Torchwood Institute by sectioning any journalists who threaten to expose the truth, and via the use of memory-altering drugs. Following a major incident which led to the destruction of Torchwood One, Jack Harkness rebuilds Torchwood to become less confrontational and more secretive in honour of the Doctor. The name "Torchwood" is an anagram of "Doctor Who", with which tapes of series 1 of the "Doctor Who" TV series were labelled to prevent the footage from being leaked. While writing "Doctor Who" series 2, head writer and executive producer Russell T Davies established the word "Torchwood"—which was the name of an institute previously
Long Time Dead (Torchwood) misused the Resurrection Gauntlet in the first season. Long Time Dead (Torchwood) Long Time Dead is a "Torchwood" tie-in novel by author Sarah Pinborough. It is the second of three prequels to "", the final "Torchwood" TV series. It is published by BBC Books. Pinborough says that she wrote for "Torchwood" because she was invited to do so. She also explains that as a TV tie-in, the novel is very dialogue-based which helped her in constructing it. DCI Tom Cutler and the now Sergeant Andy Davidson return to investigate a series of deaths around the apparently defunct Torchwood Institute. It