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The CultBox Podcast Roundup – July 2025

Here’s our July 2025 Podcast Roundup – our favourites from the worlds of CultBox.  In no particular order, this month’s picks are… Films To Be Buried With with Brett Goldstein – Mark Gatiss Host Brett Goldstein delivers the sad news of Mark Gatiss’ recent passing, and then they discuss his favourite films. The chat covers … >

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The Split series 3

The Split series 3 starts filming, but it’s also the final one

Production has begun on The Split series 3 — there will be no series 4 The series, set in the fast-paced, complex world of London’s high-end divorce circuit is created by Bafta and Emmy Award-winning writer Abi Morgan (River, Suffragette, The Hour) and Executive Produced by Jane Featherstone (Chernobyl, Giri-Haji, Utopia), Lucy Dyke (The Split, Black … >

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Hang Ups episode 1 review

Now that Stath Lets Flats series 1 has come to an end, Channel 4 is filling its Wednesday night slot with another brand new comedy. Hang Ups stars Stephen Mangan as a stressed therapist, delivering online therapy sessions to a host of eccentric clients while also trying to deal with his own problems… It’s loosely … >

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David Tennant, Jessica Hynes and more join new Channel 4 comedy

Heading to Channel 4 soon is Hang Ups, a new comedy from Stephen Mangan, that in turn is an adaptation of Lisa Kudrow’s Web Therapy. Mangan will take the lead role of Dr Richard Pitt, dispensing therapy via webcam to a variety of performers. And the supporting cast roster is already looking really, really impressive. … >

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‘Houdini and Doyle’ trailer: Stephen Mangan is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The first trailer has been released for Houdini and Doyle, ITV’s new drama series from House creator David Shore. The 10-part series stars Stephen Mangan (Episodes) as Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, alongside Michael Weston (Six Feet Under) as Harry Houdini. A UK/Canada co-production, Houdini and Doyle is set at the turn of the 20th century … >

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