Torchwood BBC Three Controller Stuart Murphy invited Davies to develop an after-watershed science fiction series for the channel. During the production of the 2005 series of "Doctor Who", the word "Torchwood" (an anagram of "Doctor Who") had been used as a title ruse for the series while filming its first few episodes to ensure they were not intercepted. Davies connected the word "Torchwood" to his earlier "Excalibur" idea and decided to make the series a "Doctor Who" spin-off. Subsequently, the word "Torchwood" was seeded in "Doctor Who" episodes and other media that aired in 2005 and 2006. Because "Torchwood" is shown
The Live Desk (UK TV programme) The Live Desk (UK TV programme) The Live Desk is a news programme which broadcast on Sky News in the United Kingdom from 8 September 2008 to 2011. Originally, "The Live Desk" aired twice at 9am and 1pm but from 11 January 2011 the Live Desk's 1pm edition was cancelled and subsequently only one edition was broadcast at 9 a.m., presented by Charlotte Hawkins with Gillian Joseph on Friday. The programme was replaced with a standard Sky News bulletin fronted by the same newscasters later in 2011. The programme was a 60-minute round-up of the day's news, sport, and business,