Burn! 'Eggs! The Full Monty!

Since the last update, Big Finish have released a full statement confirming Burn Gorman's return to Torchwood!

"WE'VE GOT BURN!!! It's so exciting," says producer James Goss. "We've been trying to get Burn Gorman since we started. We've been hunting him across the globe, from Man In The High Castle to And Then There Were None, and we kept getting so close - and then he vanished into the depths of Hungary to make a film for months - but as soon as the project wrapped he was raring to go"

The full statement can be read by clicking here!

Meanwhile the Radio Times spotting a cheeky reference to Torchwood hidden within episode 2 of Sherlock's fourth series (click here to read the story).

And! There's a trailer for Kai Owen's UK tour of The Full Monty. Of course you want to see it!

Click here for an interview with Kai about the production.

It's Burn, Baby!

The latest Big Finish podcast reveals some great news - actor Burn Gorman is returning to Torchwood! He's set to reprise his role as Owen Harper in an upcoming audio adventure. We're promised more news this Friday via Big Finish and excited producer James Goss. Watch this space!

The current release schedule for the new audios, plus Titan's ongoing comic (please be aware that dates for the comics slip quite often - we'll do our best to update you on changes):

TORCHWOOD: VOLUME 1 ARRIVES IN APRIL

January 2017

The Torchwood Archives goes on general release.

March 2017

01/03: Torchwood #2.2 (Titan Comic)

29/03: Torchwood #2.3 (Titan Comic)

31/03: Visiting Hours (BF audio - with Rhys)

April 2017

11/04: Torchwood: Volume 1 (Titan Comic, collecting #1.1-1.4)

26/04: Torchwood #2.4 (Titan Comic)

30/04: The Dollhouse (BF audio - with 1970's Torchwood LA!)

May 2017

31/05: Corpse Day (BF audio - with PC Andy Davidson)

June 2017

07/06: Torchwood #3.1 (Titan Comic)

30/06: TBA (BF audio - cast TBC)

July 2017

12/07: Torchwood #3.2 (Titan Comic)

31/07: TBA (BF audio - cast TBC)

August 2017

16/08: Torchwood #3.3 (Titan Comic)

31/08: TBA (BF audio - cast TBC)

September 2017

20/09: Torchwood #3.4 (Titan Comic)

Meanwhile you can currently pick up Torchwood: Rift War (a comic strip adventure that originally featured in Titan's Torchwood: The Official Magazine) for £2.99 by clicking here.

A Week Of Big Finishes

It's been a busy week for Torchwood updates - all courtesy of Big Finish Productions.

Firstly, The Torchwood Archive was announced; a release to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the series launch in October. It reunites the original series cast (bar Burn Gorman), ties into the current Committee storyline, and tells tales from across the Torchwood timeline. It's a perfect celebration of the show - so thanks Big Finish, we promise to pre-order it now!

Meanwhile they'll be another series of 6 single disc releases coming in 2017 - the first of which features the return of Rhys' Mum! Once more the series will jump across Torchwood's history, and we'll visit the Torchwood of 1970's L.A.!

There's two prequel boxsets coming...

The first is Torchwood: Before The Fall, which takes place at Torchwood London's Canary Wharf arm. It tells the story of when Ianto Jones worked for Yvonne Hartman, and is out in January.

Then, The Lives of Captain Jack! It tells the story of Jack immediately following Doctor Who's The Parting Of The Ways as he lies trapped in the year 200,101 - recently returned to life, on a post-Dalek Earth! It then skips ahead to his life in the 20th and 21st Centuries, and will guest star Jackie Tyler and Midshipman Alonso Frame!

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Titan Comic's Torchwood comic continues its monthly releases. Issue 2 is coming 28th September.

Titans

Of course you've heard by now that Torchwood is returning in comic book form. Via publishers Titan Comics:

Titan Comics is excited to announce that Doctor Who TV spinoff Torchwood is back, in an all-new ongoing comic series starring the daring Captain Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper.

Written by Captain Jack himself – John Barrowman – and Carole E. Barrowman, and with issues illustrated byAntonio Fuso (Drive, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest) and Pasquale Qualano (Batman ’66, She Hulk, Harley Quinn), this spectacular original ongoing series is not to be missed.

In continuity with the new hit Torchwood audio dramas from Big Finish, as part of the official continuation of theTorchwood saga, the comic arrives in stores on July 6 – the week of Titan’s third annual Doctor Who Comics Day event – Saturday, July 9 2016.

The BAFTA-winning cult science-fiction drama by Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies, which aired for four successful seasons from 2006 to 2011, follows the exploits of Captain Jack, Gwen (Eve Myles - Broadchurch), and their team as they investigate the unusual, the strange, and the extraterrestrial.

The hotly anticipated Torchwood comic sees Captain Jack return to Cardiff to engage the help of the last person who expected to see him again, Gwen Cooper! A dark technology from a forgotten species has been claimed by a conspiratorial power… and in this collision between an ancient civilization and an all-new evil, the Earth itself may be forfeit! Only Jack, Gwen, and their allies from what remains of Torchwood hold the key to stopping a cataclysmic wave of destruction… On the road, on the run, and under fire – can Jack and Gwen put aside their differences and rebuild the heart of Torchwood… before its flame is stamped out forever?!

The debut issue comes with variant covers to collect from Doctor Who superstar artists including Tommy Lee Edwards(Tenth Doctor, Turf), Elena Casagrande (Tenth Doctor, The X-Files), Blair Shedd (Ninth Doctor), and Rod Reis (Doctor Who, C.O.W.L.)!

It's great to hear that it ties in with the newly established Big Finish continuity.

So, you want to see Kai Owen strip?

No, don't worry - this isn't one of those dodgy messages you get sent via email. Rather, actor Kai Owen has a new role, acting in the stage adaptation of Simon Beaufoy's The Full Monty. Based on the popular movie, here's a taste of what you might see Kai up to:

Folks, prepare yourself! The play goes on tour from September 21st.

Kai's also attending Bournemouth's Film and Comic Con this Saturday.

You can get a personal message from Kai (as well as Gareth David-Lloyd) through CelebVM, costing £15.