- Captain Jack’s back - we interview John Barrowman for the first time since Children of Earth.
- Three brand new short stories, including a Toshiko adventure by Children of Earth writer James Moran.
- Time travel comic strip Overture from the dream team of Gary Russell and John Ridgway.
- Top 25 Torchwood moments - you voted for them, now here are the results!
- Torchwood Complete Comics Guide: we survey every strip.
- Interview: John Barrowman reveals his thoughts about being Captain Jack and returning in Torchwood: The New World.
- A brand new Toshiko Sato adventure by James Moran, with art by Adrian Salmon.
- We talk to Eva Myles about playing Torchwood’s action mum, Gwen Cooper.
- Owen Harper waves a ghostly tale in this new adventure by Trevor Baxendale, with art by Ben Willsher.
- For our final issue, we take a look back at some of the most memorable things the stars said about Children of Earth.
- A time travel adventure in the midst of the Cardiff Blitz, by Gary Russell and John Ridgway.
- Archivist Andrew Pixley charts the development and day-by-day production of the episode that saw Owen face up to life, death and Tintin.
- Gwen is forced to go it alone in this epic adventure by Steve Tribe and James Goss, with art by Mike Dowling.
- In the last ever Beyond the Hub, Kate Lloyd takes a flying trip through the remaining worlds of weirdness we never quite got round to…
Issue 25 of Torchwood magazine is on sale now at all good newsagents priced £4.99 per copy.
Christmas Message from The Sarah Jane Adventures Gang!
Tommy Knight, Danny Anthony and Anjli Mohindra from the SJA attic set wish everyone a merry Christmas from the video above. Also, details from the next series of The Sarah Jane Adventures have started to emerge:
2011 will see a new arrival at Bannerman Road which will change Sarah Jane's life forever; great guest stars including Peter Bowles, Christine Stephen-Daly and James Dreyfus; the mystery of the Man Who Never Was; powerful and even heartbreaking stories for Clyde and Rani, with fantastic new aliens, and maybe even the return of a certain mysterious parrot and his pet Shopkeeper. And although Luke's gone to Oxford, Tommy Knight will be back - not just in a cameo, appearing on the computer, but in a fully fledged adventure.
Series five of The Sarah Jane Adventures begins airing on CBBC next Autumn.
K.9: Series 1 - Volume 1 DVD - Cover & Info
The cover and synopsis have been released for the first volume of series one of K.9 on DVD:
K.9 BLASTS INTO HIS OWN LIVE ACTION SCI-FI ADVENTURE SERIES COMBINING COMEDY, ACTION AND SUSPENSE!
Originally created for the classic British sci-fi show Doctor Who in 1977, K.9 has long been an iconic television character. He was created by Bob Baker & Dave Martin, who had been long standing contributors to the show from the Jon Pertwee days through to the Tom Baker era. The robotic dog worked his way into the nation’s hearts and he made on screen come back in 2006 showing up in the David Tennant story School Reunion.
K.9 now blasts into his own sci-fi/adventure series combining comedy, action and suspense, which is being shown on shown on Five in the UK. The series combines live action and stunning visual effects and comes from his original creators Bob Baker and Dave Martin.
Synopsis
London, the near future: Orphan teenager Starkey, ultimately plans to bring down the system but for the time being he is prepared to simply slip through the cracks. He and his friend Jorjie hide out in the residence of reclusive scientist, Professor Gryffen and his errand boy Darius, who are experimenting with alien technology. The Professor blows a hole in the fabric of space/time and they are attacked by two reptilian warrior Jixen, but they are saved by a small dog-like robot, K.9, who follows the Jixen through the portal.
K.9 and Starkey, with the assistance of Jorjie, Darius and Gryffen, become the earth’s front line defence against dangers threatening from anywhere and anytime in the galaxy. They will have a lot of fun, adventure, and some scares along the way, saving the earth from alien creatures, monsters and more than a few human threats.
The K.9: Series 1 - Volume 1 DVD is on sale from 31st January 2011. A price is to be confirmed.
