It’s Walden vs Thatcher, with Steve Coogan and Harriet Walter in the lead roles. Channel 4 have released a batch of images from its forthcoming drama about the impactful 1989 interview of the then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher by Brian Walden. Brian and Margaret draws on Rob Burley’s fantastically titled book ‘Why Is This Lying … >
Steve Coogan and Dame Harriet Walter will star as journalist Brian Walden and the former PM Margaret Thatcher. With the General Election in full swing, Channel 4 have announced a new drama looking back at a pivotal moment in political history. Brian and Margaret comes from writer James Graham (Sherwood) and director Stephen Frears (A … >
Kate Winslet impresses as the hard-edged leader of a modern European regime. Updated 21/11/23: Sky reveal the official trailer for The Regime, but there’s still no confirmed start date. It’s been almost eight months since we first got a taste of Kate Winslet in her role as Chancellor. The show, from Succession‘s Will Tracy, follows … >
Welcome to the Podcast Roundup for October 2022 – our favourites in the worlds of CultBox. Our picks this month, in no particular order, are… That Gaby Roslin Podcast – Ghosts First up, the irrepressible Gaby Roslin hosts four of the writers and stars of Ghosts. As well as plenty of chat about how the … >
Stars of screens large and small Ben Whishaw and Hugh Grant will star in BBC One’s A Very English Scandal, written by Russell T Davies and directed by Stephen Frears.
A Very English Scandal, Russell T Davies’ upcoming BBC One drama telling the story of Jeremy Thorpe, has cast a quintessentially English actor in its lead role.