Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted – The Extended Directors Cut

A new version of the acclaimed documentary lands on DVD and Blu-ray. Last March we reported on the launch of Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted. The documentary, released via BritBox, used previously unpublished interviews to share the untold stories of the film and television pioneer. Here’s the synopsis: He was the creator of some of the … >

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‘The Prisoner’: Six of the best… Number Two

In our new series examining one of the most iconic TV series of all time, The Prisoner, we’ll be taking a look at the various facets that make Patrick McGoohan’s 1960s masterpiece such a compelling watch. First up are the weekly bad boys in The Village – the Number Twos.

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Win ‘Network’ and ‘Rollerball’ on Blu-ray!

Iconic 1975-futuristic dystopian thriller Rollerball and Sidney Lumet’s seminal 70s classic Network are released on Blu-ray on 23 March by Arrow Video. To celebrate the release, we’ve got sets of both Blu-rays to give away to three of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV on Twitter and tweet the following … >

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7 of the best episodes of ‘The Avengers’

Following our recent retrospective of The Avengers, I thought to myself “Why can’t I be more like Emma Peel?” Now that I’ve realised I really don’t have the hips for crimpolene, I refocused myself to give you the rundown on seven of the best episodes…   1.16: ‘The Frighteners’ One of the few existing Season … >

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Rewind: ‘The Avengers’ revisited

One elegant spy. Three femme fatales. A dash of diabolical masterminds. Nineteen gallons of Champagne.   What was it about? When Dr David Keel’s fiancée is murdered, Keel teams up with the mysterious John Steed in order to bring the killers to justice. It was only when Steed allied with judo fighting, leather wearing anthropologist … >

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Rewind: ‘Manimal’ revisited

Everyone loves a high concept TV series and it doesn’t come much higher than this. Dr Jonathan Chase is a square jawed hero with the frankly fantastic ability to transform, at will, into any animal.

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Win a stunt car test drive and £1975 with ‘The Sweeney’!

To mark the Blu-ray debut of The Sweeney: The Complete First Series, home entertainment label Network is giving one lucky fan a once in a lifetime opportunity – the chance to test drive the stunt car from The Sweeney TV series at Rockingham, Europe’s fastest race track; a bottle of 1975 mens fragrance plus £1975! … >

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