“On every world, wherever people are, in the deepest part of the winter, at the exact mid-point, everybody stops and turns and hugs. As if to say, ‘Well done. Well done, everyone! We’re halfway out of the dark.’ Back on Earth we call this Christmas…” Buy the Christmas specials box set on DVD on Amazon … >
Hoorah and thank goodness, Last Tango in Halifax is back! It’s been the best part of the worst twelve months for many people around the world, and not least of all for Caroline in Harrogate. Left holding the baby and mourning the loss of her wife Kate, Caroline makes some drastic moves by packing her … >
CultBox was lucky enough to be invited to the premiere of this year’s Doctor Who festive special, ‘The Return of Doctor Mysterio’, in London earlier this week. This Christmas sees The Doctor join forces with a masked Superhero for an epic New York adventure. With brain-swapping aliens poised to attack, the Doctor and Nardole link up … >
It’s been a long old year since we left the Doctor at the Singing Towers of Darillium with River Song, and he’s remained unseen on our television screens – save only for a brief appearance in the opener of BBC Three’s Doctor Who spin-off Class. CultBox was lucky enough to be invited to the premiere … >
With just ten days until Christmas, House of Fraser have surveyed a thousand people to find out how men and women in the UK differ in their approach to the festive season. Would you have expected that men actually enjoy shopping for their partners more than women do? We’re not all that surprised to learn that 42% of women … >
You might think that TV isn’t very important for people over Christmas, too busy celebrating and visiting friends and family. However, when it comes to watching TV on Christmas Day, we still like to get in our favourite shows. An online voucher code and money saving company can reveal what the nation watches at Christmas … >
Two new trailers have been released for this year’s Doctor Who Christmas episode by the BBC and BBC America. Written by showrunner Steven Moffat, ‘The Return of Doctor Mysterio’ features the return of Matt Lucas as Nardole alongside Canadian actor Justin Chatwin (Shameless) and Charity Wakefield. The 60-minute festive special will air at 5.45pm on Sunday 25 December on BBC One. Pre-order ‘The … >
Although each Christmas invariably presents a fine array of quality new programming (and Mrs Brown’s Boys), there’s plenty of quality drama and comedy to be found by rummaging through the TV and radio archives. Here we look at five of our favourites… Hancock’s Half Hour: ‘Bill and Father Christmas’ ‘And, when he complained it … >
The BBC has revealed new storyline information for this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special. ‘The Return of Doctor Mysterio’ will air on Sunday 25 December on BBC One. Written by showrunner Steven Moffat and directed by Ed Bazalgette (Poldark), the episode will be 60 minutes long. The official synopsis reads: “This Christmas sees The Doctor join … >
CBBC’s feature-length festive special of Hank Zipzer arrives next month. Executive producer Anne Brogan previously commented: “Hank’s Christmas Catastrophe will give the audience everything they love about the TV series – big laughs and big emotional moments – with the additional sparkle of a Christmas romance for Hank and the birth of a baby brother.” Hank Zipzer’s Christmas … >