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The Fugitive Doctor Adventures: Most Wanted – audio review

Jo Martin’s incarnation of the Doctor kicks off her own series of audio adventures. The Fugitive Doctor materialised in a head-spinning revelation as part of the Thirteenth Doctor’s arc. At the end of her debut tale, she flew off for her own adventures leaving us befuddled but wanting more. This rogue incarnation then reoccurred throughout … >

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Big Finish announce a rematch for the Sixth Doctor & Iris Wildthyme

The transtemporal adventuress returns in a new Doctor Who audio drama from her creator Paul Magrs.  The long history of Doctor Who is sprinkled with big characters, some with even bigger personalities. Two of the largest are surely Colin Baker’s Sixth Doctor and Katy Manning as Iris Wildthyme. Iris Wildthyme While onscreen, Ms Manning played … >

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The CultBox Podcast Roundup – January 2025

Here’s our January 2025 Podcast Roundup – our favourites from the worlds of CultBox.  In no particular order, this month’s picks are… Something Who Episode 108: The War Games in Colour Editor Benjamin Cook and Lead Colourisation Artist Rich Tipple return to discuss ‘The War Games in Colour’. Talking to host Richard Smith, the pair … >

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Call the Midwife – BBC confirms two Christmas visits to Poplar

The show’s festive two-part special takes place at Christmas 1969.  The festive episodes of Call the Midwife are a televisual institution, just like Doctor Who and latterly, Death in Paradise. This year, however, the show takes things further by offering two 60-minute episodes, rather than a single 90-minute special. The BBC have released four images … >

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Out of the Dust – Netflix announce new psychological thriller series

The drama stars Asa Butterfield, Molly Windsor, Christopher Eccleston, Siobhan Finneran and Fra Free.  Netflix have revealed details of their upcoming thriller Out of the Dust, from writer Julie Geary (Intergalactic). The six-part series promises to take us behind the doors of a controversial religious sect, with Molly Windsor playing Rosie – a young woman … >

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Jenny – The Doctor’s Daughter returns for Saving Time

The third box set of Jenny’s solo adventures promise a Staged reunion as Anna Lundberg joins the cast.  She popped up in Doctor Who‘s 60th anniversary celebrations, and for International Women’s Day in 2022, but it’s been three years since the last solo outing for Jenny – The Doctor’s Daughter. The character, a generated clone of … >

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Who Do You Think You Are? announces Series 21 line up

The enduring genealogy show features Vicky McClure, Rose Ayling-Ellis and Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill.  Who Do You Think You Are? returns for its 21st series and the BBC have confirmed the famous faces involved. We’re told to expect “… more shocking discoveries and revelations, as seven celebrities set out on their ancestral journeys and unveil epic … >

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The Ninth Doctor & River Song: Star-Crossed is released

The final box set in the current run of The Ninth Doctor Adventures sees three encounters with River Song.  Updated 29/05/24: Star-Crossed is out! Today see the release of Star-Crossed, the latest set of audio adventures for Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor. The three stories see this most isolated of incarnations in the path of the … >

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