TV Zone #224 Torchwood, January 2008 contents


















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Issue #224 • ships from Jan 9 2008 News-stand Price • UK £3.99 / US $7.99
*100 pages* **Cover Feature: Torchwood • Lead writer Chris Chibnall discusses sex and memory loss in Part 2 of our no-holds-barred interview, as he reveals how Buffy star James Marsters came to guest on the show… Exclusive Interviews... Primeval • Star Douglas Henshall tells us about Season 2, in which he finds himself in a revised world of the one he knew before, and how his relationship with co-star James Murray has changed... Plus! Comedian Ben Miller talks about playing it straight as manipulative civil servant James Lester… The Sarah Connor Chronicles • Firefly’s Summer Glau is the new Terminator in this TV spin-off from the movies, and tells us about developing a catchphrase to rival Schwarznegger’s Heroes • Ex-Enterprise star Dominic Keating discusses joining the hit series for its second season/second chapter, and why his stint as an Irish mobster was cut short… Tin Man • Part 2 of our comprehensive behind-the-scenes feature, with comments from the designers and producers behind this new vision of the land of Oz… Battlestar Galactica (2000s) • Actress Tricia Helfer reveals the latest version of her Cylon alter-ego Number Six, the pro-Human Natalie, and how Six will be relating to the newly revealed Cylons aboard Galactica when the series returns for Season 4 Bones • Executive producer Barry Jefferson explains how they made the science of death into a hit series, and details the problems of creating convincing bodies… TV 2008: Things to Come • Our picture preview of shows to come in 2008, including • Doctor Who • Life on Mars sequel Ashes to Ashes • Battlestar Galactica And the return of • Knight Rider! With... Moving Wallpaper • We speak to the team, including Life on Mars creator Tony Jordan, responsible for this innovative new approach to tv drama, which links two separate series – a new Soap Opera, and a sitcom set behind the scenes of the Soap… Plus... Primetime Pioneers of Television • We speak to some of the small screen veterans interviewed in this new documentary about the early days of the medium… Deep Thought** • The big issues of the moment assessed: this issue, has the reality TV bubble finally hit its end?
TV Reviews – 35+ episodes reviewed!
(Radio) Afternoon Play Solo Behind the Iron Curtain Bionic Woman (2000s) Season 1 Chuck Season 1 Desperate Housewives Season 3 Doctor Who (2000s) Christmas Special Voyage of the Damned Flash Gordon (2000s) Season 1 Holby City One-off Fantasy episode Journeyman Season 1 Moonlight Season 1 Primeval Season 2 New Season Pushing Daisies Season 1 Reaper Season 1 Robin Hood Season 2 Smallville Season 7 Spooks Season 6 Season finale Stargate Atlantis Season 4 Supernatural Season 3 Torchwood Season 2 New season
Merchandise Reviews
Doctor Who Absolution (CD) The Companion Chronicles • Mother Russia (CD) • Helicon Prime (CD) • Old Soldiers (CD) Destiny of the Daleks (DVD) Dalek Empire: The Fearless One to Three (CD) The Girl Who Never Was (CD) The Target Book (p/bk) Miscellaneous A Life on the Air (h/bk)
TV Focus
Our pick of what's to watch and hear on TV and radio from 9th January to 6th February 2008
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