Both Torchwood and Doctor Who have done an outstanding job - taking home seven awards in total from The BAFTA Cymru Wards. The ceremony took place last night (April 27) at the Millennium Centre, Cardiff. Doctor Who took out six of the awards, and Torchwood took home one award. They are as follows:
Best Costume: Torchwood (1.12 Captain Jack Harkness)
Best Director of Drama: James Strong (Voyage of the Damned)
Best Director of Photography: Doctor Who - Ernie Vincze (Voyage of the Damned)
Best Drama Series: Doctor Who
Best Make-Up: Doctor Who - Barabara Southcott and Neil Gorton (The Shakespere Code)
Best Screenwriter: Doctor Who - Steven Moffat (Blink)
Sources have revealed that Billie Piper (Rose Tyler) may well be three-months pregnant! A friend has confirmed this, but there is no official word from Billie and husband Laurence Fox. According to Hello! Magazine, Billie was apparently seen "strolling along a beach in Mauritius, tenderly stroking her tummy." This is still a rumour for now, and is not 100% official. We will post up any more news as it comes in.
Titan Magazines have now fixed up their site, and the information for the fourth issue of Torchwood: The Official Magazine is now available. This month's installment is a special 100-page issue, with a new interview with Naoko Mori (Tosh); a series 2 episode guide; Part 1 of a brand new story in the Torchwood comic strip; a set visit for season finale Exit Wounds; a question and answer with Kai Owen (Rhys); mini-interviews with Adrift guest stars Ruth Jones and Robert Pugh, plus readers are given the opportunity to vote for their favourite Torchwood moment.
The fourth issue of Torchwood: The Official Magazine, is out now, priced £3.75.
Just a quick heads-up that there will be a new interview with Gareth (Ianto Jones) in the next issues of Torchwood: The Official Magazine (Issue 5), which goes on sale May 15 in the UK, priced £3.75. Please note that the reason we haven't put out our official post for Issue 4 yet, is due to the Titan Magazines site not working in the past week or two. The post will be out soon.
Freema Agyeman (Martha Jones), guest starred on the Paul O'Grady Show yesterday afternoon. In case you missed it, you can view the interview below. A preview clip from the Sontaran Stratagem is also shown in the video.
The BBC Press Office have updated their television schedule, and the official summaries for episode 5 and 6 - The Poison Sky and The Doctor's Daughter - are now available (here for PS, here for DD). You can read the summaries below:
The Sontarans activate their masterplan and begin to choke the whole of planet Earth, as Russell T Davies's Bafta Award-winning time-travelling drama continues. UNIT is left defenceless, with a traitor in their ranks. And as interplanetary war edges closer, the Doctor has to fight to keep both Martha and Donna alive – but will he have to make the ultimate sacrifice?
The Doctor meets the most important woman of his life on the distant planet Messaline, in the middle of an endless war, as Russell T Davies's Bafta Award-winning time-travelling drama continues. But as General Cobb threatens genocide, and Martha is kidnapped by the Hath, the Doctor faces an even greater battle – can he find peace with his own child?
The Poison Sky airs May 3 and The Doctor's Daughter airs May 10 on BBC1.
We earlier informed you that John Barrowman will be attending Collectormania 13 at the center: MK, Milton Keynes. If you are going by car, the Collectormania website has suggested parking in the Park And Ride on Junction 14 of the MK Coachway. There are in fact roadworks happening that weekend, and the car park will be closed and unavailable. Instead, try parking in the XScape center. Seeing as several thousand people are expected to attend, the earlier you arrive, the better. On a lighter note, Eve Myles has also been confirmed to attend.
There are now some photos available from the filming of the 2008 Christmas Special of Doctor Who! They're not overly spoilery, but if you don't want to know anything about the episode at all, don't click the link ahead. If you do want to see them, you can view them in our Photobucket galleries here!
The trailer for The Sontaran Stratagem, which showed after last night's airing of Planet of the Ood, is now available for those outside the UK. This episode features the much-awaited return of Martha Jones. You can view the trailer below. UPDATE: The wallpapers are now also available. Click here,here,here and here to see them.
David Tennant's birthday is today, April 18, and he turns 37! David is best known for portraying the tenth Doctor, as well as appearing in other movies and television shows. Happy Birthday David! Feel free to comment with your birthday wishes for David.
The Argus have posted up a nifty little interview with John Barrowman, which took place at the Dome Concert Hall, Brighton. When asked about his Doctor Who/Torchwood character, Captain Jack, he says: "He gets to do everything I want to do in real life," says Barrowman. "It's a dream role that was written for me. I thought he would just be in the first five Dr Who episodes."
If you participated in the Torchwood Mission over on the BBC Torchwood site, you are now eligible to receive your own certificate, signed by Mr Jack Harkness himself! You should have received an email by now, but if not, simply go to this link here and log in with your details. The certificate is the same as below, except your own name, unique reference ID and the day you signed up will be printed.
The BBC Press Office have updated their television schedule, and the official summary for episode 4 of the new Doctor Who season - The Sontaran Stratagem - is now available.This episode sees the return of part-time Torchwood member Martha Jones.
Martha Jones summons the Doctor back to modern-day Earth, but an old enemy lies in wait, as Russell T Davies's Bafta Award-winning time-travelling drama continues. With the mysterious ATMOS devices spreading across the world, Donna discovers that even her own family is not safe from the alien threat – but is it too late to save them?
GE Fabbri, makers of the well-known Doctor Who Battles In Time trading cards, have now released a set of Torchwood cards. Hitting UK stores yesterday, they feature characters from both series of Torchwood. Each pack contains 9 randomised cards, plus there are rare foil, holographic, bumpy, glow in the dark and lenticular cards to look out for. The cards are available for £2.99 per pack at all good hobby stores. For more information, you can visit the official site of the Torchwood cards here!
There are now some photos available from John Barrowman's concert on April 14th, at Colston Hall, Bristol. There are a total of 58 available - click here, here and here to view them.
John Barrowman has proved 'a real life hero' after helping neighbours Brenda McDade and Ann Carden. The two were on a London street when Ann's handbag - containing her purse and heart medication - was stolen. They had just watched John on stage in Anything Goes, and while they were struggling to get a taxi to the chemist, John pulled up in his silver BMW. Here is what Brenda's granddaughter had to say:
After nana and Ann told him their plight he immediately took them to the chemist, where Ann managed to get her medication and then waited and took them on to their hotel. He escorted them into reception and then found they still had no rooms ready except for smoking which they didn't want. After intervening and pretending my nana was his 'Aunty Brenda,' he complained to the manager and a room was suddenly found for them, as was some free room service. The next day when they checked out they discovered their bill had been settled in full. What a guy."
For all the younger Torchwood fans, the pre-watershed version of Exit Wounds, the thrilling final for Torchwood Season 2, has had a last minute schedule-change, and will be instead aired next Tuesday (April 15th) at 7pm on BBC2.
John Barrowman last night announced plans to record his new CD over this summer, which also happens to be during the filming of the CBC version of How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? The CD will hopefully be in stores by this Christmas. More news to follow when available.
Digital Spy have got a recent interview with Naoko Mori (Tosh) online, although it does contain **MAJOR SPOILERS** from the final of Torchwood Season 2. If you have happened to seen Exit Wounds, it does make for a really good read. Click here for the interview!
Now that the season finale for Torchwood Season 2 is over, we can now start a new poll! This poll will run through April and May, and the question is: "What is your favourite episode of Torchwood Season 2". It's a tough call, so have fun voting!
Episode 2.13 - Exit Wounds Written by Chris Chibnall and Directed by Ashley Way
Captain John Hart returns to have his revenge on Torchwood. Taking Captain Jack prisoner, he sends him back in time for a long overdue reunion. Without their leader, Torchwood are faced with a city flooded with Weevils, on the brink of destruction. But who is Captain John really working for? Can anyone trust him? And how great a price must Torchwood pay to save the city?
Well folks, it's finally here: The final episode for Torchwood Season 2. It's been a long journey for the Torchwood team, and in just over 8 hours, their fates will be revealed. Exit Wounds will be premiering tonight on BBC 2 at 9:oopm. What do you think will happen? Why not share your thoughts and head over to Totally Torchwood Talk! And if that's still not enough, you can view the trailer for Exit Wounds here, wallpapers here and the official episode synopsis here!
There are some photos online of John's time today at Capital Radio's Breakfast Show. There are eight currently available, and thanks to WireImage: Listings, you can view them here! John will also be making a short appearance on The Friday Night Project this Friday (April 4th).
The BBC Torchwood site(Non-UK), have released the wallpapers available to download from Exit Wounds. There are five currently available, including Captain Jack, Captain John, and Grey. They're not too **spoilery**, but if you don't want to know anything, I suggest you don't look at them yet.
John Barrowman will be attending Collectormania 13 at the center: MK, Milton Keynes! The show runs from the 2nd of May through to the 5th, and John will be appearing on the Sunday (4th). John will be signing autographs, as well as taking part in photo shoots where fans can have their picture taken with him by a professional photographer (limited amounts). Entry is free, though there is a charge for the autographs and photos; so far we only have confirmation on the photographs: £17.02 for a 6" by 9". James Marsters (Captain John Hart) will also be attending the event.
UPDATE: The photos will cost approximately £22 due to postage and tax etc.
Another month passed, another poll finished. March's poll asked: "Who is your favourite Torchwood Season 2 guest character so far?". With a close start between Martha and Captain John, the latter won with 55% voting for him; Martha Jones came second with a total of 41%; Tommy came third with only 9% voting for him; following closely behind was Adam with 7% and in a miserable last spot was Beth with only 1% voting for her. April's poll won't start till after the final episode of Torchwood Season 2 (you'll be voting for your favourite episode), and this time we'll leave the poll go for a few extra weeks. Please note that there will be no monthly media for April, but a double lot next month.
No, this site IS NOT closing down, no Torchwood Season 3 HAS NOT been confirmed, and no, Eve Myles and David Tennant WERE NOT seen holding hands last night. We here at Totally Torchwood just want to wish you all a very Happy April Fool's!
