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Tuesday June 17, 2008
Torchwood Season Three AND Four News

Many thanks to Canadian journo Malene Arpe for sending us the following titbit. It’s from her blog for Canadian newspaper The Toronto Star, for which she interviewed John Barrowman. Although the piece was supposed to be about the Canadian How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria, Malene, being a Torchwood fan (apparently SFX helped turn her onto the show), couldn’t help but ask about season three. Here’s what she got out of him:
“I just had the undiluted pleasure of interviewing that hot piece of actor, John Barrowman aka Captain Jack. I had read that the third season of Torchwood was going to be only five episodes and was wondering why. Well, the reason is the show, which started on BBC3, and then got promoted to BBC2, is now going to BBC1 and they want to start there with a splash and give the move a greater impact. "But if we come back for series four, it will be ten episodes."
For the full blog, with loads more from Barrowman, go here.
UPDATE: The Official Torchwood site has named the show’s new producer as well as revealing that Euros Lyn – acclaimed director of such Who episodes as "The End of the World”, "Tooth and Claw" and "Silence in the library"/"Forest of the Dead" – will be calling the shots on episodes of sesason three. (Since season three is just one five-episode story we asume he'll be doing the whole lot, but that isn’t confirmed on the site).
The new producer is Peter Bennett, who, the site says, has previously worked on Torchwood and Doctor Who as assistant diretor, as well as a second unit director on The Mummy and A View to a Kill, and location manager on Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.



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Torchwood on Radio 4
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September 9, 2008 • Posted By Marcus
Torchwood comes to BBC Radio Four this Wednesday 10th September at 14.15 UK time as part of the station's Big Bang Day coverage.

The 45-minute episode, Lost Souls, was written by Joseph Lidster and stars John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Gareth David-Lloyd and Freema Agyeman.

The story is set in CERN, the home of the Large Hadron Collider, which this week will attempt what is described as the most powerful physics experiment in history. The Radio 4 website features an article on the use of CERN in science fiction, including the episode of Torchwood.

The play can be heard in the UK on BBC Radio 4 FM and around the world via the Radio 4 website. It will then be available for one week via the Listen Again feature.

Torchwood go to Geneva where Martha Jones, ex-time traveller, is now working as a doctor for a UNIT task force at the world’s biggest physics laboratory, CERN. Deep in an underground tunnel, a giant particle accelerator is about to be activated for the first time. But something strange is happening. Scientists are hearing voices and collapsing with a strange illness. Is something lurking in the underground tunnel? Do the dead ever really stay dead?

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Torchwood Trailer
Spinoffs
February 5, 2009 • Posted By Marcus
As revealed below, the BBC has now released the trailer for the forthcoming Torchwood series.

Children Of Earth will air over five consecutive nights on BBC One later this year. Captain Jack (John Barrowman), Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) and Ianto Jones (Gareth David-Lloyd) are still coming to terms with the death of two of their closest friends. Despite their pain, they have a job to do. This time they are faced with their fiercest threat to date, one which throws the future of Torchwood and the entire human race spiralling into danger. They battle against the odds but do they stand a chance of saving mankind?

The series will also be shown on BBC America. Trailer content may be unavailable outside the United Kingdom.

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NYCC 09: Torchwood Season 3 Details Revealed

Eva Myles and director Euros Lyn talk about Captain Jack's return.



February 7, 2009 - A completely packed room were incredibly excited for the Torchwood panel at New York Comic Con today. Such was their fandom, that the only thing that got a boo instead of a cheer was the news that an exact date is still to be confirmed for the BBC America debut of Season 3 of the show.

The trailer for the new season was shown, along with a behind-the-scenes featurette in which one of the many times the crowd cheered occurred when John Barrowman ("Jack Harkness") was seen saying that the character of Rhys "is being brought into the team more" this year.

Called Children of Earth, Season 3 of Torchwood is actually a bit different in that it's a five-episode miniseries. Euros Lyn, a veteran of many Doctor Who episodes, is directing the entire season and said going into it he was "Really keen to do something different. It was an opportunity to tell a story in a way we haven't before. " He promised that Children of Earth is "Grander and more epic. By the end of the season, you'll be holding onto your seats. "

Also on hand was Torchwood star Eva Myles, who declared, "There's so much in store for you guys. This series is absolutely epic. It's been written and directed and performed beautifully." She said that the theme of the season was "How the past comes back and bites you in the behind" and that there was 'this force coming back to try and mess with the Torchwood gang."

Check out the preview for Torchwood: Season 3 - Children of Earth

Season 2 ended with the death of two of the main characters, Owen and Tosh, on Torchwood, and Myles noted, "The grief that the characters feel for the characters we lost is very real, but this is a new story. We're moving on, we're telling a brand new tale." She said that Owen and Tosh's death remains "A huge symbol of how life is so short sometimes and how dangerous the organization of Torchwood is to be working for." She said that though they may be smaller, the Torchwood team "has to get stronger. They have to get more powerful. They have to work together."

Myles had a lot of praise for her costar Barrowman, who was clearly beloved by the audience, but then got huge laughs revealing "John farts though a lot." As the audience cracked up, she added, "Sorry John, but you do!"

There had been rumors that Doctor Who characters Martha Jones and Mickey Smith might appear in Season 3, and asked about that, Lyn said "We were really keen to get them back." However, he said that the actors that play them are very busy and that ultimately, "It just didn't work out. It was a scheduling thing. However, we have some fantastic characters for you to meet."

One of these new characters is Mr. Frobisher, played by Peter Capaldi. Lyn said Capaldi "Plays the grayest ranking civil servant. He finds himself in the middle of the biggest terror to face the Earth so far. So he's a very reluctant protagonist… or antagonist. He's somewhere in the middle!"

Asked if Gwen might be kissing anyone besides Rhys this question, Myles replied, "It wouldn't be Torchwood without a little bit of [that]. It's a cheeky program!" She added, "Everything you love about Torchwood, I think you'll get double time in this [season]." As to who she might be kissing, she added, "You'll have to wait and see!"

The fans asking questions showed their adoration for the show, with many glowing compliments and words of praise. One especially exuberant gentleman also asked Lyn and Myles if they'd like to go out drinking with him that night, proclaiming, "I will get you f**ked up tonight!" Myles laughed and replied, "You New Yorkers are cheeky, cheeky!"
Myles promised there would be moments of levity in Season 3, remarking, "The theme of the story is so dark, you've got to get humor in there, otherwise the darkness doesn't work. The characters are in top form," adding that they will continue to be "funny and will have you laughing your head off."

Asked what it was like to very quickly be asked to kiss another woman when she joined Torchwood, she replied, "You've just got to do it. You've got to be professional." She added, "I don't go around snogging girls. But she was hot, so I enjoyed."

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Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper n Torchwood

James Marsters is not back in Season 3 as Captain John, but Myles said she loved working with him and that "If we get to do another [season], who knows? If I was in charge of hiring, I would hire him! We'll see what happens."

As for Rhys's expanded role, Myles said "It's natural for Rhys to come into more," and that while Torchwood's existence may have been a secret, since the series began, "A lot's happened that people have seen." Plus she said that Rhys's screen time "Makes for a lot of great drama between Rhys and Jack. It's very funny. "

One fan asked if the character PC Andy gets "the recognition he deserves" this season, and Myles replied, "Oh, he gets the recognition he deserves! He's very funny. He's a great guy. He comes in and out all the time." She added that PC Andy helps Gwen a lot and "He's kind of a catalyst" for some plot turns.

Another fan noted that Captain Jack has kissed lanto Jones (played by Gareth David-Lloyd), and Gwen has kissed Captain Jack, and wondered if perhaps Gwen and lanto could eventually kiss. Myles said she wasn't sure, but did remark "I'm getting so many hot ideas!"

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Torchwood: Children of Earth UK Airdate (update)

June 23, 2009 •
The Radio Times website has now listed Torchwood as being broadcast from Monday 6th July from 9:00pm, and will be broadcast over consecutive nights.

Nog een anderhalve week wachten en het is weer zover.

[Marco VC]

Yup... En 5 dagen later begint het lange w8n tot de volgende Who special of SJA aflevering helaas alweer...

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Yup... En 5 dagen later begint het lange w8n tot de volgende Who special of SJA aflevering helaas alweer...

Tja wat kan het leven zwaar zijn.

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Torchwood on Radio

June 28, 2009 •
Torchwood comes to BBC Radio Four this week with a specially commissioned series of three plays occupying the long running Afternoon Play slot.

Starring John Barrowman, Eve Myles and Gareth David-Lloydthe 45 minute plays will be transmitted at 2.15pm on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Once transmitted they can be downloaded from the BBC iPlayer for a period of 1 week.

Asylum Wednesday 1 July 2009
When PC Andy arrests a teenager for shoplifting, he thinks it is going to be a routine case. Then he sees the weapon she is carrying and decides to call in the Torchwood team.
By Anita Sullivan.

Golden Age Thursday 2 July 2009
The Torchwood team are led to Delhi on the trail of a dangerous energy field.
By James Goss.

The Dead Line Friday 3 July 2009
When a Cardiff hospital is inundated with patients who have fallen into coma – like trances, Torchwood move in to investigate.
By Phil Ford.

De fans worden verwend hoor.

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De fans worden verwend hoor.

LOL de meeste fans waren (en zijn) toch wel erg boos na Day Four en Five van Children of Earth.

Ik was er zelf ook niet gelukkig mee. Vooral Day Four niet.
Eerst gek maken met The Dead Line en dan dat <zucht>.

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LOL de meeste fans waren (en zijn) toch wel erg boos na Day Four en Five van Children of Earth.

Ik was er zelf ook niet gelukkig mee. Vooral Day Four niet.
Eerst gek maken met The Dead Line en dan dat <zucht>.

Dat is niet de indruk die ik krijg als ik de diverse DW fora bezoek (waar TW een onderdeel van uit maakt) daar is men met name zeer te spreken over wat RTD heeft gedaan met deze serie van TW. Ik moet zeggen dat het een epische week was waarin TW mij verpletterd achter liet, m.n. vanwege zijn lef om te gaan waar andere series niet zouden durven. Ik hoop dan ook zeer op serie 4 waar ik eigenlijk gelijk na deze mini-serie meer dan klaar voor was. (Hoe gaat het nu verder.......... was een innige vraag,)

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Ik was eerst niet zo onder de indruk van deze serie maar de Children of Earth vond ik wel indrukwekkend. Sowieso moet toegegeven worden dat er weinig series zijn waarin ze zo tegen de mainstream ingaan als bij TW. Ik zit nu echt te hopen dat er volgend seizoen een TARDIS landt, een DW verhaal met de TW instelling zou echt geweldig zijn.

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Torchwood rules.

Heb genoten van seizoen 3.
Als TW een beetje de kant van DW opgaat dan verwacht ik wel een meer volwassen versie.
Ik ga er eigenlijk vanuit dat alleen John Barrowman terugkeert in seizoen 4, wat denken jullie?

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DW zullen ze ook altijd voor kinderen geschikt moeten houden, helaas

Het schijnt dat John Barrowman in gesprek is voor Desperate Housewives, hopelijk niet voor een vaste rol

[Andrea]

Dat is niet de indruk die ik krijg als ik de diverse DW fora bezoek (waar TW een onderdeel van uit maakt) daar is men met name zeer te spreken over wat RTD heeft gedaan met deze serie van TW. Ik moet zeggen dat het een epische week was waarin TW mij verpletterd achter liet, m.n. vanwege zijn lef om te gaan waar andere series niet zouden durven. Ik hoop dan ook zeer op serie 4 waar ik eigenlijk gelijk na deze mini-serie meer dan klaar voor was. (Hoe gaat het nu verder.......... was een innige vraag,)

Episch is inderdaad het goeie woord. Ik was al TW-fan, maar ik had niet verwacht dat Children of Earth zo ontzettend goed zou zijn. Vijf uur lang puntje-van-je-stoel-tv.

Met de hoge kijkcijfers en idem waardering kan het toch bijna niet anders of er komt een seizoen 4. Jammer genoeg krijgen we dat waarschijnlijk pas definitief te horen eind dit jaar/begin volgend jaar (aldus Russel T. Davies), en dan moet het nog gemaakt worden, dus eerdat we weer TW op tv hebben is 2010 al zo'n beetje voorbij.

Maar, in de tussentijd kunnen liefhebbers zich vermaken op een gloednieuw -Nederlandstalig- Torchwoodforum. Sinds gisteren in de lucht, maar nu al gezellig.

http://torchwoodnederland.phpbb3.nl/index.php