John and Carole E. Barrowman will be signing copies of their new novel, Hollow Earth, to coincide with its release, and the first two dates have been confirmed.

They have co-written the story – about telepathic twins who are sought by villains – together, with several of its aspects based on their own childhoods growing up in Scotland.

The publishers have stressed that John and Carole will only be signing copies of their new book at the events.

We’ll update this news story as and when more dates are added to the signing schedule.

SATURDAY 4TH FEBRUARY 2012
1pm – Waterstone’s, Bluewater West, The Village, Greenhithe, Kent, DA9 9SE
(Tel: 01322 624831)

SUNDAY 5TH FEBRUARY 2012
1pm – Costco, Hartspring Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 8JS
(Tel: 01923 699800)

(Please note that this event will only be open to members of Costco)

Hollow Earth will be released on 2nd February 2012 – pre-order it now on Amazon!

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A new children’s novel penned by John Barrowman is due to be published by Buster Books next month!

The Torchwood actor has co-written the fantasy story, which is called Hollow Earth, with his sister, Carole E. Barrowman. It tells the epic tale of young telepathic twins Matt and Emily Calder, who possess the power to bring art to life. However, their abilities are sought by villains, who aim to reach Hollow Earth, where all the demons, devils and evil creatures ever imagined lie, trapped there for the whole of eternity.

As HeraldScotland reports, the story features the fictional Scottish island, Auchinmurn, which was inspired by Great Cumbrae, as well as John and Carole’s Scottish gran, Murn.

“Both of us were really close to our Gran Butler, Murn, as we called her, and her sister, our Auntie Jeannie,” John explained. “When we lived in Scotland, and our mum and dad went out, Murn and Jeannie would watch us. We’d always have a good laugh together.”

Hollow Earth – written by John and Carole E. Barrowman – is out on 2nd February 2012.

In a new interview with End of Show, John Barrowman has revealed that he’d love to take Torchwood to the big screen.

Although the cast and crew are “still waiting” for news of a fifth series, the actor told the site that he thinks a movie is the right step forward. “What I would like is Jack Harkness on the big screen,” he explained. “After four seasons I think that is our next progression. I’d get my production company involved in it, I’d get Russell and Julie involved in it, and I think it would look phenomenal on the big screen.”

Would you like to see a Torchwood film? Let us know below! The current series, Miracle Day, will reach its conclusion tonight in the UK on BBC One at 9pm in The Blood Line.

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John Barrowman has told Female First that he has got his “fingers crossed” for another series of Torchwood following the international success of Miracle Day.

“In the States it’s gone down really well,” he explained. “We have to keep fingers crossed to see if there’s another series on the cards. But that is not my decision. It is a decision by the powers that be at Starz and the BBC. I have had a great experience filming in the States, as it allowed me to see my parents every weekend. It worked out well for me.”

He also touches on the possibility of Jack returning to Doctor Who, revealing: “I have no idea. All the fans seem to want it, and they have all thought it’d be a good boost for the show. No one seems to be talking about it at BBC drama, so I don’t know if it’ll happen.”

Meanwhile, Episode 8 of Miracle Day, End of the Road, was seen by a final audience of 4.64million when it was premiered on BBC One in the UK on Thursday 1st September.

Series 4 will reach its big conclusion this Thursday night in The Blood Line. Seen it…?

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As the finale of Miracle Day airs around the world this week, John Barrowman has reflected on Torchwood’s latest series and praised the BBC’s “fantastic” partnership with Starz.

He’s told UPI that he was never concerned about the series moving to the US. “The worry came from other people,” he said. “It was not a worry from me at all. It was the core of what Torchwood was. It wasn’t going to be watered down at all. If it was watered down, I probably wouldn’t have been involved in it.”

He continued: “We were so grateful and so lucky to get picked up by Starz, who had the money so we were able to make Torchwood again. And that’s why we’re back.”

He goes on to admit that he feels killing off main characters in the series is crucial to it’s longevity. “If we didn’t, we wouldn’t be a drama,” he explained. “We would be dull, and probably off the air. I love the show, and I don’t have any problem bringing in new cast members, because it just means there is a bigger and a longer life left for the show.”

In a separate interview, he revealed that the cast and crew are “still waiting” for news of a fifth series, and he’s previously confirmed that he hopes there is “more to come”.

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Keep up to date with all the Miracle Day developments at our Torchwood site!

John Barrowman has revealed that the Torchwood cast and crew are “still waiting” to learn if a fifth series will be given the green light.

“We don’t know if there is going to be another series yet, so were still waiting to see,” he told Entertainmentwise. He added that, if there is more on the way for Jack, he’d like to delve deeper into his past. He explained: “I’d love to see Jack time travel a little more, and I love going back in time to his past. I think that’s nice to explore.”

The current series concludes in the US this week, and then next Thursday in the UK.

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John’s currently doing the promotion rounds for his new Best Of album, Tonight’s the Night, out now. He will also be embarking on his latest nationwide tour next month.

Keep up to date with all the Miracle Day developments at our Torchwood site!

The BBC has released a statement in which they respond to complaints that the new series of Torchwood, Miracle Day, has “too much gay content”.

They explain that the series aims “to depict relationships, whether heterosexual or homosexual, in a realistic way”, and they feel “the content was justified” as Jack’s character has always been portrayed as “promiscuous and bisexual”.

You can read their full statement regarding the issue below.

We have strict Editorial Guidelines which govern the content of our programmes, and Torchwood is no exception. These clearly state:

“In all BBC output the portrayal of sex, or the exploration of sexual issues, should be editorially justified and treated with sensitivity. In post watershed content, we must be able to justify the frank, realistic portrayal of sex and the exploration of themes and issues which some people might find offensive.”

Captain Jack Harkness is an established character in the series. The audience over the previous series of Torchwood have known him to be promiscuous and bisexual so we felt the content was justified in terms of the context and characters and would be within the expectations of regular viewers. We aim to depict relationships, whether heterosexual or homosexual, in an honest and realistic way. These scenes are not meant to cause offence.

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John Barrowman has said that working on Torchwood is “the best job in the world” in a new interview with the Mirror.

“It’s the best job in the world and I love ­everything about it,” he told the newspaper. “I’m not ashamed of that. My partner Scott said to me one day, ‘What have you been up to?’ and I replied, ‘Well it was fantastic, this morning I blew up a space ship and fired a machine gun from a Land Rover, as I drove across the beach chased by a ­helicopter. Then I went off and had sex with a 22-year-old…’”

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John Barrowman has said that the Torchwood will always be British at heart, no matter where in the world it is filmed.

Speaking to the Daily Star Sunday about suggestions that the new series, Miracle Day, has become too Americanized, the actor explained: ”Throughout the series, we will always return to Wales or some place in the UK. Anyone can turn it on and know exactly that they’re watching Torchwood. Yes, it’s a bit more glossy. We’re filming in the US so we have to have American actors. The heart of it’s 100% still British.”

He admitted: “The global success… I’m just as bowled over by it as everybody else!”

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Keep up to date with all the Miracle Day developments at our Torchwood site!

Steven Moffat has admitted that he’d only consider bringing Captain Jack back to Doctor Who if the plot required it.

While John Barrowman has been open about his desire to return to the series, the showrunner has told TVLine that it all depends on the circumstances of the story. “When we’ve got a good story, we’ll do it,” he said. “You can’t just bring somebody back and say, ‘That’s a story’. It’s not, ‘How do you bring Captain Jack back?’. I’ll be thinking, ‘You know what this needs? We need to bring Jack back for it’.”

He goes on to reveal that it was only John’s priorities on Miracle Day that stopped Jack from making a comeback in A Good Man Goes to War. He added: “I’d have brought him back, because it would be obvious for him to call upon Jack in those circumstances.”