The show’s line-up inculdes David Tennant, Gary Lineker, Danny Dyer and pop star Jade Thirwall. Updated 14/04/25: A brief trailer lands. While the show is still billed as “coming soon”, itv have dropped a 30-second trailer for The Assembly. The promo gives a brief insight into what the four interviewees will face when confronted by … >
ITV’s take on the South Korean reality game show lands at the end of April. As if acting, presenting and podcast-hosting weren’t enough, ever industrious David Tennant has a new string to his bow. He’s becoming a game show host. We first heard his name in connection to The Genius Game back in March 2024. … >
Here’s our March 2025 Podcast Roundup – our favourites from the worlds of CultBox. In no particular order, this month’s picks are… Virtually Parkinson interviews Steven Moffat Doctor Who and Sherlock scribe Steven Moffat joined the AI version of the late Sir Michael Parkinson for a chat. It’s an interesting project, with the AI trained … >
Here’s our February 2025 Podcast Roundup – our favourites from the worlds of CultBox. In no particular order, this month’s picks are… David Tennant Does a Podcast with… Ben Schwartz Back after a four-year long gap, David Tennant’s podcast feed came back to life at the end of January with a teasing “Is this thing … >
The phone hacking drama comes from the team behind Mr Bates vs the Post Office. With impeccable timing, after the recent out-of-court settlement between Prince Harry and News Group Newspapers, ITV have announced The Hack. The show explores the UK’s phone hacking scandal and its impact. Filmed during 2024, the 7-part drama is currently in … >
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 … >