Top Programmes w/e 27 April 2008

1 CORONATION STREET (MON 2029) - 10.40 - ITV1
2 CORONATION STREET (MON 1932) - 9.84 - ITV1
3 EASTENDERS (MON 2000) - 9.79 - BBC1
4 CORONATION STREET (WED 1932) - 9.50 - ITV1
5 EASTENDERS (TUE 1930) - 9.23 - BBC1
6 CORONATION STREET (FRI 1934) - 9.13 - ITV1
7 BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT (SAT 2007) - 9.12 - ITV1
8 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (TUE 1928) - 8.98 - ITV1
9 EASTENDERS (FRI 2000) - 8.72 - BBC1
10 EASTENDERS (THU 1930) - 8.46 - BBC1
11 CORONATION STREET (SUN 1936) - 8.30 - ITV1
12 FLOOD (SUN 2008) - 7.69 - ITV1
13 THE APPRENTICE (WED 2100) - 7.28 - BBC1
14 EMMERDALE (WED 1900) - 7.20 - ITV1
15 EMMERDALE (TUE 1859) - 7.19 - ITV1
16 EMMERDALE (MON 1901) - 7.19 - ITV1
17 WAKING THE DEAD (MON 2101) - 7.06 - BBC1
18 DOCTOR WHO (SAT 1819) - 6.53 - BBC1
19 EMMERDALE (FRI 1903) - 6.52 - ITV1
20 WAKING THE DEAD (TUE 2100) - 6.39 - BBC1


Top Multi Channel Programmes w/e 27 April 2008

1 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LIVE (Wed 1900) 2,486,000 - Sky Sports
2 UEFA CUP (2007- 2008) (Thu 1928) 1,224,000 - ITV4   
3 HEROES (Thu 2229) 1,195,000 - BBC3   
4 DOCTOR WHO (Sun 2001) 1,086,000 - BBC3   
5 LIVE FORD FOOTBALL SPECIAL-MATCH (Sat 1200) 1,051,000 - Sky Sports
6 EASTENDERS (Tue 2201) 1,034,000 - BBC3   
7 FAMILY GUY (Sun 2200) 986,000 - BBC3   
8 EASTENDERS (Thu 2159) 951,000 - BBC3   
9 HOME AND AWAY (Wed 1829) 944,000 - Fiver (was
10 FORD SUPER SUNDAY (Sun 1536) 942,000 - Sky Sports
11 KATIE AND PETER: THE NEXT CHAPTER (Thu 2059) 871,000 - ITV2   
12 BRITAIN'S GOT MORE TALENT AUDITIONS (Sat 2209) 803,000 - ITV2   
13 FORD SUPER SUNDAY (Sun 1259) 798,000 - Sky Sports
14 LOST (Sun 2103) 787,000 - Sky One
15 HOME AND AWAY (Mon 1829) 786,000 - Fiver (was
16 EASTENDERS (Mon 2201) 740,000 - BBC3   
17 HOME AND AWAY (Thu 1828) 708,000 - Fiver (was
18 HOME AND AWAY (Fri 1829) 698,000 - Fiver (was
19 BRITAIN'S GOT MORE TALENT AUDITIONS (Sun 2107) 688,000 - ITV2   
20 EASTENDERS (Fri 2201) 676,000 - BBC3   


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Pack Animals - Peter Anghelides

Shopping for wedding gifts with your fiancé is enjoyable, unless like Gwen you witness a Weevil massacre in the shopping centre. A trip to the zoo is a great day out, until a date goes tragically wrong and Ianto is badly injured by stolen alien tech. And Halloween is a day of fun and frights, before unspeakable monsters invade the streets of Cardiff and it’s no longer a trick or a treat for the terrified population.

Torchwood can control small groups of scavengers, but now someone has given large numbers of predators a season ticket to Earth. Jack’s investigation is hampered when he finds he’s being investigated himself. Owen is convinced that it’s just one guy who’s toying with them. But will Torchwood find out before it’s too late that the game is horribly real, and the deck is stacked against them?


Peter Anghelides wrote the bestselling Another Life for the first series of Torchwood novels. He has written more than a dozen Doctor Who novels, short stories and audio plays.

SkyPoint – Phil Ford

"If you’re going to be anyone in Cardiff, you’re going to be at SkyPoint!"

SkyPoint is the latest high-rise addition to the ever-developing Cardiff skyline. It’s the most high-tech, avant-garde apartment block in the city. And it’s where Rhys Williams is hoping to find a new home for himself and Gwen. Gwen’s more concerned by the money behind the tower block – Besnik Lucca, a name she knows from her days in uniform.

When Torchwood discover that residents have been going missing from the tower block, one of the team gets her dream assignment. Soon SkyPoint’s latest newly married tenants are moving in. And Toshiko Sato finally gets to make a home with Owen Harper.

Then something comes out of the wall…


Phil Ford has written scripts for both Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures for BBC Television, and also wrote the Alternate Reality Game for the official Torchwood website. His extensive screenwriting credits include episodes of Taggart, Bad Girls, New Captain Scarlet and Coronation Street.

Almost Perfect - James Goss

Emma is 30, single and frankly desperate. She woke up this morning with nothing to look forward to but another evening of unsuccessful speed-dating. But now she has a new weapon in her quest for Mr Right. And it’s made her almost perfect.

Gwen Cooper woke up this morning expecting the unexpected. As usual. She went to work and found a skeleton at a table for two and a colleague in a surprisingly glamorous dress. Perfect.

Ianto Jones woke up this morning with no memory of last night. He went to work, where he caused amusement, suspicion and a little bit of jealousy. Because Ianto Jones woke up this morning in the body of a woman. And he’s looking just about perfect.

And Jack Harkness has always had his doubts about Perfection.


James Goss spent seven years working on the BBC’s official Doctor Who website and co-wrote the website for Torchwood Series One. In 2007, he won the Best Adaptation category in the annual LA Weekly Theatre Awards for his version of Douglas Adams’ novel Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency.

Ghosts of India: India in 1947 is a country in the grip of chaos - a country torn apart by internal strife. When the Doctor and Donna arrive in Calcutta, they are instantly swept up in violent events.

Barely escaping with their lives, they discover that the city is rife with tales of 'half-made men' who roam the streets at night and steal people away. These creatures, it is said, are as white as salt and have only shadows where their eyes should be. With help from India's great spiritual leader, Mohandas 'Mahatma' Gandhi, the Doctor and Donna set out to investigate these rumours.

What is the real truth behind the 'half-made men'? Why is Gandhi's role in history under threat? And has an ancient, all-powerful god of destruction really come back to wreak his vengeance upon the Earth?

The Doctor Trap: Sebastiene was perhaps once human. He might look like a 19th-century nobleman but in truth he is a ruthless hunter. He likes nothing more than luring difficult opposition to a planet then hunting them down for sport. And now he's caught them all - from Zargregs to Moogs, and even the odd Eternal…

In fact, Sebastiene is after only one more prize. For this trophy, he knows he is going to need help. He's brought together the finest hunters in the universe to play the most dangerous game for the deadliest quarry of them all. They are hunting for the last of the Time Lords - the Doctor.

Shining Darkness: For Donna Noble, the Andromeda galaxy is a long, long way from home. But, even two and a half million light years from Earth, some things never change . . .

A visit to an art gallery turns into a race across space to uncover the secret behind a shadowy organisation. From the desert world of Karris to the interplanetary scrapyard of Junk, the Doctor and Donna discover that appearances can be deceptive, that enemies are lurking around every corner - and that the centuries-long peace between humans and machines may be about to come to an end. Because waiting in the wings to bring chaos to the galaxy is The Cult of Shining Darkness.