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SHOW NOTES: Welcome to our sixteenth edition of the Cult TV Insider, a double-length special...1 min 05 secs: AMERICAN TV NEWS - Loads of Brits and Aussies are getting starring roles in new American series coming this Autumn, including The Bionic Woman and The Sarah Connor Chronicles. We look at what ABC, CBS and FOX have on their new production slates, and which series they have put out to pasture. Bad news for fans of Jericho, though.16 mins 05 secs: BLAKE’S 7 AUDIO ADVENTURES INTERVIEW – Mark Withall catches up with DEREK RIDDALL, the new Blake in the series, exclusively for the Cult TV Insider. Hear the new adventures on www.scifi.co.uk. 23 mins 50 secs: AMERICAN TV NEWS – PART 2. We continue our indepth look at what’s new and what’s departed from the USA television line-ups, looking at NBC, the CW and other American Channels. There’s great news for Heroes, but confusion surrounds the fate of Veronica Mars.43 mins 55 Secs: TV THEMED MUSIC OF THE WEEK. Rockdown Baby return to play their song Soul C

SHOW NOTES: Welcome to our fifteenth edition of the Cult TV Insider.1 min 05 secs: UK TV NEWS. Sky One commission another Terry Pratchett production with David Jason, and Martin Freeman relies on some magic for his next TV role. 3 mins 35 secs: BRAND NEW GUESTS FOR THE CULT TV FESTIVAL WEEKENDER. Great news for fans of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Logan’s Run, Planet of the Apes, Farscape, Battlestar Galactica, SeaQuest 2032, Land of the Lost and Garrison’s Gorillas who like to see their favourite stars in person. Cult TV announces SIX brand new guests for the ultimate holiday break for television appreciators, happening 19-22 October 2007 at the Heythrop Park Hotel near Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire. It is a charity benefit event organised by unpaid volunteers, by fans for fans, in aid of the Cinema & Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF). Get all the details of the 72 hour non-stop programme and details of onsite accommodation at www.Cult.TV.These new guests join Ben Miller (Primeval), Matthew Grah

SHOW NOTES: Welcome to our fourteenth edition of the Cult TV Insider.1 min 00 secs: NEW US TV NEWS. Who is taking over from James Caan on Las Vegas? Clue – he won’t be allowed his red Ferrari! Glenn Close to star in new legal TV series. The Smallville cast member who will become the new Flash Gordon. 9 mins 25 secs: TV THEMED MUSIC OF THE WEEK. K Juno performs Fighter in the Screen for us.14 mins 55 secs: BIG SCREEN ADAPTIONS. News on Speed Racer, The Incredible Hulk, The Green Arrow, Get Smart21 mins 25 secs: AWARDS NEWS. Who won the Peabody Awards, and who is in line for the BAFTA Awards.25 mins 25 secs: UK ACQUISITIONS. News of new Magic Roundabout, and Ashes To Ashes – the sequel to Life on Mars and the race to be its female lead. 30 mins 50 secs: INSIDER FEEDBACK. We present your views of the Insider so far, and answer your queries.For information on this year’s Cult TV Festival Weekender, visit www.cult.tv. Visit our forums to give your feedback at www.culttv.info.You can download this 14th is

SHOW NOTES: Welcome to our thirteenth edition of the Cult TV Insider.1 min 00 secs: APPRECIATORS ROUNDTABLE – Part 1. Your host Alex J Geairns is joined by Stephen Brown, John Wilkinson, Lynn Simpson and Sarah Geairns to discuss the first two episodes of the new season of Doctor Who, as well as ask whether television is actually being dumbed down by television executives. For information on this year’s Cult TV Festival Weekender, visit www.cult.tv. 20 mins 00 secs: TV THEMED MUSIC OF THE WEEK. Comedy group SUDDEN DEATH play CGI for us – an ode to the lack of creativity that computer wizardry can become responsible for.23 mins 50 secs: APPRECIATORS ROUNDTABLE – Part 2. Our pentagon of grumpy old fans consider extremism in television appreciation, and consider what event organisers can do to stop people getting the wrong idea about what it is to be a media fan.Visit our forums to give your feedback at www.culttv.info.You can download this 13th issue via the following link:http://www.culttv.net/podcast/CTVI

SHOW NOTES: Welcome to our eleventh edition of the Cult TV Insider.1 min 10 secs: TORCHWOOD ROUNDTABLE – PART 1. The first part of our special edition of the Cult TV Insider, where we focus on the scripting of TORCHWOOD. Our guests are:BRIAN MINCHIN is a Script Editor in BBC Wales Drama. Currently working on the "Torchwood", he has also been Script Editor on "Belonging", plus a 30 minute drama by Cath Tregenna "Stick or Twist", and other TV and Radio programmes. Originally from Aberystwyth he has worked for several Welsh independent companies and produced many short films with Sgrin Wales and ITV Wales.CATH TREGENNA, after several years working as an actress on stage and in television, started writing on BBC Wales' home grown drama, "Belonging". She went on to create and write the series The Bench set in a small town magistrates' court before becoming one of the regular team of Casualty writers. As well as story-lining "Pobol y Cwm", she has co-written two series of "Cowbois ac Injans", a comedy drama for S

SHOW NOTES: Welcome to our tenth edition of the Cult TV Insider.1 min 00 secs: NEW USA TV PROJECT NEWS. Something new for David Duchovny, Eliza Dushku and Christina Applegate, a quartet of new Futurama straight-to-DVD movies, a possible new direction for Veronica Mars, and a new revamp of The Saint is on the horizon.19 mins 10 secs: TV THEMED MUSIC OF THE WEEK. Stefani Stevens sings Picture This for us.23 mins 45 secs: WHAT’S WHAT TO WATCH. Noted ornithologist Helen Baker takes us through her trio of top TV choices at the moment.37 mins 55 secs: USA RATINGS NEWS. How The Riches, the brand new Eddie Izzard drama series, is doing Stateside.39 mins 30 secs: CRAZY AMERICAN LITIGATION. The series Heroes goes into the dock, and Family Guy faces a lawsuit from a comedienne. Also, news of the next episode of Star Trek – New Voyages. 46 mins 50 secs. UK TV NEWS – Simon Cowell goes into drama, plus the first of your feedback to the Insider. Visit our forums to give your feedback at www.culttv.info.You can downlo

SHOW NOTES: Welcome to our eighth edition of the Cult TV Insider. Full details of Cult TV's Festival Weekender can be found at www.cult.tv.1 min 00 secs: UPDATE ON THE NEW STAR TREK MOVIE. Director and release date confirmed, plus news of a Get Smart movie.2 mins 35 secs: INTERNATIONAL RATINGS NEWS. Things are looking grim for Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, but Heroes still on the up.5 mins 50 secs: NEW TV PROJECTS STATESIDE. A new Spiderman cartoon, and William Baldwin and James Brolin have new television roles.14 mins 05 secs: TV THEMED MUSIC OF THE WEEK. Oscar Trim perform TV Guide.18 mins 45 secs: STATESIDE TV NEWS – James Caan bails out of Las Vegas, and Kelsey Grammer changes channels.21 mins 30 secs: UK TV NEWS: Primeval gets a second season commission, and when and where will ITV screen Six Degrees? Plus what the creators of Life On Mars are doing next.You can download this eighth issue via the following link:http://www.culttv.net/podcast/CTVInsider008_050307.mp3Be seeing you!CULT TV INSIDER - Ne

SHOW NOTES: Welcome to our seventh edition of the Cult TV Insider.1 min 20 secs: ALL CHANGE AGAIN FOR THE CULT TV WEEKENDER. Bungling builders lead to Cult TV moving to Oxfordshire.8 mins 30 secs: GUIDED TOUR OF HEYTHROP PARK. We lift the lid on how we go about choosing a new venue, and unearth the secrets of the new Cult TV venue for October. Find out how we ensure our attendee priorities are looked after as much as possible wherever we go. See the pictures at www.cult.tv.22 mins 30 secs: TV THEMED MUSIC OF THE WEEK. Boxleitner play their track Television for us.27 mins 42 secs: SUMMING UP THE NEW CULT TV HOME. Alex Geairns and Mark Withall summarise what to expect from the new venue for the Festival Weekender. Find out more about booking for Cult TV at www.cult.tv32 mins 20 secs: UK DVD RELEASES IN MARCH – News on Hustle, Primeval, Big Breadwinner Hog and the ultimate collection for fans of Charmed.You can download this seventh issue via the following link:http://www.culttv.net/podcast/CTVInsider007_2

SHOW NOTES: Welcome to our sixth edition of the Cult TV Insider.1 min 00 secs: GOSSIP ON STAR TREK XI. When is the film going to be released, and who is going to be directing and starring?2 mins 20 secs: INTERNATIONAL RATINGS NEWS. How Lost is doing in the UK and USA, and you’ll be surprised where it is a bigger hit! Plus Heroes continues to pummel the opposition.6 mins 55 secs: NEW SERIES STATESIDE. An ex-Eastender to become the new Bionic Woman, a Nip/Tuck creator gets a big deal, plus the new version of The Hardy Boys.15 mins 45 secs: TV THEMED MUSIC OF THE WEEK. Todd Learner plays Television Light for us.18 mins 20 secs: WHAT’S WHAT TO WATCH. Mark Withall takes us through his trio of top telly of the week. See Mark's pictures of previous Cult TV events at www.cult.tv.24 mins 20 secs: CULT TV FESTIVAL WEEKENDER NEWS – Two new celebrity guest announcements for our unmissable visit to a Stately Home in October. Find out more at www.cult.tv.You can download this sixth issue via the following link:www.cu

SHOW NOTES.1 min 30 secs: WHEDON SHOWN THE DOOR ON WONDER WOMAN. The rumours were true, Joss has moved on from invisible planes and bullet-defying bracelets.2mins 55 Secs: IS JJ DIRECTING THE NEXT STAR TREK? The mystery deepens as no-one’s sure if Mr Abrams is or isn’t.3 mins 25 secs: SAAVIK TO PLAY DAWN FRENCH! - plus other American pilot news.6 mins 10 secs: UK TV NEWS – Channel 4’s history of television and UK society, plus Who’s got a Life On Mars cast member?7 mins 45 secs: STATESIDE TV NEWS – including what may conclude Season One of Heroes, who won the ratings when Lost went up against CSI:NY, and a former Lost gets a new cast member, and Star Trek’s Doomsday Machine gets a makeover.14 mins 50 secs: TV THEMED MUSIC OF THE WEEK. Featuring The Jones Thing with the track “Saturday Morning TV Action Superstar”.19 mins 20 secs: WHAT’S WHAT TO WATCH. Gozzy, the Cult TV Festival Weekender Workshop Director, gives his trio of unmissable Cult TV series, as well as discussing with Alex the debut of Primeval

SHOW NOTES.All the news and reviews any television appreciator will ever need! Content of the show this week as follows:1 min 20 secs: STATESIDE TV NEWS – the trends in commissioning this year and news of the American version of Life on Mars.10 mins 05 secs: WHEDON’S WONDER WOMAN UNDER PRESSURE – how come the studio in charge is buying a different script to that by Joss?11mins 25 secs: TV THEMED MUSIC OF THE WEEK. We present hard rock roots music from TJR, this tune is called Peace, Love and Don’t Trust MTV.17 mins 15 secs: TV WINNERS AT THE DGA. Who won what TV wise with the Directors Guild of America.18 mins 10 secs: UK TV PREMIERES. A look at season ten of Seventh Heaven on Hallmark and the launch of Primeval on ITV1. Check out our forums at www.culttv.info .21 mins 30 secs: DVD RELEASES IN FEBRUARY. Reviews of season one of Special Branch and season two of Doctor In The House, plus news of other releases this month. Competitions can be found at www.cult.tv - let us know what you would like to see r

SHOW NOTES: Welcome to our third edition of the Cult TV Insider.1 min 20 secs: STATESIDE NEW TV SERIES. The Riches with Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver, plus Drive with Nathan Fillion from Firefly.8mins 30 secs: WHAT’S WHAT TO WATCH. Mark Crick, the Logistics Director for the Cult TV Festival Weekender, gives us the lowdown on what he makes time for in his TV week. The Cult TV Forums can be found at www.culttv.info.22 mins 10 secs: TAX BREAKS FOR BRITISH TELLY PRODUCTIONS? Will the deal for films to be made in the UK also have a benefit for television series too?26 mins 10 secs: STATESIDE RATINGS. Who wins when Heroes goes up against 24, Stateside? The victor will surprise you.28 mins 35 secs: TV THEMED MUSIC OF THE WEEK. Vanessa Peters and Ice Cream on Mondays play us a track “Little Films”.33 mins 20 secs: CULT TV FESTIVAL WEEKENDER NEWS – A new DJ and the party themes for the three evening shindigs.35 mins 55 secs: COMPETITION NEWS. You could win a DVD Box Set of “Return of The Saint” from Network DVD,

SHOW NOTESSettling in to our format, we get down to our standard half-hour running time, and have our first interview. We have something for everyone this time out, including stuff about Lost, 24 and Return of The Saint.1 min 10 secs: IS LOST LOST? A network executive comes to the show’s defence.2 mins 10 secs: GOLDEN GLOBES 2007 – the television-orientated awards results.3 mins 55 secs: “24” RETURNS - on both sides of the Atlantic.6 mins 00 secs: MORE AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED.7 mins 30 secs: US PRODUCTION NEWS – including the Stateside adaption of The IT Crowd, an animated Smallville spinoff, and a new SF comedy called “Area 52”.10 mins 50 secs: TV THEMED MUSIC OF THE WEEK. This time it’s “TV Dog” by Rock Down Baby.14 mins 15 secs: WHAT’S WHAT TO WATCH. Katy gives us her choices of what she makes time for during her TV week.23 mins 45 secs: WHAT’S COMING OUT FROM NETWORK – The inside track on the first quarter’s releases from this excellent DVD label, including “Return of the Saint”.29 mins 10 secs

We're ready to roll! The 50 minute double-episode first programme of CULT TV INSIDER has been completed.As this is our "pilot", then it is nowhere near what the regular series will end up being - so, we're not making a big fuss about this issue, but we hope you'll enjoy it and find out something you didn't know already by listening in...You can find it at the following location:www.culttv.net/podcast/CTVInsider150107.mp3SHOW NOTESHere's your guide to what you can find in the first issue, which is a NEWS SPECIAL, due to the sheer volume of stuff that's happening at the moment, a few bits of which you may not have heard about.1 min 30 secs: 2006 RATINGS IN REVIEW. Who were the big winners in last year's UK television ratings? There are some surprises in store as to which channels did well!2 mins 50 secs: CULT TV FESTIVAL WEEKENDER. Hot news about a new date, and a new venue, and the details behind the decision.9 mins 40 secs: WEEKENDER OFFERS FREE CLUB ROOMS. Got a fan club or group? Want somewhere to meet