Torchwood: Children of Earth Torchwood: Children of Earth Children of Earth is the banner title of the third series of the British television science fiction programme "Torchwood", which broadcast for five episodes on BBC One from 6 to 10 July 2009. The series had new producer Peter Bennett and was directed by Euros Lyn, who had considerable experience on the revived "Doctor Who". "Torchwood" is a series about an organization known as Torchwood which defends the Earth against alien threats. The plot of "Children of Earth" deals with aliens demanding the Earth's children, and a related earlier conspiracy; as such, Torchwood is pitted against
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