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
Torchwood: The Lost Files Torchwood: The Lost Files The Lost Files is a series of three radio dramas released prior to the fourth series of "Torchwood", a British science fiction television series which airs on the BBC. These dramas aired as BBC Radio 4's "Afternoon Play" on the 11,12 and 13 July 2011 and feature the regular cast. Although broadcast to coincide with the airing of "", two of the episodes are set prior to the "" miniseries of 2009, as they include the character of Ianto Jones, who is killed off in the 2009 miniseries. The episode "The House of the Dead", however,