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This was the 1st issue of [[Torchwood Magazine|The Official Torchwood Magazine]].
 
 
 
{{Infobox Magazine
 
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|magazine name= Torchwood Magazine
 
|image=[[Image:TWM01.jpg|250px]]<br>[[Image:TWM1b.jpg|right|250px|Alternative 1st cover]] Alternative 1st cover
 
 
|issue number= [[Torchwood Magazine|1]]
 
|issue number= [[Torchwood Magazine|1]]
|cover date= [[January 24]], [[2008]]
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|cover date= [[24 January (releases)|24 January]] 2008
 
|format= 68 pages stapled
 
|format= 68 pages stapled
 
|editor= [[Simon Hugo]]
 
|editor= [[Simon Hugo]]
 
|publisher= [[Titan Magazines]]
 
|publisher= [[Titan Magazines]]
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}}The '''first issue of ''Torchwood Magazine''''' had a cover date of [[24 January (releases)|24 January]] [[2008 (people)|2008]].
|previous issue=
 
|next issue= [[Torchwood Magazine Issue 2]]
 
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==Contents==
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== Contents ==
===Articles and Features===
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=== Articles and features ===
* On Set: [[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang]]
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* On Set: ''[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (TV story)|Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang]]''
 
* Grand Designs: [[The Hub]] Annotated photo-feature with Torchwood Production Designer [[Edward Thomas]]
 
* Grand Designs: [[The Hub]] Annotated photo-feature with Torchwood Production Designer [[Edward Thomas]]
* Meet the Team: Profiles of [[Captain Jack Harkness]], [[Gwen Cooper]],[[Owen Harper]], [[Toshiko Sato]] and [[Ianto Jones]]
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* Meet the Team: Profiles of [[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack Harkness]], [[Gwen Cooper]],[[Owen Harper]], [[Toshiko Sato]] and [[Ianto Jones]]
 
* Creature Feature: Blow by [[Blowfish]] from Script to Screen.
 
* Creature Feature: Blow by [[Blowfish]] from Script to Screen.
 
* Production Notes from [[Chris Chibnall]] Head Writer and Co-producer.
 
* Production Notes from [[Chris Chibnall]] Head Writer and Co-producer.
   
===Interviews / Profiles===
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=== Interviews / Profiles ===
* [[John Barrowman]] Actor [[Captain Jack Harkness]]
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* [[John Barrowman]] Actor [[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack Harkness]]
* [[James Marsters]] Actor [[John Hart]] including TV and film credits
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* [[James Marsters]] Actor [[John Hart (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|John Hart]] including TV and film credits
* [[Nikki Amuka-Bird]] Actress [[Beth Halloran]] in [[TW]]: ''[[Sleeper]]''
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* [[Nikki Amuka-Bird]] Actress [[Beth Halloran]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Sleeper (TV story)|Sleeper]]''
* [[Dyfed Potter]] Actor [[Mike Lyndon]] in [[TW]]: ''[[Sleeper]]''
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* [[Dyfed Potter]] Actor [[Mike Lyndon]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Sleeper (TV story)|Sleeper]]''
* Where’s Your Head At? (Q&A): [[Naoko Mori]] who played [[Toshiko Sato]]
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* Where's Your Head At? (Q&A): [[Naoko Mori]] who played [[Toshiko Sato]]
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[[File:TWM1b.jpg|thumb|Alternative 1st cover]]
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=== Comic strips ===
 
* "[[The Legacy of Torchwood One! (comic story)|The Legacy of Torchwood One!]]" – A complete story over ten coloured pages.
   
===Comic strips===
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=== Story Previews ===
 
* S2.3 ''[[To the Last Man (TV story)|To the Last Man]]''
*"[[The Legacy of Torchwood One!]]" – A complete story over 10 coloured pages.
 
 
* S2.4 ''[[Meat (TV story)|Meat]]''
 
* S2.5 ''[[Adam (TV story)|Adam]]''
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* S2.6 ''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]''
   
===Story Previews===
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=== Additional features ===
* S2.3 [[To the Last Man]]
 
* S2.4 [[Meat]]
 
* S2.5 [[Adam (TV story)|Adam]]
 
* S2.6 [[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]
 
 
===Additional features===
 
 
* The Hub (News)
 
* The Hub (News)
 
: Including the new-look BBC website (www.bbc.co.uk/torchwood)
 
: Including the new-look BBC website (www.bbc.co.uk/torchwood)
 
* Competitions, prizes included
 
* Competitions, prizes included
: [[John Barrowman]]'s [[Anything Goes]] biography
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: [[John Barrowman]]'s ''Anything Goes'' biography
 
: Torchwood Series 1 DVD Boxset
 
: Torchwood Series 1 DVD Boxset
   
==Credits==
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== Credits ==
 
* Editor: [[Simon Hugo]]
 
* Editor: [[Simon Hugo]]
 
* Comics Editors: [[Steve White]] and [[Ned Hartley]]
 
* Comics Editors: [[Steve White]] and [[Ned Hartley]]
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* Managing Editor: [[Brian J Robb]]
 
* Managing Editor: [[Brian J Robb]]
   
==Facts Included==
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== Facts Included ==
* Captain John Hart was originally go to appear riding the rift on a “pandimensional surfboard”, like that seen in ([[DW]]:) [[Boom Town]].
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* Captain John Hart was originally going to appear riding the rift on a "pandimensional surfboard", like that seen in [[TV]]: ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]''.
 
* Torchwood Season 1 was the highest rated show to be shown on the BBC America channel.
 
* Torchwood Season 1 was the highest rated show to be shown on the BBC America channel.
* A working title for S2.3 [[To the Last Man]] was “Soldier’s Heart”, a term used to describe shell shock during the American Civil War.
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* A working title for S2.3 ''[[To the Last Man (TV story)|To the Last Man]]'' was ''Soldier's Heart'', a term used to describe shell shock during the American Civil War.
* [[Paul Kasey]] regular Doctor Who ‘alien’ played the [[Blowfish]].
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* [[Paul Kasey]] regular ''Doctor Who'' alien played the [[Blowfish]].
   
==Additional details==
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== 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.
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* [[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).
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* ''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.
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* A subscription offer included a saving of 30% on 13 issues including one special issue.
 
* This first issue included a £6 discount voucher against [[Getretro]] new range of limited edition Torchwood stamps exclusive to [[scificollector]].
 
* This first issue included a £6 discount voucher against [[Getretro]] new range of limited edition Torchwood stamps exclusive to [[scificollector]].
 
* The launch date for the title means that it arrived on the shelves after Season 2 had begun transmission (indeed the previews commence with episode 3).
 
* The launch date for the title means that it arrived on the shelves after Season 2 had begun transmission (indeed the previews commence with episode 3).
 
* Of the 68 pages, 8 were given over to advertising other titles from the publisher and a further 4 pages of Torchwood related advertising.
 
* Of the 68 pages, 8 were given over to advertising other titles from the publisher and a further 4 pages of Torchwood related advertising.
* The next issue page for that published on 21st February 2008 includes the comment “contents subject to change”
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* The next issue page for that published on 21st February 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’.
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* 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''.
* The proposed readers email page was to be headed “Talk Wood!
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* The proposed readers' email page was to be headed "Talk Wood!"
* The ‘Meet the Team’ and ‘Grand Designs’ features from this issue was reprinted in the [[Torchwood The Official Magazine Yearbook (2008)]] along with the [[John Barrowman]] and [[James Marsters]] interviews.
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* The "Meet the Team" and "Grand Designs" features from this issue were reprinted in the ''[[Torchwood The Official Magazine Yearbook (2008)]]'' along with the [[John Barrowman]] and [[James Marsters]] interviews.
* An alternative 1st issue cover was used for promotional purposes <br>
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* An alternative first issue cover was used for promotional purposes.
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== External links ==
 
[http://www.titanmagazines.com Official online site for [[Titan Magazines]], publishers of [[Torchwood Magazine]].]
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==External links==
 
[http://www.titanmagazines.com| Official online site for [[Titan Magazines]], publishers of [[Torchwood Magazine]].]
 
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Revision as of 08:05, 10 September 2019

RealWorld

The first issue of Torchwood Magazine had a cover date of 24 January 2008.

Contents

Articles and features

Interviews / Profiles

TWM1b

Alternative 1st cover

Comic strips

Story Previews

Additional features

  • The Hub (News)
Including the new-look BBC website (www.bbc.co.uk/torchwood)
  • Competitions, prizes included
John Barrowman's Anything Goes biography
Torchwood Series 1 DVD Boxset

Credits

Facts Included

  • Captain John Hart was originally going to appear riding the rift on a "pandimensional surfboard", like that seen in TV: Boom Town.
  • Torchwood Season 1 was the highest rated show to be shown on the BBC America channel.
  • A working title for S2.3 To the Last Man was Soldier's Heart, a term used to describe shell shock during the American Civil War.
  • Paul Kasey regular Doctor Who alien played the Blowfish.

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.
  • This first issue included a £6 discount voucher against Getretro new range of limited edition Torchwood stamps exclusive to scificollector.
  • The launch date for the title means that it arrived on the shelves after Season 2 had begun transmission (indeed the previews commence with episode 3).
  • Of the 68 pages, 8 were given over to advertising other titles from the publisher and a further 4 pages of Torchwood related advertising.
  • The next issue page for that published on 21st February 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.
  • The proposed readers' email page was to be headed "Talk Wood!"
  • The "Meet the Team" and "Grand Designs" features from this issue were reprinted in the Torchwood The Official Magazine Yearbook (2008) along with the John Barrowman and James Marsters interviews.
  • An alternative first issue cover was used for promotional purposes.

External links

Official online site for Titan Magazines, publishers of Torchwood Magazine.