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 Den (TV programme) The Den (TV programme) The Den was the long-running children's television strand of Ireland's public broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. First broadcast on 29 September 1986 on RTÉ1, it moved to Network 2 two years later. Initially a continuity strand for weekday afternoon programmes, "The Den" later expanded during the late 1990s and the 2000s until it became synonymous with RTÉ's children's output. At various times during its run, it was known as "Dempsey's Den", "Den TV" and "Den2". In mid-2010, RTÉ Television announced an overhaul of its children's output, with the launch of RTÉjr and TRTÉ. "The Den" aired for