Torchwood This Week - December 15, 2007
(posted 15th Dec 2007, 4:45pm - TWIDW post #0621)

TORCHWOOD THIS WEEK
December 15, 2007 - Vol 1, No 58
The weekly guide to Torchwood transmissions.
by Benjamin F. Elliott
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torchwood
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho

Torchwood Series 2 definitely premieres the week of 12 to 18 January
2008 on BBC Two. Exact day and time still not confirmed.

BBC Entertainmet Poland http://poland.bbcentertainment.com will be
airing Series 1 of Torchwood, based on their launch trailer. Start
date and air times are unknown.

BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com launches Series 2 of Torchwood on Saturday 26 January 2008 at 9PM Eastern, a date expected to be very soon after the UK premiere of the new series. The early launch is due to Torchwood's status as BBC America's most successful show ever. BBC America is repeating Series 1 on Saturdays starting 8 December - 2 episodes per weekend, covering the 7 weeks before the Series 2 launch. HD Net http://www.hd.net airs the uncensored and unedited Series 1 finale this Monday and Wednesday. (actually Everything Changes)

BBC America On Demand will take down the Torchwood Series 1 episodes
from the service on Monday 17 December. Captain Jack Harkness will
only be up for 3 weeks and End Of Days up for 2 weeks, instead of the
usual 4. This is standard with BBC America shows - they leave the on
demand service shortly after the current run of new episodes ends.
Series 2 will likely start going up on Monday 28 January.

UKTV Australia launched Torchwood on Tuesday 11 December at 8:30PM AEDT. If you missed Torchwood on Ten or its regional variants, you get another chance to tune in.

Ten HD (a new version of Ten for high definition TVs that launches in
December) will present Torchwood free to air for high definition TVs
Thursdays at 9:30PM from 20 December. It is part of a Thursday lineup
that deviates from Ten's regular schedule.

Ztele in Canada will air Torchwood Series 1 in French Mondays at 8PM, Wednesdays at 5PM, and Fridays at 10PM from 7 January. CBC (English language broadcaster) airs Combat on 4 January, but seems to have given Torchwood's timeslot to the show "MVP" from 11 January. No airdate is known for the last 2 Series 1 episodes on CBC.

Doctor Who schedule information is in This Week In Doctor Who
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho .

I am trying to find websites and station information for some of the
more elusive Torchwood sales. If you spot it airing or getting ready
to air in your country, and I've missed it, let me know so it gets
into the next edition and more fans get informed.

Corrections and updates are welcome at torchwood-
owner@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

USA:

HD Net http://www.hd.net
DirecTV 79
Dish 9422 (5510 Alaska and Hawaii only)
High Definition 16:9 format. Series 1 Repeat Run.
Monday 7PM and 10PM and 1AM EST/4PM and 7PM and 10PM PST 1-01 Everything Changes
Christmas Eve 7PM and 10PM and 1AM EST/4PM and 7PM and 10PM PST 1-02 Day One

BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com
DirecTV 264 Dish 135
16:9 Letterbox format. Series 1 Repeat Run.
Saturday 8 and 11PM EST/5 and 8PM PST 1-03 Ghost Machine
Saturday 9PM and Midnight EST/6 and 9PM PST, Sunday 1PM EST/10AM PST
1-04 Cyberwoman
22 December 8 and 11PM EST/5 and 8PM PST 1-05 Small Worlds
22 December 9PM and Midnight EST/6 and 9PM PST, 23 December 1PM
EST/10AM PST 1-06 Countrycide
29 December 8 and 11PM EST/5 and 8PM PST, 30 December 1PM EST/10AM
PST 1-07 Greeks Bearing Gifts
29 December 9PM and Midnight EST/6 and 9PM PST 1-08 "They Keep
Killing Suzie"
5 January 8 and 11PM EST/5 and 8PM PST 1-09 Random Shoes
5 January 9PM and Midnight EST/6 and 9PM PST 1-10 Out of Time
12 January 8 and 11PM EST/5 and 8PM PST 1-11 Combat
12 January 9PM and Midnight EST/6 and 9PM PST, 13 January 1PM
EST/10AM PST 1-12 Captain Jack Harkness
26 January 9PM and Midnight EST/6 and 9PM PST 2-01 "Kiss Kiss, Bang
Bang" (2nd Series Premiere!)

BBC America On Demand (certain digital cable systems, not on
satellite)
Now playing:
1-11 Combat (until 17 December, all episodes removed that day)
1-12 Captain Jack Harkness (until 17 December, all episodes removed
that day)
1-13 End of Days (until 17 December, all episodes removed that day)

CANADA:

CBC TV http://www.cbc.ca/television
HD on CBC HD, 16:9 Letterbox analog, co-producer on Torchwood.
This week and next - pre-empted for Christmas movies
4 January 9PM 1-11 Combat
11 January - "MVP" takes the timeslot, airdates for episodes 12 and
13 unknown

Ztele http://www.ztele.com/index.jsp
HD on Ztele HD, Dubbed in French.
Mondays 8PM, Wednesdays 5PM, Fridays 10PM starting 7 January

HONG KONG:

ATV World http://www.hkatv.com/world/05
Thursday 10PM 1-06 Countrycide

FINLAND:

TV 2
Monday 10:05PM EET 1-03 Ghost Machine
Christmas Eve 11:20PM EET 1-04 Cyberwoman

FRANCE:

NRJ 12 http://www.nrj12.fr
Series 1 repeats, episodes dubbed in French, expect slight cuts on bloodshed
Sunday 6:05PM CET 1-03 Machine Fantome
Sunday 6:55PM CET 1-04 Femme Cybernetique
Friday 8:45PM CET 1-12 Capitaine Jack Harkness
Friday 9:35PM CET 1-13 La Fin Des Temps
16 December 6:05PM CET 1-05 Petits Mondes
16 December 6:55PM CET 1-06 La Racolte

UK Broadcasts:

BBC Three http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree http://www.radiotimes.com
Series 1 Repeat Run
Friday 9PM and 2:40AM GMT 1-12 Captain Jack Harkness
21 December 9PM and 2:40AM GMT 1-13 End of Days
21 December 9:46PM GMT DeClassified 1-13 "To The End"

BBC HD http://www.bbc.co.uk/hd http://www.radiotimes.com
Series 1 Repeat Run - no episodes scheduled

BBC Two http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo http://www.radiotimes.com
First broadcaster of Series Two. Pre-watershed episodes are noted
with [pre-watershed].
16 January? 9PM GMT 2-01 Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2nd Series World
Premiere!)

AUSTRALIA:

Imparja http://www.imparja.com
(Regional service airing Torchwood for the first time)
Wednesday 10:30PM 1-13 End of Days

UKTV Australia http://www.uktv.com.au
Tuesday 8:30PM, Saturday 15 December 11PM AEDT 1-01 Everything Changes (start of cable/satellite repeat run)
18 December 8:30PM, 22 December 10:30PM AEDT 1-02 Day One
Christmas Day and week afterwards - pre-empted by specials

Network Ten HD http://www.ten.com.au http://www.sfsa.org.au
Series 1 repeats on the new HD channel.
20 December 9:30PM 1-01 Everything Changes

Stations That Will/Have Aired Torchwood:

NEW ZEALAND - TV2 http://www.tvnz.co.nz - Coming in 2008
UKRAINE - ICTV
TURKEY - TRT
SOUTH KOREA - KNN
Israel - Yes Stars 2 http://www.yes.co.il - Series 1 completed.
Sweden - TV4 Plus http://www.tv4.se - Series 1 completed.
SPAIN - Cuatro http://www.cuatro.com - Series 1 completed.
AUSTRALIA - Network Ten http://www.ten.com.au http://www.sfsa.org.au - Series 1 completed. 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.
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.
MEXICO - Canal 22 http://www.canal22.org.mx/main.html
Episodes air as 2 parters. Series 1 completed?
LATIN AMERICA - People + Arts http://www.tupeople.com - Series 1 completed.
ITALY - Jimmy http://www.jimmy140.it http://www.jimmy140.it/contenuti/serie/torchwood/1
Dubbed into Italian. Series 1 completed.

And other countries who I haven't seen identified yet

Series 2 - coming early 2008. 13 episodes, premieres on BBC Two.

Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.

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