CBBC has released a teaser for the brand new series of Danger Mouse. Alexander Armstrong will be the voice of Danger Mouse, alongside Kevin Eldon as Penfold, Stephen Fry as Colonel K and Dave Lamb as the narrator. Cheryl Taylor, Controller of CBBC, commented last year: “Danger Mouse is the last word in debonair and … >
Game of Thrones star Lena Headey and comedian John Oliver have joined the voice cast of the upcoming Danger Mouse reboot. It was announced yesterday at Comic-Con in San Diego that Headey, who plays Cersei Lannister in HBO’s fantasy drama, will provide the voice of US Secret Agent Jeopardy Mouse. The Dredd actress commented: “I … >
Inspired by the triumphant and long-overdue returns of The Clangers and Thunderbirds – and excited at the imminent comeback of the amazing, the fantastic, the greatest secret agent in the world (Danger Mouse) – we’ve put our minds to the question… Which other classic kids’ TV shows could be on the list for a 21st … >
Smallfilms are a peculiarly British animation studio: industrious, creative and successful but always too tiny and quaint to ever be called a powerhouse. Initially a two-man operation working out of an old barn – with Peter Firmin making models or providing traditional artwork alongside Oliver Postgate animating these elements and (in a voice that was … >
CBeebies has released the first clip from the new series of The Clangers. Narrated by Michael Palin, 52 new stop-motion animated episodes will air on weekdays from Monday 15 June on CBeebies. > Buy the original first season of The Clangers on DVD on Amazon. Watch the clip… Each 11-minute episode will centre on members … >
Mother, Major, Tiny, Small and Granny are back next month as The Clangers return. Narrated by Michael Palin, 52 new stop-motion animated episodes will air on weekdays from Monday 15 June on CBeebies. Palin commened last year: “The world of the Clangers is delightful and irresistible. It’s a real pleasure and a great privilege to … >
Shaun the Sheep: The Movie is out to own on DVD and Blu-ray on Monday 1 June, courtesy of Aardman and StudioCanal. To celebrate the release, we’ve got goodies to give away to three of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV on Twitter and tweet the following text: Follow @CultBoxTV … >
After the success of Doctor Who’s relaunch in 2005, it was perhaps inevitable that CBBC would come knocking for a spin-off show. Thankfully, Russell T Davies rejected their ideas and instead capitalised on the success of 2006’s ‘School Reunion’ to create a vehicle for fan favourite Elisabeth Sladen. Promoted from companion to star, intrepid investigate … >
One thing that characterises the greatest British children’s television dramas of the 1980s is fear. Without ever crossing the line into the kind of adult shockers that were popular in the cinema at the time, programme makers knew the best way to engross young audiences was to scare the shit out of them – not … >
Eve is CBBC’s new sci-fi mystery adventure about the world’s first fully sentient ‘artificial person’. Eve (Poppy Lee Friar) seems human, but under the skin she’s a robot capable of amazing feats – if she can navigate her way through the perils of teenage life first. Episode 1: ‘All About Eve’ Monday 5 January … >