Titan Magazines have now released the cover and details for this month's issue of Torchwood Magazine. Issue 10 of the magazine takes a look at the films, shows and books that inspired Torchwood. Below is some information on the magazine;

Torchwood: The Official Magazine Issue 10 includes the latest news from the Torchwood set in Cardiff, exclusive cast and crew interviews, behind-the-scenes features on the show’s special effects and 10 pages of original Torchwood comic strip fiction!

Torchwood Magazine Issue 10 goes on sale from Thursday, the 9th of October at all good magazine and comic shops across the United Kingdom and Ireland at the price of £3.99.

The picture above was made by me.

The picture above was made by me.

Every Sunday you can come back to see what's in store for the week in the world of Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures! You can see what's happening this week below;

Monday 6th October

The Sarah Jane Adventures The Last Sontaran Part 2, 4.35pm, BBC One.
The Sarah Jane Adventures Day of the Clown Part 1, 5.15pm, CBBC.

Tuesday 7th October

Sarah Jane Adventures actors appear on Blue Peter, 4.35pm, BBC One.

Wednesday 8th October

Sarah Jane Adventures actors appear on Blue Peter (repeat from Tuesdays showing), 8.30am, CBBC.

Thursday 9th October

Mag: Doctor Who Adventures #85 released.
Mag: Torchwood Magazine #10 released.
CD: The Forever Trap released.

Friday 10th October

Doctor Who The Sontaran Stratagem airs in Canada on CBC.

Saturday 11th October

Sarah Jane Adventures The Last Sontaran Part 2 repeated, 5pm on CBBC.
Torchwood Meat repeated, 7.05pm on BBC HD.

Earlier this year a Doctor Who Top Trumps game was released on the Nintendo DS, Playstation 2 and PC. It has now been announced that the game will be released on the Nintendo Wii later this year. The Game is licensed by Nintendo and is published by Eidos. In the game you battle Doctor Who characters via Top Trump cards. The Wii version of the game will be released in all good game shops on the 5th of December at the RRP of £29.99 and the cover for the game can be seen above.

The covers have now been revealed for new Sarah Jane Adventures audios. Both of them are read by Elisabeth Sladen who plays Sarah Jane. The stories will feature Sarah Jane, Luke, Clyde and Rani. The Ghost House is written by Stephen Cole and The Time Capsule is read by Peter Anghelides. Both the audios will be released on the 13th of November at the RRP of £5.99 each. The cover for the audios can be seen above.

The picture above was made by me.
BBC Children's Books have revealed a new Doctor Who book range for 2009 to make up for lack of Doctor Who episodes. The new range of Doctor Who books are entitled The Darksmith Legacy, and it will be a 10 part series which will be released throughout 2009. The first and second part of the series will be released in January and from then on one book will be released each month. The book titles can be seen below;

Book One - The Dust of Ages - (29th January)
Book Two - The Graves of Mordane - (29th January)
Book Three - The Colour of Darkness - (26th February)
Book Four - The Depths of Despair - (26th March)
Book Five - The Vampire of Paris - (TBA)
Book Six - The Game of Death - (TBA)
Book Seven - The Planet of Oblivion - (TBA)
Book Eight - The Picture of Emptiness - (TBA)
Book Nine - The Art of War - (TBA)
Book Ten - The End of Time - (TBA)

In addition to these books, starting from November readers will be able to assist the Doctor in his Quest by visiting online at www.thedarksmithlegacy.com. By registering on the site, visitors can create their own avatar and alien identity and begin collecting eternity points, crucial to the Doctor’s survival. Unapproved covers for the first two books can be seen in the picture at the top of this post.

Gareth David Lloyd, who plays Ianto Jones in Torchwood will be appearing at the Stamp Centre also known as the Sci Fi Collector shop at 79 Strand in London on Saturday the 1st of November at sometime midday. He will be there signing the Fragments' stamp cover, part of the new Torchwood Collection of commemorative items, in addition to the Torchwood 2009 Annual, Calendar, DVD's and the new Torchwood Ianto figure is also expected to be there. I have been to this shop a good few times and it is a really good place to get all your favourite merchandise from Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. Will you be going to meet Gareth David Lloyd?

BBC Magazines has now kindly sent the Tardis Base the cover and details for Doctor Who Adventures issue 84 which was released yesterday. Inside the issue there is a chance to win a life size K-9. The cover can be seen above and below is the press release;

Win a life-size K-9!

In this week’s Doctor Who Adventures magazine you’ll find the first part of a two-part competition to win your very own K-9! We’re giving away a life-size model of the coolest canine in the universe.

We’ve also got a fascinating fact file about the Doctor’s psychic wallet – find out about all the times the Time Lord has used it to get into and out of trouble.

The issue comes with a FREE psychic wallet, notepad and a special pen with invisible ink! It’s perfect for writing secret messages to your mates!

PLUS:

• Three posters! Attacking Autons, K-9, scary Supreme Dalek.
• Tales from the TARDIS: The Doctor runs into Rose… and is blasted by a Dalek!
• Adventure Guide: We take a trip to the Planet of the Ood.
• Sarah Jane interviewed! DWA catches up with Sarah Jane star, Elisabeth Sladen.
• The Last Sontaran: A sneak preview of next week’s episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures!
• Ultimate Companions: Part four of our guide to the Doctor’s friends.
• Activity: A fun game to play with your psychic paper.
• Comic strip: Washed Away with the Doctor and Donna.
• Doctor’s Data: The Eighth Doctor.
• Rattigan’s Academy: Puzzling brain busters!
• Woven word search: Solve the puzzle and win a copy of Doctor Who – The Time Traveller’s Almanac.
• Win: Film tickets and Nintendo DS up for grabs!
• Subscription offer: Subscribe and you’ll get FREE Doctor Who Dalek and Cyberman figures.
• ALL THIS AND LOTS MORE!

Doctor Who Adventures issue 84, priced £2.10, is out now! Miss it and miss out!

This issue of Doctor Who Adventures is on sale across the UK and Ireland and it comes free with a physic wallet and invisible ink pen. Make sure you get your copy before next Thursday, which is when issue 85 will be released.

Theres is now a chance to meet the people who wrote the new Doctor Who Storybook in London this Saturday, the 4th October at 1pm. All the writers wrote some part of the book and some of them wrote episodes of Doctor Who. The writers who are scheduled to appear are as follows; James Moran, Keith Temple, Gareth Roberts, Clayton Hickman, Jonathan Morris and Gary Russell. They will be signing copies of the book at Forbidden Planet, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue. Entry to the signing is free but please note that all guests appear subject to work commitments.

Simon Holmes, Manager of The Television & Movie Store in Norwich, part of the SciFiCollector family of outlets has made a review for the Torchwood action figures. You can read the review below;

Wave 1

The photos we have all seen are a good representation of the actual figures. Like all figures, I found that seeing them ‘in the flesh’ is a far more exciting experience that looking at pictures online. The articulation does not spoil the figures in any way, and is in fact appropriate to the figure – i.e. the articulation on Gwen is subtle, the Weevil has ball jointed shoulders that bulk him up etc.... Jack and Gwen are as good as everyone hopes they are going to be: well designed, articulated, and decorated. Jack has his Webley, Gwen has a Torchwood handgun. I know lots of people have reservations about both the Cyberwoman and the Weevil. I think anyone who has doubts will benefit from seeing these figures ‘in the flesh’. The Cyberwoman design and execution is a lot more subtle than a lot of people think, and the Weevil looks good with his dirty boiler suit and hunched posture – the articulation on him does allow him to be stood straight if you should wish. The bases for all four figures are black hexagons with a red Torchwood 'T' on them... The packaging I saw is totally unique, however I understand that some changes are being made, so there's little point in my commenting on it...

Wave 2

Remember how great you thought Captain John was when you saw the picture of him? Times that by three, for Ianto, Tosh and Owen. These figures are spot on. Ianto is dressed in black suit with red shirt and tie (black?). Tosh has her long brown coat and jeans, and Owen is dressed in leather jacket and jeans with red/pink shirt. Sculpts on all three of these are, in my opinion, super. I don't think anyone will be disappointed. All were equipped with Torchwood handgun. Captain John is better than the picture you have seen, wonderfully detailed, and if I remember correctly, looks to have more of a James Masters ‘smirk’ on his face that the image shows.

The first wave of Torchwood figures are due to hit the shops later this month whilst the second wave of figures are expected to be released later this year. You can see the wave one figures and two of the wave two figures at the top of this post.

Overnight ratings were released yesterday for The Last Sontaran part one which aired on Monday afternoon on BBC One. The figures show that it achieved a rating of 0.7 million. The programme got a 6.3 per cent share of the audience at that time. The average for the time slot is around 0.4 million viewers. Overnight ratings for part two of The Last Sontaran which aired after part one on CBBC are currently unknown. In other news some of the cast from The Sarah Jane Adventures will be appearing on Blue Peter next Tuesday at 4.35pm on BBC One.

The 54th issue of Doctor Who Battles in Time was released today and is now on sale in all good newsagents across the UK and Ireland at the price of £2.50. This issue comes with a packet of Devastator cards. Inside the issue you can read about the Supreme Dalek and Dalek Caan. Also inside the magazine;

• Deck Doctor: TARDIS Panorama
• Card Clash: Vespiform VS General Staal
• Episode Guide: Forest of the Dead
• Comic Strip: School of the Dead
• Behind the Scenes: Creating the Creator!

If you want to get a copy of the magazine then make sure you get it before the 15th of October, which is when issue 55 will be released. Issue 55 will take a look at the Vashta Nerada.