Ruth Ellis, the last British woman to be hanged, will be played by Lucy Boynton. ITV have released the first image of Lucy Boynton (Bohemian Rhapsody) in A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story. The series is based on Carol Ann Lee’s acclaimed biography A Fine Day for Hanging: The Real Ruth Ellis Story. Previously … >
Here’s our July 2023 Podcast Roundup – our favourites from the worlds of CultBox. In no particular order, the picks this month are… Brydon & We’ve just discovered Brydon &, which sees Rob Brydon enjoy a freewheeling chat with someone in the public eye. It’s what you might expect, a mix of gentle questions and … >
Just when you thought it was safe to dream again, Netflix have launched a bonus episode 11 of The Sandman: ‘A Dream of a Thousand Cats/Calliope’. With Netflix’s absorbing adaptation of The Sandman dropping all ten episodes on August 5th, many fans had begun the long wait for a second series. However, the show’s creators … >
Welcome to the CultBox Podcast Roundup for February 2022. Our favourite podcasts this month in the worlds of film and tv have included, in no particular order… The Two Shot Podcast, S9 Ep11 – Arthur Darvill Craig Parkinson speaks to Arthur Darvill (Doctor Who, Broadchurch, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow). The wide-ranging conversation takes in his … >
The Lone Centurion Volume 2: Camelot continues the adventures of Rory Williams, who has taken it upon himself to guard his wife inside the Pandorica. Doctor Who’s Series 5 finale saw Amy Pond’s luckless (and deceased) fiancé restored to life as an Auton Roman Centurion. Unable to resist his programming, he shot her and placed … >
John Simm is back in Brighton filming Grace series 2 Endeavour creator, Russell Lewis, has adapted the 3 x 120 screenplays entitled Not Dead Enough, Dead Man’s Footsteps and Dead Tomorrow which are devoted to the work of Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, a hard-working police officer who has given his life to the job, but … >
The Lone Centurion Volume 1 sees Arthur Darvill return as Rory Williams – well, sort of. For those with only a distant memory of Series 5, Amy Pond’s luckless fiancé had a habit of dying. And being brought back to life. During the two-part series finale, Rory was somehow resurrected as an Auton Roman soldier. … >
Echoes of Extinction is the final audio drama piece in the Time Lord Victorious puzzle. Unavoidably delayed by the Coronavirus pandemic, it is available on Limited Edition Vinyl from Demon Records, though copies are tough to get hold of. Luckily, it is also available digitally from Big Finish. Making a virtue of the two-sided vinyl … >
A wide variety of actors from Doctor Who and its spin-off Class, along with Doctor voice impressionists, narrated Time and Doctors, a short unofficial, non-canonical Doctor Who ‘storybook’ audio story – about time, chaos and all those who go by the title of doctor. Recorded during lockdown, the confirmed contributors are: Colin Baker, David Bradley, … >
Doctor Who stars Matt Smith (the Eleventh Doctor), Karen Gillan (Amy Pond), and Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams) reunited for a Metaverse interview. The interview was available for a limited time on YouTube. Each actor explained their first experience with Doctor Who. “It was on when we were really young and then it wasn’t,” said Arthur … >