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The Victorian Age (Torchwood)

The hit BBC series is back! Big Finish bring immortal Time Agent Captain Jack Harkness and colleagues back to audio life for a fresh series of six new audio dramas…London, England, the 1890s. Queen Victoria, ruler of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India, has arrived for her annual inspection of the Torchwood Institute. This year, everyone is quite determined, nothing will go wrong. Several minutes later a terrible creature is unleashed on the streets of London. No one knows where it comes from, what it is, or even why it’s on Earth. It’s ruthless, has no morals, and is quite unstoppable. Captain Jack Harkness is on the loose, and Queen Victoria is along for the ride of her life. The huge, and long-running public interest in new Torchwood adventures resulted in a server melt-down when its return on audio was announced by star John Barrowman on his Sunday night radio slot. John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Kai Owen and Gareth David-Lloyd reprise the characters who starred in four years of hit Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood, screened around the world. This is the first of six further releases in this range – this second series was greenlit even as the later releases of the popular series one were being recorded. Guest Louise Jameson is best known for playing the Fourth Doctor’s companion Leela in Doctor Who. CAST: John Barrowman (Captain Jack Harkness), Rowena Cooper (Queen Victoria), with Youssef Kerkour, Louise Jameson and Aaron Neil.

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Torchwood – 1.5 Uncanny Valley

The hit BBC series is back! Big Finish bring immortal Time Agent Captain Jack Harkness back to life in a series of six new audio dramas. What’s made billionaire Neil Redmond emerge from his long seclusion? Captain Jack knows the answer, and is prepared to go to any lengths to prove it. A couple of years ago, Neil Redmond was in a terrible accident. His recovery has been long and slow, but now he’s back and looking better than ever. Much better than ever. Dark forces have been behind Neil’s transformation. Dark forces that Jack has been hunting for a long time. But Captain Jack’s never been able to resist the darkness. The huge, and long-running public interest in new Torchwood adventures resulted in a server melt-down when this release was announced by star John Barrowman on his Sunday night radio slot. The popularity of these releases meant that a second series was greenlit only shortly after it began. John Barrowman reprises the character who starred in four years of hit Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood, screened around the world.Torchwood has seen a number of notable guest stars in its TV run, including British legend Richard Briers, as well as the 12th Doctor Who, Peter Capaldi in the chilling miniseries Torchwood – Children of Earth. CAST: John Barrowman (Captain Jack Harkness), Steven Cree (Neil Redmond), Emma Reeves (Miss Trent).

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Torchwood – 1.4 One Rule

The hit BBC series is back! Big Finish bring new life to the popular Doctor Who spin-off, in a series of six new audio dramas. It’s been three weeks since the Mayor of Cardiff was killed by a shop dummy and the fight is on to see who will replace him. Yvonne Hartman is visiting the city to retrieve an invaluable alien device. She’s in charge of Torchwood One, she’s saving the British Empire and she doesn’t care about local politics. But she is going to find herself caught up in that fight. There’s a bloodthirsty alien stalking the streets and there’s a special offer on at the all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet. It’s the 26th of March 2005 and it’s the day that everything changes. The huge, and long-running public interest in new Torchwood adventures resulted in a server melt-down when this series was announced by star John Barrowman on his Sunday night radio slot. The popularity of these releases meant that a second series was greenlit only shortly after it began. The huge, and long-running public interest in new Torchwood adventures resulted in a server melt-down when this series was announced by star John Barrowman on his Sunday night radio slot.Dan Starkey and Catrin Stewart are two thirds of the much loved Paternoster Gang from the current run of television’s Doctor Who.

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Torchwood – 1.2. Fall to Earth

The hit BBC series is back! Big Finish create a new series of stories featuring the characters of the internationally-successful Doctor Who spin-off! The SkyPuncher is the first private spaceflight. But Ephraim Salt’s visionary project has gone horribly wrong – the ship is falling out of the sky and there seems no way to stop it. Ianto Jones thought the flight would be sabotaged. The only problem is…he’s on board! The huge, and long-running public interest in new Torchwood adventures resulted in a server melt-down when this release was announced by star John Barrowman on his Sunday night radio slot. Gareth David-Lloyd’s Ianto Jones character was so popular that when he died in Torchwood – Children of Earth, a shrine to him in Cardiff became a newsworthy item for some months! Writer James Goss wrote several best-selling Torchwood hardback books, and most recently launched his novel Haterz, looking at social media personalities. This is the second of a much-anticipated set of six stories running monthly until April 2016. CAST: Gareth David-Lloyd (Ianto Jones), Zeynep (Lisa Zahra).

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Torchwood – 1.1 the Conspiracy

The hit BBC series is back! Big Finish bring immortal Time Agent Captain Jack Harkness back to life for the first in a series of six new audio dramas…Captain Jack Harkness has always had his suspicions about the Committee. And now Wilson is also talking about the Committee. Apparently the world really is under the control of alien lizards. That’s what Wilson says. People have died, disasters have been staged, the suspicious have disappeared. It’s outrageous. Only Jack knows that Wilson is right. The Committee has arrived. The huge, and long-running public interest in new Torchwood adventures resulted in a server melt-down when this release was announced by star John Barrowman on his Sunday night radio slot. John Barrowman reprises the character who starred in four years of hit Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood, screened around the world. John Sessions is one of British TV’s most popular and erudite actors, from guest spots on QI to roles in Mr Holmes, Marple, John Sessions’ Tall Tales and one of the main voices on Spitting Image. This is the first of six releases in this range, with the rest coming from Jan to May 2016. CAST: John Barrowman (Captain Jack Harkness), John Sessions (Wilson), Sarah Ovens (Kate), Dan Bottomley (Sam).