George RR Martin has seen a rough cut of the first episode and he’s impressed. With the dust settled on that divisive final season of Game of Thrones, eyes are now turning to the spin-off prequel series House of the Dragon. Set some 200 years prior to the events of GoT, the show chronicles the … >
Welcome to the CultBox Podcast roundup for December 2021 Our favourites this month have included, in no particular order… Full Disclosure with James O’Brien S2, Ep74 – Johnny Vaughan James O’Brien talks to fellow radio show host Johnny Vaughan about his life before becoming a presenter. With nothing to sell and apparently never having opened up … >
Set inside a Men’s Prison, Screw features a team of prison officers led by Nina Sosanya. We took a first look at Screw back in October, Channel 4’s tense new drama series set in a busy men’s prison. Inspired by writer Rob Williams’ (Killing Eve) real-life experiences of working and volunteering in prisons, the series … >
First heard in 2018, the drama returns on BBC Radio 4 Extra for Christmas. If you’re up early, or looking for a daytime distraction, Auntie has dusted off a recent festive treat: Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology. With epic scope, the drama looks at some of the biggest figures in the mythos. It’s all drawn from … >
Great news for Amazon as The Wheel of Time debuts at #1 in the latest Nielsen US ratings The launch of The Wheel of Time is going well for Amazon so far, as the show takes the top spot in the Nielsens on the week of release (November 15-21). We would bring our usual scientifically assured data … >
Of all his post-Doctor Who work, this is the project we’re most excited about. Based on Audrey Niffenegger’s 2003 novel of the same name, The Time Traveler’s Wife tells the story of Henry DeTamble, an unwilling traveller in time. Born with a genetic disorder, Henry moves about in his own timeline. Through his travels, he … >
Freema Agyeman is back as Martha Jones for her own Doctor Who spin-off audio box set. As a regular in Series 3 and guest star in series 4, the Doctor’s medical student turned UNIT Doctor companion saw a far bit of action. None more traumatic though than her year walking the Earth while the Master … >
Diana Wynne Jones’ novel has been adapted as an hour-long Sunday afternoon drama. First published in 1986, and famously made into an Oscar-nominated anime film, Howl’s Moving Castle is a fantasy classic. Set in the land of Ingary, it tells the story of Sophie Hatter who is resigning herself to an uninteresting life working in … >
The six-part series has been penned by novelist William Boyd (Any Human Heart). Adding another high-profile show to its roster, BritBox UK have announced they will premier Spy City this Christmas. The glossy looking miniseries, which follows the exploits of agents in 1961 Berlin, stars Dominic Cooper (Agent Carter) as British spy Fielding Scott. Here’s … >
The comedy thriller will return, with the story picking up directly after the events of the first series. The Outlaws, the Bristol based series which follows a mis-matched group doing their community service, has been recommissioned after being a bit hit for BBC. The show, which stars Stephen Merchant and bona-fide Hollywood legend Christopher Walken, … >