TV and Radio adventures for Torchwood in July
John Barrowman returns as Captain Jack Harkness
Torchwood fans are being promised an epic adventure when the Doctor Who spin-off returns next week for a third series.
Breaking from the 13-part series format of previous years, the show is debuting on BBC One in a five-part series which will air every night from 6th July.
On an ordinary day every single child in the world stops as governments around the earth receiving the same chilling message: “We are coming”.
As a trap closes around Captain Jack, sins of the past are returning, as long-forgotten events from 1965 threaten to reveal an awful truth.
Torchwood are forced underground, as the government takes swift and brutal action. With members of the team being hunted down, Britain risks becoming a rogue state, with the mysterious and powerful 456 drawing ever closer.
The Cardiff-based team are also appearing in a BBC Radio 4 adventure entitled Torchwood: Asylum which airs on July 1st, 2nd and 3rd of July 2009.
Torchwood: Children Of Earth, BBC One, 6th - 10th July
Torchwood: Asylum, BBC Radio 4, 1st - 3rd July
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New Torchwood audiobooks announced
BBC Audiobooks has announced the release of two new audio exclusive Torchwood titles, read by series stars Eve Myles and Gareth David-Lloyd. Torchwood: In the Shadows is available to buy now and Torchwood: The Sin Eaters is available from June 18th, both priced at £12.72.
TORCHWOOD: IN THE SHADOWS
The Torchwood team are caught up in the deadly activities of a mysterious cab driver in this exclusive audio adventure, read by Eve Myles who plays Gwen.
When 24-year-old Steven Ballard is found dead, the police quickly realise that this no ordinary case – for his body is that of a man in his seventies. They call in Torchwood to investigate, and after another corpse is found, it becomes clear that something terrible is happening.
Someone is sending victims to a dark dimension, to be punished by the thing they fear most. Who is the shadowy taxi driver preying on his passengers? What significance do boxes of matches play in this mystery? And can Jack ever escape from his own personal hell?
Written specially for audio by Joseph Lidster, ‘In the Shadows’ features Captain Jack Harkness, Gwen Cooper, Owen Harper, Toshiko Sato and Ianto Jones, as played by John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Burn Gorman, Naoko Mori and Gareth David-Lloyd in the hit BBC series.
TORCHWOOD: THE SIN EATERS
Another terrifying adventure for the Torchwood team in this exclusive audio adventure, read by Gareth David-Lloyd who plays Ianto.
A mysterious corpse unleashes a world of horror when Jack, Gwen and Ianto find a body washed up on the beach. Something has kept him underwater since the 1950s, and something was living inside him…
Now alien larvae are spreading across Cardiff and ordinary people are turning into breeding grounds for a terrifying alien swarm. Torchwood must act fast as the aliens threaten to engulf the city. Can they find the source of the nightmarish aliens? And can Torchwood save Cardiff from destruction?
Written specially for audio by Brian Minchin, the Torchwood TV series assistant producer, ‘The Sin Eaters’ features Captain Jack Harkness, Gwen Cooper and Ianto Jones, as played by John Barrowman, Eve Myles and Gareth David-Lloyd in the hit series from BBC Television.
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Torchwood series three filming underway
Filming is now underway on the third series of Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood as the show prepares to make the jump to BBC One.
Despite the second 13-part series receiving strong viewing figures and good reviews the corporation has decided to cut the the new series to just five episodes which will air across a single week.
Due to transmit in 2009 Torchwood: Children Of Earth sees the team embarking on a single action-packed adventure as they battle for the future of the human race against the fiercest force they have encountered.
John Barrowman is joined by series regulars Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper and Gareth David-Lloyd as Ianto Jones for the adventure which also stars Peter Capaldi and Paul Copely.
Series creator and Executive Producer Russell T Davies said: “The new series of Torchwood is hugely bold and promises to be bigger and better than ever – the audience is in for an amazing ride. “This series is one big serial and the most ambitious story we’ve ever made, and we’ve got plenty of surprises in store.”
Julie Gardner, Head of Drama, BBC Wales, said: “We hope to make Torchwood a gripping and surprising TV event with storylines that push our team into greater danger and sacrifice. Joining our main cast are some fantastic guest artists who will only add to making this unmissable TV.”
New Torchwood Merchandise Planned
Fans of BBC Two’s Torchwood can look forward to a new range of merchandise after BBC Worldwide announed the appointment of Underground Toys asUK and North America licensee.
The deal sees Underground Toys take on the International distribution of existing Torchwood product and the manufacturing of new lines including mugs, key chains, voice key chains, plastic prop replica items, playing cards and resin busts for the US and UK markets. It’s expected that the new products will begin shipping to US and UK speciality stores this summer.
Anna Hewitt, Head of International Licensing, BBC Worldwide said: “We’re thrilled to embark on this project with Underground Toys.
“The partnership follows the success of the Doctor Who range, which Underground Toys distributes in North America, and we’re looking to tap in to the amazing TV success on both sides of the pond to attract toy sales across a range of premium product.”
Team Torchwood Relive Their Pasts
The events which brought together the current Torchwood team are finally revealed this Friday (28 March) as the second series reaches its penultimate episode.
After a� booby-trapped building explodes and knocks the team unconscious� each team member’s life flashes before their eyes and viewers learn how each of them was recruited to Torchwood.
Captain Jack (John Barrowman) was initiated into a shocked Victorian Torchwood in 1899; Toshiko (Naoko Mori) went on a daring mission to trade alien technology for her mother’s life; Ianto (Gareth David-Lloyd) wooed Jack with coffee and a flair for alien-catching; and Owen (Burn Gorman) had a medical revelation that changed how he saw the world.
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Exclusive Torchwood Audio Stories
BBC Audiobooks are to release two new audio-exclusive adventures in February based on the popular BBC TV Torchwood series.
The stories have been commissioned from two distinguished science-fiction authors Dan Abnett and Steven Savile and will be released both on CD and for download.
The two titles follow on from the highly successful Sarah Jane Adventures titles The Glittering Storm and The Thirteenth Stone which were released last November 2007.
The two titles are:
Torchwood: Everyone Says Hello
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes approx
Contains 2 CDS
RRP: �12.99 CD ISBN: 9781405678216
Download RRP: �9.99 ISBN: 9781405608718
An exciting original short story written exclusively for audio, featuring the Torchwood characters and read by Burn Gorman, who plays Owen in the television series.
Across Cardiff, ordinary people are behaving in odd ways: saying hello to one another, and going out of their way to greet people.
Torchwood discovers that an alien communications field is gathering strength in the city.
The team must find the device responsible and shut it off - before civil unrest engulfs the city.
Written by Dan Abnett
Torchwood: Hidden
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes approx
Contains 2 CDS
RRP: �12.99 CD ISBN: 9781405678209
Download RRP: �9.99 ISBN: 9781405608701
An exciting original short story written exclusively for audio, featuring the Torchwood characters and read by Naoko Mori who plays Toshiko in the television series.
An age old secret buried away in the heart of the Welsh Countryside.
After a series of violent and seemingly unrelated deaths, the solution to a riddle seems to points the finger of blame at Captain Jack Harkness. Can the Torchwood team prove uncover the truth that lies hidden in time to save Jack?
Written by Steven Savile
Torchwood to Return in January
Torchwood, the BBC’s hit spin-off from Doctor Who, will return in January with a new series of adventures and a specially edited pre-watershed repeat.
As previously conformed Captain Jack Harness (John Barrowman), Gwen (Eve Myles), Owen (Burn Gorman), Toshiko (Naoko Mori) and Ianto (Gareth Lloyd-Davies) all return as the investigators delving into the alien underworld of modern day Cardiff.
Roly Keating, Controller BBC Two, has also announced “due to popular demand from families and younger viewers, we will be showing a special pre-watershed repeat so everyone can enjoy the new series.”
Making a special guest appearance in the first episode is James Marsters as Captain John. He starred as Spike, the punk-goth vampire in Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel. Captain John and Captain Jack go way back and have “history”.
When he appears through the Rift under Cardiff looking for Captain Jack not only does he disrupt Captain Jack’s homecoming but the whole team, city and world are suddenly placed in danger.
Series creator Russell T Davies says the new series “pushes the Torchwood team further than ever before. They are joined by some incredible guest stars who are really going to cause waves. It’s adventurous, thrilling and packed full of surprises.”
Guest stars include Richard Briers, Nerys Hughes and Alan Dale.
BBC Announce More Torchwood Casting
The producers of Torchwood yesterday announced that acclaimed actor Richard Briers is to appear in the second series as a reclusive millionaire who is the keeper of alien secrets.
The corporation also released this picture (right) of Freema Agyeman’s Martha Jones on the set of The Hub - Torchwood’s underground base.
Series creator Russell T Davies promised that viewers would see a more grown up and worldly-wise Martha who brings her medical knowledge and the expertise learnt during her travels with The Doctor to help Torchwood do battle against an alien threat.
“Freema is a wonderful actress and we want to give her the chance to add another dimension to Martha. She is going to cause some waves in the team � especially as she joins Torchwood at a point when everything is going to change for one of them” said Davies.
Agyeman described her three episode stint in Torchwood as “a great new challenge to be able to broaden and expand Martha as she develops in other directions for this more adult series. The Torchwood team are fabulous to work with and have made me very welcome.”
Martha has grown up a lot since Doctor Who. She’s now a fully qualified doctor and a bit hardened by life experiences. When she finds out that Captain Jack needs her help, she joins Torchwood for a while. She continues to develop her knowledge of alien intelligence, but this time keeping her feet on the ground.
“These will be invaluable skills to take back with her on future adventures with The Doctor. She outgrew The Doctor, in a sense, and so the next time they meet it will be in a more professional capacity. I’m so proud of her journey and who she has become.”
The second series of Torchwood begins on BBC Two in the New Year