TM 19

This was the 19th issue of The Official Torchwood Magazine.

Articles and features

 * 2009 in Review
 * ‘Boom Town’ : Danny Hargreaves physical effects maestro discusses with Matt Nicholls his work on Children of Earth
 * Archivist Andrew Pixley presents the third of Three Day Diaries covering Pre-shoot Day from Day 51 of the 77 Day recording shoot.


 * Beyond the Hub: ‘Grim Fairy Tales!’ A look at Fairy folklore by Kate Lloyd

Interviews / Profiles

 * Baby Boom!: Eve Myles talks to Simon Hugo
 * ‘Estate of the Nation’: Rhodri Lewis and Katy Wix (who played Johnny and Rhiannon Davies) talk to Kate Llyod
 * ‘Trouble Dekker’: Ian Gelder who played Mr Dekker, talks to Simon Hugo
 * ‘The Beast Master’: Murray Melvin who played Bilis Manger talks to Sarah Herman
 * Close-Call: Tom Price who played PC Andy answers the reader’s questions over the phone for Simon Hugo

Comic strips

 * Broken by Gary Russell (Part 5 of 5) (11 coloured pages)

Fiction

 * They Keep Killing Andy by Trevor Baxendale with illustrations by Ben Willsher
 * Flotsam and Jetsam by Kate Orman with illustrations by Mike Dowling

Story Archive

 * 1.11 Combat (Detailed analysis and comment by Neil Edwards)

Posters

 * A4 Hub Pin-Up 6: Lois Habiba
 * A4 Concept Corner: Early ideas for the 456, designed by Neill Gorton at Millennium FX (2 pages)

Additional features

 * The Hub (News) including Series Four…looking positive!
 * T-mail (Readers Letters)
 * Little Reasons Why We Love Torchwood 5: There’s a Christmas Tree in the Hub!
 * Children of Earth Reader’s Survey Results
 * ‘Prime Minister’s Question Time’ (Children of Earth Quiz)

Credits

 * Editor: Simon Hugo
 * Deputy Editor: Neil Edwards
 * Comics Editors: Martin Eden
 * Designers: Philip White
 * Ukulele: Eric Clapton
 * Managing Editor: Brian J Robb

Facts included

 * Torchwood Convention: The Hub 4 is a 3-day event held on 9th-11th April 2010 at the Park Inn Hotel Northampton.
 * The magazine’s readers voted for composer Ben Foster for the Special Recognition Award for his work on Children of Earth.
 * Mickey Smith and Martha Jones, last seen in Doctor Who leaving the TARDIS with Captain Jack Harkness were intended in early storylines for Children of Earth but prior commitments from the actors made this impossible. However when the Tenth Doctor in The End of Time Part Two visited his ‘family’ to say his goodbye’s, a small scene showed Mickey and Martha, now married, in a conflict with Sontarans.
 * All episodes of Children of Earth received rating exceeding 6 million on their first broadcast on BBC One with additional viewers from BBC HD and BBC3 repeats.
 * Noel Clarke, best known for playing Mickey Smith in Doctor Who, also wrote Series One’s Combat.
 * In the episode Combat the internet search engine, Search-wise.net, tfirst seen in Doctor Who’s comeback episode Rose, made a reappearance.

Additional details

 * Torchwood: The Official Magazine from Titan Magazines continued to be bi-monthly title with now only six issues a year. Each issue featured 100 pages and cost £4.99 (UK), offering a 15% saving to subscribers.
 * 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’.