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|writer       = [[Gary Russell]]
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|publisher   = BBC Books
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|release date = [[9 October (releases)|9 October]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]]
|release date= [[9 October (releases)|9 October]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]]
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|format= Hardback, 158 pages
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'''''The Torchwood Archives''''' is a ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' reference book, presented with an in-universe perspective, as existing within the [[Doctor Who universe|world]] of [[Torchwood Three]]. It's shown as a scrapbook of the notes for publication by one [[Warren Martyn]] submitted to the commissioning editor at [[Garden Tower Publishing]], a Mr [[M. Clayton]]. The notes were acquired by Torchwood and with an introductory warning, (and notes throughout) from [[Ianto Jones]], serves as a reminder that security at Torchwood should never be compromised.
'''''The Torchwood Archives''''' was a ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' novel. It retold the events of the TV series up until ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]'', via the narrative device of an in-universe exposé on [[Torchwood Three]]'s activities, created by one [[Warren Martyn]].
 
The framing device was that the book's near-publication by [[Garden Tower Publishing]] was suppressed by Torchwood themselves to preserve their secrecy, leading to the presence of multiple notes from [[Ianto Jones]] — as the text of the book was suggested to be a facsimile of the only surviving copy, as held within Torchwood's own archives.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
THIS BOOK IS A GUIDE TO TORCHWOOD.
THIS BOOK IS A GUIDE TO [[Torchwood Institute|TORCHWOOD]].


DO NOT REMOVE THIS COPY FROM THE HUB.
DO NOT REMOVE THIS COPY FROM [[the Hub|THE HUB]].


EACH BOOK CONTAINS A MACROFORM TRACKING DEVICE.
EACH BOOK CONTAINS A MACROFORM TRACKING DEVICE.
JUST IN CASE ...
JUST IN CASE...


== Notable features ==
== Plot ==
* This book covers the activities of Torchwood Three up to [[Gray]]'s betrayal of his brother [[Jack Harkness]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]'')
''to be written''
 
== Characters ==
* [[Warren Martyn]]
* [[Jack Harkness]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* [[Adeola Oshodi]]'s [[Adeola Oshodi's father|father]] was [[Francine Jones]]' [[brother]].
* [[Suzie Costello]] was born [[6 May]] [[1973]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* Designed by [[Richard Atkinson]], [[Paul Lang]] and [[Lee Thompson]]
* It was designed by [[Richard Atkinson]], [[Paul Lang]] and [[Lee Thompson]].
* This hardback only book was priced £14.99 (UK)
* This  
 
== Continuity ==
* [[Gwen Cooper]] was born [[16 August]] [[1978]] according to her Torchwood records, ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Two (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Two]]'') although the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]'s file on her stated she was born on [[5 May]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The New World (TV story)|The New World]]'')
* [[Ianto Jones]] was born [[19 August]] [[1983]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'')
* [[Owen Harper]] was born [[14 February]] [[1980]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]'') According to his records in ''The Torchwood Archives'', he was born 14 February [[1982]].
* [[Toshiko Sato]]'s Torchwood records give her birthdate as [[18 September]] [[1975]]. She was actually born [[July]] 1975, ([[TV]]: ''[[Greeks Bearing Gifts (TV story)|Greeks Bearing Gifts]]'') and on another occasion her Torchwood records contained a birthdate of [[19 September]] [[1981]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]'') due to an incident Toshiko had whilst trying to stop a torrent file from corrupting the world. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Torchwood cascade CDRIP.tor (audio story)|torchwood_cascade_CDRIP.tor]]'')
 
== External links ==
* {{Penguin|1074544/the-torchwood-archives/}}


== See also ==
* [[BBC Torchwood novels]]
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Latest revision as of 15:11, 16 July 2024

You may wish to consult Torchwood Archive (disambiguation) for other, similarly-named pages.

The Torchwood Archives was a Torchwood novel. It retold the events of the TV series up until Exit Wounds, via the narrative device of an in-universe exposé on Torchwood Three's activities, created by one Warren Martyn.

The framing device was that the book's near-publication by Garden Tower Publishing was suppressed by Torchwood themselves to preserve their secrecy, leading to the presence of multiple notes from Ianto Jones — as the text of the book was suggested to be a facsimile of the only surviving copy, as held within Torchwood's own archives.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

THIS BOOK IS A GUIDE TO TORCHWOOD.

DO NOT REMOVE THIS COPY FROM THE HUB.

EACH BOOK CONTAINS A MACROFORM TRACKING DEVICE. JUST IN CASE...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be written

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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