TM 8

This was the 8th issue of The Official Torchwood Magazine.

Articles and features

 * Location, Location, Location. Series 1 & 2 filming locations in Cardiff and South Wales.
 * Production Notes from Richard Stokes Producer.

Interviews / Profiles

 * Julie Gardner Executive Producer
 * Colin Teague Director
 * Danny Hargreaves Special Effects Supervisor
 * Where’s Your Head At? (Q&A): Burn Gorman who played Owen Harper

Comic strips

 * Rift War! Part Five: Dark Times (11 coloured pages)

Fiction

 * Harm's Way Part One by Trevor Baxendale with illustrations by Mike Dowling

Posters

 * A4 Singularity scalpel concept art from (TW): Something Borrowed
 * A4 Travelling show poster art from (TW): From Out of the Rain ‘The Joshua Joy’
 * A4 First World War recruitment poster art from (TW): To the Last Man ‘Your Chums Are Fighting’
 * A4 Electro exterior concept art from (TW): From Out of the Rain

Additional features

 * The Hub (News)
 * Including Series 3 title Children of Earth, Comic-Con, Torchwood: Action Figures


 * Competition, prizes included
 * John Barrowman personalised posters

Credits

 * Editor: Simon Hugo
 * Deputy Editor: Neil Edwards
 * Comics Editors: Steve White
 * Designers: Philip White
 * Assistant Editor Sarah Herman
 * Admin Assistant: Hannah Tibbetts
 * Managing Editor: Brian J Robb

Facts included

 * Before Doctor Who came back to BBC television Russell T Davies had discussed an idea about a team of sexy investigators with Julie Gardner and calling it ‘Excalibur.’ The idea of a Doctor Who spin-off featuring Captain Jack Harkness saw the idea being developed into Torchwood.
 * Director Colin Teague has worked on Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures.
 * The actor’s full name is Burn Hugh Winchester Gorman.

Additional details

 * Titan Magazines was well known for its range of predominantly American TV tie-in titles that included Lost, Supernatural, Heroes, CSI: Miami, 24 and Prison Break.
 * Torchwood: The Official Magazine launched with a glossy cover, as a four-weekly title in January 2008 priced £3.75 (UK).
 * A subscription offer included a saving of 30% on 13 issues, including one Special issue.
 * Of the 68 pages, 10 were given over to advertising with 8 pages for other titles from the publisher.
 * The next issue page for the one published on 11th September 2008 includes the comment “contents subject to change”
 * Aimed at mature fans of the series, the magazines did not shy away from discussions involving sex and violence, topics integral to the success of this ‘adult’ spin-off series from the BBC’s more family friendly ‘Doctor Who’.