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A '''[[Torchwood House]] website''' was launched by the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] in conjunction with the airing of ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]''.
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'''[[Torchwood House]]''' was a website launched in [[April (releases)|April]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]] by the [[BBC]] to coincide with [[Series 2 (Doctor Who 2005)|series two]] of the revived series of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'', specifically ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]''. The website, along with all the [[Doctor Who tie-in websites|tie-in websites]] launched post-[[2005 (releases)|2005]], was built by [[Sequence (company)|Sequence]].


Under the "View Lunar Surface" link on the Observatory page, there is a reference to the Tycho crater of the moon being a source of "unusual signals" since {{w|2001: A Space Odyssey|2001}}.
The website contained a mix of narrative and non-narrative fiction, all told from an in-universe perspective, as if you were reading the very pages on an in-universe [[Torchwood House]] website, though was set some time after the events of ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'' in the [[21st century]].


The "Weddings Quotes" page features a photograph of [[Bernard Cribbins]] at a wedding. The site launched more than a year and a half before Cribbins first appeared as [[Wilfred Mott]] in ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]''.
An image from the website was featured in the [[2012 (releases)|2012]] book ''[[A History of the Universe in 100 Objects]]''.
 
The website was no longer hosted by the BBC by [[2013 (releases)|2013]], and this Wiki advises caution visiting the unarchived website.
 
== Contents ==
=== ''Welcome to Torchwood House'' ===
{{main|Welcome to Torchwood House (feature)}}
An introduction to Torchwood House, giving a brief overview of its history.
 
=== ''History of the House'' ===
{{main|History of the House (feature)}}
A history of Torchwood House, a single story across four webpages:
* History of the House
* History and Legend
* History and Mystery
* History and Legends
 
=== ''Terror from the Sky!'' ===
{{main|Terror from the Sky! (short story)}}
An extract from "[[It's A Mystery!]]" by [[T. Wilcox]].
 
=== ''Visiting'' ===
{{main|Visiting (feature)}}
A webpage inviting users to visit Torchwood House. Split across three webpages:
* Visiting
* Refreshments
* Information
 
=== ''Satellites'' ===
{{main|Satellites (video game)}}
A game accessed via the observatory page. Note that this wiki does not consider this game to be a valid source.
 
=== ''Weddings'' ===
{{main|Weddings (feature)}}
A webpage inviting users to get married at Torchwood House. Split across two webpages.
 
== Notes ==
Under the "View Lunar Surface" link on the Observatory page, there is a reference to the [[Tycho]] crater of the moon being a source of "unusual signals" since {{w|2001: A Space Odyssey|2001}}.
 
The "Weddings Quotes" page features a photograph<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070703203519/http://www.visittorchwood.co.uk/weddings-quotes.htm</ref> of [[Bernard Cribbins]] at a wedding. The site launched more than a year and a half before Cribbins first appeared as [[Wilfred Mott]] in ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]''.


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.visittorchwood.co.uk/index.htm The website at visittorchwood.co.uk]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070703203519/http://www.visittorchwood.co.uk ''Torchwood House'' via the Wayback Machine]
[[Category:Real world websites]]
 
== Footnotes ==
{{reflist}}
{{Doctor Who tie-in websites}}
 
[[Category:2006 tie-in websites]]

Latest revision as of 20:27, 3 November 2024

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Torchwood House was a website launched in April 2006 by the BBC to coincide with series two of the revived series of Doctor Who, specifically Tooth and Claw. The website, along with all the tie-in websites launched post-2005, was built by Sequence.

The website contained a mix of narrative and non-narrative fiction, all told from an in-universe perspective, as if you were reading the very pages on an in-universe Torchwood House website, though was set some time after the events of Tooth and Claw in the 21st century.

An image from the website was featured in the 2012 book A History of the Universe in 100 Objects.

The website was no longer hosted by the BBC by 2013, and this Wiki advises caution visiting the unarchived website.

Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]

Welcome to Torchwood House[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Welcome to Torchwood House (feature)

An introduction to Torchwood House, giving a brief overview of its history.

History of the House[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: History of the House (feature)

A history of Torchwood House, a single story across four webpages:

  • History of the House
  • History and Legend
  • History and Mystery
  • History and Legends

Terror from the Sky![[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Terror from the Sky! (short story)

An extract from "It's A Mystery!" by T. Wilcox.

Visiting[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Visiting (feature)

A webpage inviting users to visit Torchwood House. Split across three webpages:

  • Visiting
  • Refreshments
  • Information

Satellites[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Satellites (video game)

A game accessed via the observatory page. Note that this wiki does not consider this game to be a valid source.

Weddings[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Weddings (feature)

A webpage inviting users to get married at Torchwood House. Split across two webpages.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Under the "View Lunar Surface" link on the Observatory page, there is a reference to the Tycho crater of the moon being a source of "unusual signals" since 2001.

The "Weddings Quotes" page features a photograph[1] of Bernard Cribbins at a wedding. The site launched more than a year and a half before Cribbins first appeared as Wilfred Mott in Voyage of the Damned.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070703203519/http://www.visittorchwood.co.uk/weddings-quotes.htm
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