Synopsis
Join our intrepid team as they explore the wild lands of television.With a full complement of snacks and spare batteries for their remote controls, we set out every fortnight to discover what's On The Box.
Episodes
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On The Box 38 – Proper Sushi Is Delicious
05/05/2017 Duration: 49minIt’s the first normal show (and we use that term very loosely), of 2016 and we begin with discussions about a possible two-hour reunion of Friends and the glorious return of Robot Wars! We also take a look at the winners of the TV categories at the Golden Globes. This week we’ve been watching Making a Murderer, Benidorm, Room 101, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Dickensian. #MakingAMurderer #Benidorm #Room101 #BrooklynNine_Nine #Dickensian #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
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On The Box 37 – Best and Worst 2015
05/05/2017 Duration: 01h08minThis week we take a break from our normal routine to look back at the best and worst that TV had to offer in 2015. OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
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On The Box 36 – The Return of Tuneful Water-Fountain
05/05/2017 Duration: 59minChristmas is coming up so this week we take a break from our usual routine to talk about the shows we’re going to be watching. We also discuss the TV documentary based on the memoirs of a long-time roadie for The Grateful Dead, Caracal TV’s 60 episode mega-production “White Slave”, Disney Life and more. Over the Christmas period we’re going to be watching Sherlock, And Then There Were None, The Doctor Who Christmas Special, Mrs. Brown’s Boys and the QI Christmas Special. #Sherlock #AndThenThereWereNone #AgathaChristie #DoctorWho #ChristmasSpecial #MrsBrowns_Boys #QI OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
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On The Box 35 - Everything Needs A Kaiju Ending
04/05/2017 Duration: 59minOnly one more show until the end of 2015, but before then we discuss Noah Hawley’s deal with FX to develop several new series, a Fox series about racial tensions and police shootings in the US, the TV nominations for the Golden Globes and more. This week we’ve been watching Jessica Jones, Monkey Life, Doctor Who (again), and Robot Wars (with Craig Charles). #JessicaJones #MonkeyLife #DoctorWho #RobotWars #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
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On The Box 34 – Always a Triangle, Never a Cowbell
04/05/2017 Duration: 53minThings get weird this week as Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s production company plans a documentary about a marching band – and the man himself will be getting behind the camera! Our main fanbiy moment is the news that Samurai Jack will return for a new series. Oh, and Tom Kerridge will present Bake Off: Crème de la Crème. This week we’ve been watching Fargo, Gotham and Doctor Who. #Fargo #Gotham #Doctor_Who #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
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On The Box 33 - Channel Your Inner Capaldi
04/05/2017 Duration: 01h03minOn this episode the sofa vegetables discuss a new reboot of Lost in Space, the closure of terrestrial BBC3 Amazon's subway adverts for The Man in the High Castle, Kevin Bacon's role in the Tremors TV series and more. This week we’ve been watching The Battle of Chernobyl, Doctor Who, Jessica Jones and The Flash. #TheBattleofChernobyl #DoctorWho #JessicaJones #TheFlash #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
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On The Box 32 - The Picture of Sean Bean’s Mouth
04/05/2017 Duration: 01h10minWe get a bit serious on this episode as we discuss Charlie Sheen's confirmation that he is HIV+, and the effect this has had on his life. We also take a look at Sjy's new "Q" service, a Barbie advert featuring a boy for the first time (it's so fierce), a continuation of classic BBC sitcom "Porridge" and more. This week we’ve been watching The Last Kingdom, Scream Queens, Josh, Scorpion and Masterchef: The Professionals #TheLastKingdom #Scream_Queens #Josh #Scorpion #Masterchef #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
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On The Box 31 – Post-Apocalyptic Fruitcake
04/05/2017 Duration: 52minThings get a bit random this week as we discuss Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s role in the Walking Dead, an ABC mini-series about Bernie Madoff, a film crew’s close encounter with a polar bear and more. This week we’ve been watching First Dates, American Horror Story, Doctor Who, Life After People, The Big Bang Theory and The Last Kingdom. #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts #FirstDates #AmericanHorrorStory #DoctorWho #LifeAfterPeople #TheBigBangTheory #TheLast_Kingdom
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On The Box 30 – Deep And Cosmic
02/05/2017 Duration: 01h16minTV land is always changing, and this week we discuss BBC's new "Store", a possible TV adaptation of Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” trilogy, the return of Mitchell and Webb in a "middle-aged Peep Show”, the resurrection of Alan Partridge and more. This week we’ve been watching Doctor Who, Have I Got News For You, Michelle Roux’s Kitchen Impossible, Supergirl and Ash Versus Evil Dead. #DoctorWho #HaveIGotNewsForYou #MichelleRouxsKitchenImpossible #Supergirl #AshVersusEvilDead #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
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On The Box 29 – I Detect A Subwangle
02/05/2017 Duration: 54minStrange things are happening in the news this week. Sky release a mysterious trailer, Juliet Ladau wants to make the definitive vampire documentary, Rupert Grint’s new fantasy TV series will be about a comic book. Oh, and Romeo and Juliet has a sequel young adult novel (this is not a joke), and it’s getting a TV adaptation. You have been warned. This week we’ve been watching lots of things including Jekyll & Hyde, Detectorists and Impractical Jokers. #Jekyll&Hyde #Detectorists #Impractical_Jokers #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
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On The Box 28 – Michael Parkinson: Zombie Hunter
02/05/2017 Duration: 01h02minIt’s time for another dose of TV goodness and this week we’re discussing Stephen Merchant and Anna Lee Tipton appearing on The Big Bang Theory, Sesame Street’s new autistic character, Andy Parsons leaving Mock The Week and more. This week we’ve been watching The Returned, New Tricks and the brilliant Stellan Skarsgård in the BBC drama River. #TheReturned #NewTricks #River #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
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On The Box 27 – Alan Sugar's Cream Cakes
02/05/2017 Duration: 01h13minWe kick things off this week with the surprising announcement that Stephen Fry is leaving QI. In other news, Donald Glover's “Atlanta” is picked up by FX, “In The Flesh” may get a movie, Donald Trump will appear on Saturday Night Live and more. This week we've been watching Homeland, The Apprentice (UK), Flashpoint, The Flash and The Walking Dead. #Homeland #TheApprentice #Flashpoint #TheFlash #TheWalkingDead #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
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On The Box 26 - Channelling Alan Davies
02/05/2017 Duration: 57minThe eternal battle over the remote control continues this week as we discuss Gogglebox Kids, Time Bandits, the League of Legends World Championship, the return of the Milk Tray person and more. We also take a quiz to see if we’re as smart as the QI elves. This week we’ve been watching Toast of London, Battlestar Galactica: Razer and the final of The Great British Bake-Off. #ToastofLondon #BattlestarGalacticaRazer #TheGreatBritishBakeOff #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
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On The Box 25 - 2 Girls, 1 Dalek
02/05/2017 Duration: 48minIt’s time to get couch-comfy again as we take another journey into TV land with the Thunderbirds 50th Anniversary, Channel 4’s new “Walter Presents” streaming service, a new Doctor Who spinoff series, Brian Blessed in “Toast of London” and more. This week we’ve been watching more Doctor Who, Star Wars: Rebels, Hunted, The Daily Show, Arrested Development and the semi-finals of The Great British Bake-off. #DoctorWho #StarWarsRebels #Hunted #TheDailyShow #ArrestedDevelopment #TheGreatBritishBakeOff #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
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On The Box 24 - You Don't Know Jack
02/05/2017 Duration: 01h11minThis week we assemble a crack team of ... people ... who have all spent too much time watching ... things. Let's just call them "observation experts" shall we? In the news this week, the A-Team is getting a TV reboot, Clive Barker’s Weaveworld will get its own series, Dustin Hoffman will star in Medici: Masters of Florence and more. We also discuss ITV’s 60th Anniversary and the shows that have helped the channel last for so long. This week we’ve been watching Doctor Who, Duck Quacks Don’t Echo and The Great British Bake-Off. #DoctorWho #DuckQuacksDontEcho #TheGreatBritishBakeOff #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
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On The Box 23 - The Special Snowflake
02/05/2017 Duration: 01h25minWe’re back with more news and discussions from the world of the couch potato, including rumours of a “Taken” TV series, the reboot of Hart to Hart, Arnold Schwartzenegger replacing Donald Trump on “The Apprentice” and more. We also get serious for a change and talk about documentaries - are they the new battleground for promoting opinions rather than facts? This week we’ve been watching Hand of God, Seven Wonders of the Industrial World, Game Changers, a docu-drama about the World War II raid on St. Nazaire (Operation Chariot), and the Horizon documentary “Are Video Games Really That Bad?” #HandofGod #SevenWondersoftheIndustrialWorld #GameChangers #Horizon #Operation_Chariot #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
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On The Box 22 - Soviet Club 7
02/05/2017 Duration: 01h02minSomehow we managed to put down our remote controls just long enough to discuss the possibility of more Black Mirror, the Grand Theft Auto/Rockstar biopic "Game Changers", Rowan Atkinson as French detective Maigret, NFL on BBC and more. This week we’ve been watching more Sons of Anarchy, Hannibal, Dave Gorman’s Modern Life Is Goodish, New Tricks and Rick & Morty. #SonsofAnarchy #Hannibal #DaveGormansModernLifeIsGoodish #NewTricks #Rick&Morty #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
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On The Box 21 - Curse Those Smudgit Butts
02/05/2017 Duration: 01h16minThe gang return for more irreverent discussions about the new BBC sci-fi TV series based on Chine Mieville’s book "The City and the City", Sue Perkins arguing with the Culture Secretary, Barack Obama appearing on Running Wild with Bear Grylls, Spongebob: The Musical and more. This week we’ve been watching The Strain, Doctor Who Series 9, Suits and The Great British Menu. #TheStrain #DoctorWho #Suits #TheGreatBritish_Menu #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
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On The Box 20 - Recreational Vikings
02/05/2017 Duration: 01h15minThe boisterous lounge spuds don their horned hats and vegetate as they discuss the latest news from in the world of the idiot box including the possible return of Blackadder and The Krypton Factor, Davina Maccall's "time-travel makeover" show and more. This week we’ve been watching The Saturday Night Story, Parks & Recreation, Vikings, the Belgian Grand Prix, the World Athletics Championship and Match of the Day. #TheSaturdayNightStory #Parks&Recreation #Vikings #theBelgianGrandPrix #theWorldAthleticsChampionship #MatchoftheDay
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On The Box 19 - The Gentleman's Gentleman
02/05/2017 Duration: 01h26minJoin the couch potatoes this week as they discuss a new TV series called Powerless set in the DC universe, Britain’s Got Talent's OfCom troubles, the possibility of a new series of the British TV show The Avengers, the Absolutely Fabulous movie and more. This week we’ve been watching New Tricks, Safeword, Only Connect, Hive Minds and Once Upon A Time. #NewTricks #Safeword #OnlyConnect #HiveMinds #OnceUponATime #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts