Diane Morgan as Mandy

Mandy Series 3 is now filming

Diane Morgan returns as Mandy, battling through her own personal cost of living crisis.  The BBC have announced that Diane Morgan (Cunk on Earth) is hard at work on a another series of the hilarious Mandy. Six more 15-minute episodes will see the character in a further run of micro-aggressive adventures. As before, she’s joined by … >

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The CultBox Podcast Roundup – September 2023

Here’s our September 2023 Podcast Roundup – our favourites from the worlds of CultBox.  In no particular order, the picks this month are… I’ll Explain Later: a Doctor Who podcast Back for a new season of six weekly episodes, hosts Jon West and Matt Nida discuss classic and modern Doctor Who. Always political, sometimes pithy … >

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The Sandman

Netflix drop a special two-part bonus episode of The Sandman

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 … >

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Philomena Cunk to return in ‘Cunk On Earth’ for BBC Two & Netflix

The intrepid investigator is seeing answers to the big questions about civilisation in Cunk on Earth.  Sometimes it takes a very special reporter to ask the really important questions. Enter Philomena Cunk with Cunk on Earth, her new series set to tackle the fundamentals of humanity. Philomena Cunk first appeared volunteering her unique insights on … >

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Mandy commissioned for a second series

Mandy commissioned for a second series and filming has started

Diane Morgan’s comedy Mandy commissioned for a second series and first-look image revealed We’re great fans of just about everything Diane Morgan does (and list grows ever longer) and her BBC Two comedy Mandy is up there with the best of her work. We were therefore pleased to hear a second series of Mandy is already filming. Originally … >

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Intelligence series 2

Intelligence series 2 official trailer drops ahead of show’s June return

Sky has released an official trailer and detailed synopsis for Intelligence series 2 At the end of the first series of Intelligence, we saw NSA agent Jerry Bernstein (David Schwimmer) narrowly avoid being extradited back to the States to face charges of treason. Indebted to his boss Christine (Sylvestra Le Touzel) for stepping in to protect … >

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Death to 2020 official trailer

Death to 2020 official trailer has been revealed by Netflix

Netflix has released the Death to 2020 official trailer, giving a good flavour of Charlie Brooker’s latest project As we reported previously, Death to 2020 is: a comedy event that tells the story of the dreadful year that was — and perhaps still is? This landmark documentary-style special weaves together some of the world’s most (fictitious) renowned … >

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Death-to-2020

Death to 2020 cast and trailer revealed for Charlie Brooker special

Netflix has revealed the trailer and cast for Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror special Death to 2020 If you’ve not heard of this project yet, here’s what you need to know: “2020: A year so [insert adjective of choice here], even the creators of Black Mirror couldn’t make it up… but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a little something … >

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Lethal

BBC 2 commissions new comedy pilot Lethal

BBC 2 today announced Lethal will be the latest comedy pilot for the channel, which will air as part of the New On Two strand in 2021. This tells us two things: more Diane Morgan beyond any return for Motherland and there will be a New on Two strand in 2021. From the announcement we fair … >

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