or indeed Paul McGann. Ravagers is a … >