When the latest Doctor Who spin-off series was first announced back in October 2015, the initial reaction ranged from scepticism to outright hostility. By the time Class launched online on BBC Three last autumn, following a promising trailer and confirmation that Peter Capaldi’s Doctor would be appearing, fans seemed slightly more welcoming. However, the eight episodes failed to attract … >
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 … >
Word of advice: if you’re thinking of moving to Paris, don’t travel back in time and move there when the Musketeers were about. Especially if this week’s episode is anything to go by. Case in point: prisoners are breaking free and causing chaos as they go, while the Red Guard apparently have failed to subdue … >
“Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep.” The above quote is, of course, from the “Scottish Play.” Not that I am superstitious, but by invoking a quote from the… well, you-know-what play… for his eighth Doctor Who episode, writer Mark Gatiss may have been asking for trouble. But then he goes one better and confounds audience … >
Bringing together a trio of former companions, the latest tale from the Doctor’s home planet deals with the thorny topic of changing history. While the previous Gallifrey release, ‘Intervention Earth’, took us into the distant future with a later incarnation of Romana, ‘Enemy Lines’ returns to more familiar ground with Lalla Ward’s Romana II. Picking … >
Another director for the new season of Sherlock has been revealed. The first episode of Season 4, written by co-creator Mark Gatiss, began filming in Cardiff last month and is directed by Rachel Talalay (Doctor Who, The Flash). It has now emerged online that the second episode will be directed by Nick Hurran. > Here’s everything we know about Season … >
So, what did you think of the Doctor Who Season 9’s second two-part story? > Buy Season 9 on DVD on Amazon. > Buy Season 9 on Blu-ray on Amazon. Let’s take a look at the best and worst bits of Toby Whithouse’s ‘Under the Lake’ and ‘Before the Flood’… Hits The Fisher King … >
Peggy Carter apparently works for the New York Bell Co telephone exchange, but is in fact an Agent with the Strategic Scientific Reserve. And although she is an agent with the SSR, she’s also working secretly on behalf of Howard Stark, wanted fugitive (to the SSR) and former wartime colleague (to Agent Carter). Just like … >
The acclaimed Inspector George Gently returns on 13 July with the release of the seventh and most recent season on DVD from Acorn Media. To celebrate the release, we’ve got DVDs to give away to three of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV on Twitter and tweet the following text: … >
Banished is BBC Two’s new convicts drama from Accused writer Jimmy McGovern. From the makers of Top Of The Lake, the seven-part series stars Myanna Buring (Ripper Street), Russell Tovey (Being Human) and Julian Rhind-Tutt (The Hour). > Order Banished on DVD on Amazon. The cast also includes David Wenham (Top Of The Lake), Joseph … >