Here’s our December 2023 Podcast Roundup – our favourites from the worlds of CultBox. In no particular order, the picks this month are… Out To Lunch with Ade Edmonson – Reece Shearsmith Ade Edmonson enjoys a charming and disarming chat with Inside No. 9‘s Reece Shearsmith. The conversation prompts memories of The League of Gentlemen, … >
Dramatizing the Kim Philby story, the show stars Damian Lewis, Guy Pearce and Anna Maxwell Martin. ITVs new-look streamer, ITVX lands on December 8th and A Spy Among Friends is front and centre as the service’s high-profile drama show for its launch. Based on Ben Macintyre’s book, the real-life story looks at Kim Philby and … >
BBC One announces The Trick, a landmark film that tells the real life story of the ‘Climategate Scandal’ from 2009 Produced by Vox Pictures, the team behind the critically acclaimed Keeping Faith, and written by Bafta-nominated Owen Sheers (The Snow Spider, Aberfan: The Green Hollow) The Trick tells the story of world-renowned Professor Philip Jones; … >
Just as the clinching piece of evidence arrives in the final episode of One of Us, detectives Juliet and Andrew seem to lose interest in the whole thing. Though I wouldn’t go so far as to say I felt the same, it was certainly a less nerve-wracking sprint to the finishing line than I was … >
One of Us is a new thriller from the creators of The Missing. Set in the Highlands of Scotland and Edinburgh, BBC One’s four-part drama series sees a horrific double murder rock the lives of two families living side by side in rural Scotland. Buy One of Us on DVD on Amazon here. The cast … >
As expected, the penultimate part of BBC One’s One of Us really kicks things up a gear. Several times before the close of Episode 3 I found myself thinking that this, surely, must be the end: the police arriving at the funeral! Both families taken into custody! Rob’s confession! When it comes, the cliffhanger is … >
“We’re not made for this,” says Claire Elliot during this week’s episode of One of Us. She’s referring to the tacit decision to cover up the murder of her brother’s killer, and she’s got a point. Concealing the body itself isn’t too difficult, but it’s hardly a mark of criminal genius to try and hide … >
It’s not easy to make a new TV crime drama stand out from the crowd. BBC One’s new four-part drama One of Us, from the creators of the channel’s 2014 hit The Missing, unfortunately suffers from being a bit like Broadchurch (the effect of a murder being as important as the crime itself) crossed with Shetland (a bleak stormy … >
A trailer has been released for One of Us, BBC One’s new four-part thriller from the creators of The Missing. Set in the Highlands of Scotland and Edinburgh, One of Us sees a horrific double murder rock the lives of two families living side by side in rural Scotland. The cast includes Juliet Stevenson (The Village), Joanna Vanderham (The … >
BBC One’s new four-part thriller from the creators of The Missing will begin later this month. Set in the Highlands of Scotland and Edinburgh, One of Us sees a horrific double murder rock the lives of two families living side by side in rural Scotland. Episode 1 airs at 9pm on Tuesday 23 August on … >