To celebrate BBC Worldwide’s release of the third series of Episodes on DVD on Monday 14 July, we’ve got DVDs to give away to five of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV on Twitter and tweet the following text: Follow @CultBoxTV and RT for a chance to win 5 x … >
Having begun as the teasing suggestion of “For One Final Night Only” and then spiralled into a frenzy of demand following the initial show selling out in 40 seconds, the final performances of the greatest British comedy export are at last upon us. A ten day residency at London’s O2 replete with many audience members … >
BBC Three’s new mockumentary comedy People Just Do Nothing will begin airing later this month. The four-part series follows West London pirate radio station ‘Kurupt FM’ and launches at 10.45pm on Sunday 20 July on BBC Three. Led by self-proclaimed garage legend MC Grindah and his second in command, DJ Beats, these hapless individuals share … >
Filming has begun on a second series of Alan Partridge’s Mid Morning Matters. Six new 30-minute episodes will premiere on Sky Atlantic in 2015. The channel has also commissioned a one-off 60-minute “hard-hitting documentary special” hosted by Alan Partridge. Written by Steve Coogan, Neil Gibbons and Rob Gibbons, Alan Partridge’s Mid Morning Matters follows Alan … >
In all likelihood, there is no way that BBC Three’s short-lived and quietly hilarious sitcom The Smoking Room will ever make a comeback. Can you imagine a whole show based around smoking being commissioned these days? It’s been barely a decade since the show ran, and it managed to catch the very tail end of … >
This morning I was wedged amongst the world’s press for the Monty Python press conference ahead of their 10 O2 shows which start tomorrow (1 July) and culminate with the final ever time the Python’s will be together on a stage on 20 July. A promo of Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts kicked off proceedings, … >
Comedy actress Michelle Gomez (Bad Education, Green Wing) will guest star in the new series of Doctor Who, the BBC announced today. Gomez will play “the Gatekeeper of the Nethersphere” in Series 8’s finale, which is currently filming in Cardiff. She commented: “Well of course Peter Capaldi is our next Doctor, which makes complete sense. … >
Sky1’s family comedy Yonderland has been recommissioned for a second series. Created, written by and starring the team behind Horrible Histories – Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond – Yonderland launched last November. Adam MacDonald, Director of Sky1, commented: “We are incredibly proud to be able to bring … >
Blinkbox has teamed up with three adorable pugs to create a cute Game of Thrones remake… The pugs’ owners, Phillip Lauer (57) and his wife Sue (47), have been dressing their pugs up as characters from cinema and TV since they were puppies. Phillip commented: “Sue is a professional photographer and designer and she loves … >
Sky1 has announced the cast for After Hours, a new comedy series directed by The Royle Family‘s Craig Cash. The six-part series is currently filming and will star Ardal O’Hanlon (Father Ted), John Thomson (Cold Feet) and Jaime Winstone (Mad Dogs). Ardal O’Hanlon commented: “I’m delighted to be a part of After Hours. It’s warm, … >