Founded by Queen Victoria in 1879, the Torchwood Institute has been defending Great Britain from the alien hordes for 130 years. Though London's Torchwood One was destroyed during the Battle of Canary Wharf, the small team at Torchwood Three have continued to monitor the space-time Rift that runs through Cardiff, saving the world and battling for the future of the human race.

Now you can discover every fact and figure, explore every crack in time and encounter every creature that Torchwood have dealt with. Included here are details of:

The secret of the Children of Earth

Operatives from Alice Guppy to Gwen Cooper

Extraterrestrial visitors from Arcateenians to Weevils

The life and deaths of Captain Jack Harkness

and much more. Illustrated throughout with photos and artwork from all three series, this A-Z provides everything you need to know about Torchwood.