Jean Marsh as Sara Kingdom of the Space Security Service

The CultBox Podcast Roundup – April 2025

Here’s our April 2025 Podcast Roundup – our favourites from the worlds of CultBox.  In no particular order, this month’s picks are… The Sirens of Audio – Jean Marsh Remembered The Doctor Who audiophile’s podcast turned over a whole episode to the memory of Jean Marsh who died this month. Writer Simon Guerrier joined regular hosts … >

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Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano with while lightsaber drawn, in Star Wars: Ahsoka

Star Wars: Ahsoka Season 2 – filming begins

With Andor currently airing its second and final season, the only confirmed live-action Star Wars show in production is Ahsoka. The series follows the exploits of the former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano, who fans first met in The Clone Wars animated series. We were introduced to the live-action version of the character, played by Rosario … >

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David Tennant faces The Assembly

The Assembly – trailer & dates for the itv interview series

The show’s line-up includes David Tennant, Gary Lineker, Danny Dyer and pop star Jade Thirwall.  Updated 28/04/25: David Tennant has a colourful message for people who don’t like Doctor Who. David Tennant’s episode of The Assembly dropped over the weekend, as he faced a panel of neurodivergent and/or learning disabled interviewers with some direct questions. … >

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Tom Baker & Lalla Ward in a Prime Computers advert

The CultBox Podcast Roundup – March 2025

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 … >

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Richard Franklin as Captain Mike Yates

The CultBox Podcast Roundup – February 2025

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 … >

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The Hack - David Tennant as Nick Davies & Toby Jones as Alan Rusbridger

ITV announces ‘The Hack’ starring Tennant, Carlyle and Jones

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 … >

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Rivals

Rivals – the Jilly Cooper adaptation romps into season 2

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 … >

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Criminal Record - Peter Capaldi & Cush Jumbo

The CultBox Podcast Roundup – October 2024

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 … >

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Sheen & Tennant in Good Omens

Good Omens – season 3 becomes a single 90-minute finale

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 … >

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