BBCHD - 27 August 2011 - 7.10pm
"I'm getting a sort of banging in my head"
"Yeah, I think that's Hitler in the cupboard"
The opening of Let's Kill Hitler, where Amy and Rory drive their mini across a field to provide a crop circle shout out to the Doctor, is of course yet another reiteration of Moffat's idea of imparting messages to the Doctor that has already seen active duty in Time of the Angels, The Pandorica Opens and The Impossible Astronaut. And usually when they call the Doctor, River tends to go along for the ride.
Enjoy.
Gwen and Rhys must protect their daughter as they stand alone in the defence of the Earth - First Born is a Torchwood: Miracle Day prequel written by James Goss.
Gwen and Rhys are on the run. Rhys was hoping this meant a windswept cottage on a cliff top, but he’s had to settle for a miserable caravan in the isolated village of Rawbone. With the locals taking an unhealthy interest in their daughter, Gwen and Rhys start to realise that something is very wrong.
As they uncover the village’s terrible past, Gwen discovers that Torchwood will never leave her behind, and now she and Rhys stand alone in defence of the Earth. And the children of Rawbone can only bring her closer to the secret forces that want her out of the way.
Based on the hit series created by Russell T Davies, First Born by James Goss is a prequel to Torchwood: Miracle Day, starring John Barrowman and Eve Myles as Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper, with Kai Owen as Rhys Williams. Published 21 July 2011.
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Excavations of the old Torchwood Institute are under way, but the body of Suzie Costello is nowhere to be found - a Torchwood: Miracle Day prequel, Long Time Dead is written by Sarah Pinborough.
Cardiff Bay. The government has ordered the excavation of the wreckage of a secret underground base. DCI Tom Cutler is watching from a distance, fascinated by the process. There are people in his dreams. People he feels he should know.
The disbanded Torchwood Institute spent a century accumulating non-terrestrial artefacts and catching aliens. Who knows what – or who – might still be intact down there. But by the time they find the first body, Suzie Costello is long gone.
Based on the hit series created by Russell T Davies, Long Time Dead by Sarah Pinborough is a prequel to Torchwood: Miracle Day, starring John Barrowman and Eve Myles as Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper. It features Suzie Costello, as played by Indira Varma. Published 4 August 2011.
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Agent Rex Matheson investigates the disappearance of a CIA squad transporting secret Torchwood cargo - The Men Who Sold the World is a Torchwood: Miracle Day prequel and is written by Guy Adams.
When Oscar Lupe appears 20,000 feet up in the air, his body is frozen solid and free-falling to earth. It shatters on impact. Soon after, a CIA Special Activities Division squad goes rogue with a cargo marked ‘Torchwood’ that they’ve been escorting from somewhere called Cardiff.
The Agency puts Rex Matheson on the case. As the strange deaths pile up, Rex realises there must be experimental tech out there, but someone is obstructing him at every turn. Rex is the CIA’s golden boy – but has he met his match in the evasive Mr Wynter…?
Based on the hit series created by Russell T Davies, The Men Who Sold The World by Guy Adams is a prequel to Torchwood: Miracle Day, starring John Barrowman and Eve Myles as Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper, with Mekhi Phifer as Rex Matheson. Published 18 August 2011.
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Gwen and Rhys are on the run. Rhys was hoping this meant a windswept cottage on a cliff top, but he’s had to settle for a miserable caravan in the isolated village of Rawbone. With the locals taking an unhealthy interest in their daughter, Gwen and Rhys start to realise that something is very wrong.
As they uncover the village’s terrible past, Gwen discovers that Torchwood will never leave her behind, and now she and Rhys stand alone in defence of the Earth. And the children of Rawbone can only bring her closer to the secret forces that want her out of the way.
Based on the hit series created by Russell T Davies, First Born by James Goss is a prequel to Torchwood: Miracle Day, starring John Barrowman and Eve Myles as Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper, with Kai Owen as Rhys Williams. Published 21 July 2011.
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Excavations of the old Torchwood Institute are under way, but the body of Suzie Costello is nowhere to be found - a Torchwood: Miracle Day prequel, Long Time Dead is written by Sarah Pinborough. Cardiff Bay. The government has ordered the excavation of the wreckage of a secret underground base. DCI Tom Cutler is watching from a distance, fascinated by the process. There are people in his dreams. People he feels he should know.
The disbanded Torchwood Institute spent a century accumulating non-terrestrial artefacts and catching aliens. Who knows what – or who – might still be intact down there. But by the time they find the first body, Suzie Costello is long gone.
Based on the hit series created by Russell T Davies, Long Time Dead by Sarah Pinborough is a prequel to Torchwood: Miracle Day, starring John Barrowman and Eve Myles as Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper. It features Suzie Costello, as played by Indira Varma. Published 4 August 2011.
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Agent Rex Matheson investigates the disappearance of a CIA squad transporting secret Torchwood cargo - The Men Who Sold the World is a Torchwood: Miracle Day prequel and is written by Guy Adams.When Oscar Lupe appears 20,000 feet up in the air, his body is frozen solid and free-falling to earth. It shatters on impact. Soon after, a CIA Special Activities Division squad goes rogue with a cargo marked ‘Torchwood’ that they’ve been escorting from somewhere called Cardiff.
The Agency puts Rex Matheson on the case. As the strange deaths pile up, Rex realises there must be experimental tech out there, but someone is obstructing him at every turn. Rex is the CIA’s golden boy – but has he met his match in the evasive Mr Wynter…?
Based on the hit series created by Russell T Davies, The Men Who Sold The World by Guy Adams is a prequel to Torchwood: Miracle Day, starring John Barrowman and Eve Myles as Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper, with Mekhi Phifer as Rex Matheson. Published 18 August 2011.
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With a spin
Traveling in
The world of my creation
What we'll see
Will defy
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NOTE 30/11/2020: Network have since released a high-definition Blu-ray limited edition of the series. I've revised and updated this review and added screencaps from that edition in Cathode Ray Tube's other home on Medium
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