The Conspiracy (Torchwood) Unfortunately for George no-one believes him. Captain Jack Harkness of Torchwood Three, however, knows George is right. The Committee are here... In May 2015, Big Finish announced that they had been granted permission to produce audiobooks based on "Torchwood" as part of a licensing agreement between themselves and BBC Worldwide, allowing them to use characters and concepts from the revived series of "Doctor Who" (2005-present) and its spin-offs in future productions. The company was formerly only permitted to use concepts from the series' original 1963–89 run and its self-titled 1996 TV film. The new "Torchwood" plays also received the blessing
Torchwood to the portrayal of same-sex relationships in "Torchwood". Maria Boyd of the University of Texas at Austin published her paper at a conference, "Gay Sex and Aliens! How the Press frames Russell T Davies' "Torchwood"." She argues through "a discourse analysis of 109 reviews of the Series 1 and Series 2 premiere episodes" how "TV critics are more concerned with the depictions of bisexuality among the principal characters on "Torchwood"." Furthermore, she argues that the show's reviews "highlight the same-sex interactions depicted on the show utilising sensationalist, assimilationist, or condemnatory language" and that the "hegemonic, heterosexist language used by TV