Don’t pack your shoulder pads away, the exploits of Rupert Campbell-Black will continue in Rivals season 2. One of this year’s outrageous hits has been Rivals. Based on the 80’s novel by Dame Jilly Cooper, one of her series of Rutshire Chronicles, its heady mix of sex, jealousy and independent television franchises has proved a … >
Here’s our October 2024 Podcast Roundup – what we’ve been to listening in the worlds of CultBox. In no particular order, our picks this month are… Happy Place with Fearne Cotton: David Tennant: Internal voices, LGBTQ+ activism, and 80s nostalgia Out on the promotional trail for Rivals, David Tennant chatted to Fearne Cotton about 80s … >
Plans for the end of the series have been revised. Since September, there’s been uncertainty surrounding the final season of Good Omens with production paused in the wake of sexual assault allegations made against Neil Gaiman. Now, Prime Video have confirmed (via Variety) that the show is coming back to finish its story. Good Omens … >
The production will be on the big screen in February 2025. David Tennant (Rivals) and Cush Jumbo (Criminal Record) have just opened at London’s Harold Pinter Theatre in Macbeth, reviving their sold out Donmar Warehouse production from earlier in the year. The modern take on the Scottish play, directed by Max Webster, runs until December … >
Big hair and bad behaviour in the ruthless world of 1980s independent television. Updated 02/10/24: The full trailer for Rivals is finally here. With the show launching this month, Disney+ have revealed a longer look at Rivals. The glossy Jilly Cooper adaptation, set firmly in the 1986 – amid the heady world of independent television no … >
Crowley and Aziraphale’s last hurrah in Good Omens Season 3 is on hold for the foreseeable. Updated 10/09/23: Deadline report that production has halted on Good Omens. Back in December, Good Omens – the series based on Neil Gaiman and the late Sir Terry Pratchett’s novel – scored a third and final season. Having adapted … >
According to a BBC spokesperson, “An episode of Doctor Who has been temporarily removed from BBC iPlayer to be re-dubbed.” The BBC is is in the process of scrubbing disgraced journalist Huw Edwards from its vast library of content. Edwards pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children. Fear Her features Tenth … >
The Netflix adaptation of Richard Osman’s novel boasts a stellar British cast. With production soon to begin on the movie of Richard Osman’s novel, The Thursday Murder Club, the author has dropped a few further cast announcements. The 2020 bestseller, Osman’s debut novel, follows a quartet of retirement home residents who attempt to investigate murders … >
His acclaimed National Theatre performance in CP Taylor’s GOOD comes to BBC Four. David Tennant may have missed out on an Olivier Award for Macbeth this weekend, but there’s a chance to catch another of his stage performances. The BBC have announced a screening of his performance in the critically acclaimed GOOD this coming weekend. … >
Two Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials received Hugo Award nominations. Wild Blue Yonder, directed by Tom Kingsley and The Giggle, directed by Chanya Button, both written by Russell T. Davies, were nominated for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form. The Hugo Awards, first presented in 1953 and presented annually since 1955, are science fiction’s most prestigious … >