Torchwood This Week - September 6, 2008
Benjamin Elliott
TORCHWOOD THIS WEEK
September 6, 2008 - Vol 2, No 35
The weekly guide to Torchwood transmissions.
by Benjamin F. Elliott
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Doctor Who schedule information is in This Week In Doctor Who
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho .
Torchwood - "Lost Souls" - will premiere on BBC Radio 4
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4 this Wednesday at 2:15PM BST (9:15AM EDT, 6:15AM
PDT) as part of their daylong coverage of the Big Bang tests at CERN. "Lost
Souls" is a 45 minute Torchwood episode starring the cast following the
events of the Series 2 finale "Exit Wounds". If you have not seen "Exit
Wounds", there will be spoilers. "Lost Souls" is tied into CERN's efforts to
recreate the aftershocks following the Big Bang. The episode will remain
available for listeners around the world at the Radio 4 website for one week
and have a CD release on Thursday 11 September. There are some reports that
a free podcast may be available, but I cannot guarantee this.
Canada - SPACE http://www.spacecast.com is airing Torchwood in 65 minute
timeslots. So make sure your recording device is scheduled to record
Torchwood for 1 hour, 5 minutes instead of 1 hour. If you are in the Central
and Mountain Time Zones and also plan to watch Doctor Who Series 4 on the
CBC this fall, check your cable/satellite provider's channel lineup to make
sure you have other regions of CBC. In those 2 time zones the 65 minute
Torchwood broadcast on SPACE will overlap Doctor Who on CBC (9PM all time
zones), and neither show has a repeat slot. Satellite customers should be
fine and it is believed that most digital cable subscribers have multiple
CBCs too, but the time to check your lineup is now, as opposed to the 19th
of September.
Canada - Ztele http://www.ztele.com will air Torchwood Series 2 in French
many times a week this fall starting 14 October. Until then, Season 2 of
Jericho will air in the same time slots. Ztele's version of Torchwood will
be available in SD and HD versions.
Corrections and updates are welcome at torchwo...@yahoogroups.com ,
TWIDW on AIM, and thebfe on Yahoo Messenger.
Torchwood Website - http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchwood
Australian Website - http://www.ten.com.au/ten/tv_torchwood.html
UK:
BBC Radio 4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4
Wednesday 2:15PM BST (9:15AM EDT, 6:15AM PDT) - "Lost Souls" (world
premiere)
45 minute audio Torchwood story set after the events of "Exit Wounds". The
scientists at CERN are preparing to recreate the aftereffects of the Big
Bang in a controlled experiment. Events occur to bring the Torchwood team
onto the scene.
ITALY:
Jimmy http://www.jimmy140.it
http://www.jimmy140.it/contenuti/serie/torchwood
Saturday 9:55AM, Late Saturday 2:25AM, Sunday 5:30AM and 7:30AM and 3:15PM
and 10:40PM, Monday 9:55PM and 3:35AM CET 2-10 "Intrappolati in un film"
Tuesday 9PM, Late Wednesday 1:40AM, Late Thursday 2:50AM, Late Friday
4:05AM, Saturday 13 September 9:45AM, 14 September 5:10AM and 6:35AM and
2:30PM and 10:35PM and 3:55AM, 15 September 9:55PM and 2:55AM CET 2-11 "Alla
deriva"
16 September 9PM, Late 17 September 1:40AM, Late 18 September 3AM, Late 19
September 3:50AM, 20 September 9:45AM, 21 September 7:10AM and 2:20PM and
10:35PM, Late 22 September 4:10AM, Late 24 September 1:35AM, Late 25
September 2:30AM, 27 September 9:20AM, Late 27 September 2:40AM, 28
September 1:20PM and 9:50PM CET 2-12 "Frammenti" (lots of airings over 2
weeks intead of 1 - hmm)
30 September 9PM CET 2-13 "La fine e il principio"
SWEDEN:
TV4 Plus http://www.tv4.se
Sunday 11:10PM CET 2-10 "From Out Of The Rain" (special time)
14 September 11:20PM CET 2-11 "Adrift"
CANADA:
SPACE http://www.spacecast.com
16:9 letterbox. Episodes only air once. Beware the episode descriptions on
SPACE, as a big plot twist for Series 2 is revealed.
Friday 10PM EDT/7PM PDT/11:30PM Newfoundland 2-07 "Dead Man Walking" (65
minutes)
19 September 10PM EDT/7PM PDT/11:30PM Newfoundland 2-08 "A Day In The Death"
(65 minutes)
26 September 10PM EDT/7PM PDT/11:30PM Newfoundland 2-09 "Something Borrowed"
(65 minutes)
SPACE has rights to Series 2, but does not currently have rights to Series
1, as they are still held by the CBC.
Ztele http://www.ztele.com/index.jsp
HD on Ztele HD, Dubbed in French. Series 2 airs Tuesdays 10PM plus repeats
Fall 2008.
Torchwood expected to return after Jericho Season 2, and will have the same
timeslots. Expected start date - Tuesday October 14 10PM EDT.
HD Net Canada http://www.hd.net
Complete, uncut episodes in High Definition (not the same schedule as HD Net
US). It is not known if HD Net Canada will be able to purchase later series
of Torchwood yet. BBC America's exclusive US deal will not affect Canada.
Monday 7PM and 11PM EDT/4PM and 8PM PDT 1-09 "Random Shoes"
15 September 7PM and 11PM EDT/4PM and 8PM PDT 1-10 "Out Of Time"
AUSTRALIA:
Network Ten HD http://www.ten.com.au http://www.sfsa.org.au
Series 2 Australian premiere run.
Monday 10:30PM 2-02 "Sleeper"
There are exclusive interviews and clips on the Ten website as well as
Torchwood De-Classified - as of this writing, you have to be in Australia to
view the clips.
BBC HD Australia http://www.bbchd.com.au/Australia
Source is on Australian Western Time. Adjust for time zone. No accurate
information right now. Episodes believed to air many times a week.
RUSSIA:
SciFi Russia http://www.scifichannel.ru
All times Moscow
Saturday 10:35PM, Sunday 8:05PM 2-01 "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang"
Monday 9PM, Tuesday 8:05PM, Wednesday 10:35PM, Thursday 7:15PM, 13 September
10:35PM, 14 September 8:05PM 2-02 "Sleeper"
15 September 9PM, 16 September 8:05PM, 17 September 10:35PM, 18 September
7:15PM, 20 September 10:35PM, 21 September 8:05PM 2-03 "To The Last Man"
22 September 9PM, 23 September 8:05PM, 24 September 10:35PM, 25 September
7:15PM, 27 September 10:35PM, 28 September 8:05PM 2-04 "Meat"
29 September 9PM, 30 September 8:05PM 2-05 "Adam"
FRANCE:
NRJ 12 http://www.nrj12.fr
Series 2, episodes dubbed in French, expect slight cuts on bloodshed
Friday 8:45PM CET 2-03 "Le Soldat Thomas" (new)
Friday 9:35PM CET 2-04 "Le Moment De Verite" (new)
Friday 10:25PM CET 1-02 "Premier Jour" (encore)
episodes only seem to be airing once this year - tune in or miss them
ASIA:
BBC Entertainment http://asia.bbcentertainment.com
All times Thailand
Sunday 4:05PM 1-09 "Random Shoes"
Monday 7:05PM and 9:55PM and 2:20AM. Tuesday 8AM and 11:25AM, 14 September
4:10PM 1-10 "Out Of Time"
15 September 7:05PM and 10:05PM and 2:20AM, 16 September 7:45AM and 11:25AM,
21 September 4:05PM 1-11 "Combat"
22 September 7:05PM and 10:05PM and 2:20AM, 23 September 7:55AM and 11:35AM,
28 September 4:05PM 1-12 "Captain Jack Harkness"
NEW ZEALAND:
TV2 http://www.tvnz.co.nz http://nzdwfc.tetrap.com
Wednesday 10:30PM 1-10 "Out Of Time"
GREECE:
Skai TV http://www.skai.gr
Thursday 11PM EET 1-08 "They Keep Killing Suzie" (they must have pre-empted
the show two weeks in there - incomplete schedule is not helping me keep
this accurate, SKAI)
USA:
HD Net http://www.hd.net
DirecTV 79 (MPEG-2), 306 (MPEG-4)
Dish 9422 (5510 Alaska and Hawaii only)
High Definition 16:9 format. Uncut, commercial free.
HD Net US will not be able to air Torchwood Series 3, as BBC America has
purchased exclusive US SD and HD rights to the 2009 episodes.
Monday 7PM and 10PM and 1AM EDT/4PM and 7PM and 10PM PDT 2-04 "Meat"
15 September 7PM and 10PM and 1AM EDT/4PM and 7PM and 10PM PDT 2-05 "Adam"
LATIN AMERICA:
People + Arts http://www.tudiscovery.com
Series 1 repeats.
Friday 1PM EDT(?) 1-13 "End Of Days"
19 September 1PM EDT TBA
SOUTH KOREA:
SkyLife http://www.skylife.co.kr
Torchwood has begun airing on the Skylife service. Alas, the English
language website does not do schedules. The Korean language website is
harder to search than KBS (which was hard). I have not found Torchwood on
the schedule. If anybody knows Korean ...
POLAND:
BBC Entertainment http://poland.bbcentertainment.com
The Polish version of BBC Entertainment's website now has a Torchwood page
listing all the Series 1 episodes (in English and Polish). I cannot find a
premiere date yet.
GERMANY:
RTL2 http://www.rtl2.de
RTL2 has bought Torchwood for the German market. Premiere date unknown.
Looks like Wednesday nights at 10PM or later starting Spring 2009.
Stations That Will/Have Aired Torchwood:
UKRAINE - ICTV
TURKEY - TRT
UK - BBC Two http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo http://www.radiotimes.com - Series
2 completed.
BBC Three http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree http://www.radiotimes.com
Watch (new UK channel from 7 October - repeats of Series 1 and 2)
BBC HD http://www.bbc.co.uk/hd http://www.radiotimes.com
Series 3 will premiere on BBC One in 2009. Currently 5 episodes, stripped
Monday to Friday for a weeklong event.
Israel - Yes Stars 2 http://www.yes.co.il - Series 1 completed.
SPAIN - Cuatro http://www.cuatro.com - Series 1 completed.
AUSTRALIA - Southern Cross Ten
http://www.mytalk.com.au/Stations/TV/SCTEN/Pages/Default.aspx
(Regional service that carries portions of Network Ten's lineup) - Series 1
completed.
UKTV Australia http://www.uktv.com.au
No episodes scheduled.
Network Ten HD http://www.ten.com.au http://www.sfsa.org.au
Series 1 repeats on the new HD channel.
Shelved for now. Premiere date TBA.
MEXICO - Canal 22 http://www.canal22.org.mx/main.html
Episodes air as 2 parters. Series 1 completed?
FRANCE - Jimmy http://www.jimmy.fr - Series 1 completed.
HONG KONG - ATV World http://www.hkatv.com/world/05 Series 1 completed.
USA - BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com
DirecTV 264 Dish 135,879 16:9 Letterbox format. Series 2 Completed. Has
bought Series 3. Next airdate unknown.
BBC America On Demand - available on better digital cable systems
Full length episodes (no cuts for time). Content edits made for BBC America
TV broadcasts (language, violence, nudity) will be present in this
version. - No episodes on schedule.
MILITARY - BFBS http://www.ssvc.com/bfbs/tv/ - Series 2 completed.
FINLAND - TV 2 http://www.yle.fi/tv2 - Series 1 and 2 completed.
NETHERLANDS - SciFi http://www.scifi-tv.nl - Series 1 repeats completed.
CROATIA: HRT1/HRT2 http://www.hrt.hr - current run finished.
And other countries who I haven't seen identified yet
Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.
Doctor Who is a BBC Trademark. Copyright 2008.
solar penguin
On 6 Sep, 12:30, "Benjamin Elliott" <bfelli...@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> Torchwood - "Lost Souls" - will premiere on BBC Radio 4http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4this Wednesday at 2:15PM BST (9:15AM EDT, 6:15AM
> PDT) as part of their daylong coverage of the Big Bang tests at CERN. "Lost
> Souls" is a 45 minute Torchwood episode starring the cast following the
> events of the Series 2 finale "Exit Wounds". If you have not seen "Exit
> Wounds", there will be spoilers. "Lost Souls" is tied into CERN's efforts to
> recreate the aftershocks following the Big Bang.
If the play is being broadcast simultaneously with the real-life
events it describes, is this the final nail in the coffin for the 'one
year in the future' chronology established in 'Aliens of London'?
Or are we expected to believe the CERN scientists in the Whoniverse
are somehow one year behind those in the real world, despite having
the advantage of salvaged alien technology to help them?
Any thoughts?
The Face of Po
solar penguin got out a spraycan and scrawled the following:
>
> On 6 Sep, 12:30, "Benjamin Elliott" <bfelli...@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> >
> > Torchwood - "Lost Souls" - will premiere on BBC Radio 4http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4this Wednesday at 2:15PM BST (9:15AM EDT, 6:15AM
> > PDT) as part of their daylong coverage of the Big Bang tests at CERN. "Lost
> > Souls" is a 45 minute Torchwood episode starring the cast following the
> > events of the Series 2 finale "Exit Wounds". If you have not seen "Exit
> > Wounds", there will be spoilers. "Lost Souls" is tied into CERN's efforts to
> > recreate the aftershocks following the Big Bang.
>
> If the play is being broadcast simultaneously with the real-life
> events it describes, is this the final nail in the coffin for the 'one
> year in the future' chronology established in 'Aliens of London'?
It's another sign that the production team have completely forgotten it,
but I think we can still wring some life out of it.
> Or are we expected to believe the CERN scientists in the Whoniverse
> are somehow one year behind those in the real world, despite having
> the advantage of salvaged alien technology to help them?
All those alien invasions have delayed them a bit?
> Any thoughts?
"To the Last Man" had to be set in June 2008, which is less than half a
year in the future from the broadcast date. The whole of Torchwood
S2 has to fit between "Last of the Time Lords" and "The Poison Sky"
(unless that parallel "Turn Left" universe also has different dating),
but if the TW crew in this week's episode is still Jack/Gwen/Ianto, it
doesn't necessarily have to be after DW S4 (2009).
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