I just started this on May 28, 2026, so this isn’t done. 😉
2005:
Torchwood #004: One Rule
Set on March 26th, 2005. The Lord Mayor of Cardiff Roy Llewellyn was killed by the Auton invasion which reached Cardiff three weeks before, on March 5, 2005 (Doctor Who S01E01 “Rose”). A cover story was concocted to explain away the Auton / Nestene invasion as a “terrorist attack”. Such measures were previously taken for the first Auton invasion in the 1970s.
Ianto Jones works at Torchwood One as Yvonne Hartmann’s personal assistant, while fellow Torchwood One team member Rajesh Singh is monitoring something called a Void Ship (Doctor Who S02E12 “Doomsday”).
Torchwood Three consists of Jack Harkness, Suzie Costello and Toshiko Sato.
Yvonne says that on New Year’s Eve 1999 Alex Hopkins murdered the Torchwood Three team after going mad when he saw the coming change in the 21st century before committing suicide.
2007:
Tardisode 12 (Part 1)
Doctor Who S02E012 Army of Ghosts (Part 2)
Tardisode 13 (Part 3)
Doctor Who S02E013 Doomsday (Part 4)
The multipart Season 2 finale of Doctor Who introduces Torchwood and tells the Battle of Canary Wharf while also ending on a cliffhanger that picks up in the 2006 Christmas Special, “The Runaway Bride”, but we’ll get to that later.
Torchwood #061: War Chest
Vernon claims that Torchwood is dead (as seen in Doctor Who S02E13 “Doomsday”), aside from a team in a “branch office” (as later seen in Torchwood S01E01 “Everything Changes”). Nisha claims Tosh has only been working for Torchwood for about a year but most sources suggest that Tosh had worked for Torchwood for 2 years at this point.
Torchwood #048: Lease of Life
In the course of the story, Owen breaks his leg and it is put in a cast, meaning this likely takes place in a gap where he has several months to recover and that the character can heal, which is something that he can’t do after S02E6 “Reset”, placing it before that episode. Additionally, Tosh is mentioned but there’s no mention of Gwen or Ianto, so possibly set before they join the team.
Torchwood #031: The Vigil
Set after Ianto Jones joins Torchwood 3 but before Gwen Cooper is recruited.
Torchwood #038: Iceberg
It has been 18 months since Owen Harper joined Torchwood.
Torchwood:
S01E01 Everything Changes
S01E02 Day One
S01E03 Ghost Machine
Torchwood Audiobook #01 Another Life
Read by John Barrowman (Jack Harkness)
At this point, Gwen is the only current team member who is aware that Jack cannot die, which she learned in “Everything Changes” but the team will not learn until “End of Days”. Also Gwen has been trained by Jack to use firearms (“The Ghost Machine”) and Ianto is being duplicitous about his business in the basement of the Hub (placing this before “Cyberwoman”).
The Blaidd Drwg (Bad Wolf) nuclear facility from “Boom Town” is featured.
S01E04 Cyberwoman
S01E05 Small Worlds
S01E06 Countrycide
Torchwood #055: The Great Sontaran War
Ianto is described as feeling isolated, implying a setting shortly after “Cyberwoman” and “Countrycide”.
S01E07 Greeks Bearing Gifts
Torchwood #011: Broken
The story follows directly on from Torchwood S01E07 Greeks Bearing Gifts and reveals what Ianto has been experiencing between previous episodes, including S01E04 “Cyberwoman”, S01E05 “Small Worlds”, S01E06 Countrycide” & S01E07 “Greeks Bearing Gifts”, setting up events involving Jack and Ianto in S01E08 “They Keep Killing Suzie”.
Torchwood #023: Instant Karma
Tosh has recently discovered what her friends really think of her and recently had a bad relationship, setting this shortly after S01E07 “Greeks Bearing Gifts”.
S01E08 They Keep Killing Suzie
S01E09 Random Shoes
S01E10 Out of Time
Doctor Who 2006 Christmas Special: The Runaway Bride
Set on Christmas Day 2007 and featuring references to Torchwood.
2008:
S01E11 Combat
S01E12 Captain Jack Harkness
S01E13 End of Days
S02E01 Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
S02E02 Sleeper
Torchwood #029: Serenity
A sequel to “Sleeper”.
S02E03 To the Last Man
S02E04 Meat
S02E05 Adam
S02E06 Reset
S02E07 Dead Man Walking
S02E08 A Day in the Death
S02E09 Something Borrowed
S02E10 From Out of the Rain
S02E11 Adrift
S02E12 Fragments (Part 1)
S02E13 Exit Wounds (Part 2)
2009:
Torchwood #100: Fare Well
1660 days since Ianto’s first day at Torchwood One. Torchwood Three consists solely of himself, Jack and Gwen, setting this after Exit Wounds. Ianto recalls the events of Submission and Rhys & Ianto’s Excellent Barbecue. Rhys mentions that he and Gwen are trying for a baby, and Ianto is struggling to get Jack to say I love you, suggesting a setting very shortly before Children of Earth.
The story is bookended with the story of Ianto’s 2nd first day at Torchwood following his initial adventures which were retconned away.
S03 Children of Earth 01 Day One
S03 Children of Earth 02 Day Two
S03 Children of Earth 03 Day Three
S03 Children of Earth 04 Day Four
S03 Children of Earth 05 Day Five
Torchwood #046: Coffee
The story reveals how Ianto joined Torchwood Three and covers his time with them, featuring continuity from many episodes of the series, and ending after his death.
Torchwood Novel #17 Long Time Dead
Read by Indira Varma who plays Suzie Costello
Set in October 2009, one month after the main events of Children of Earth.
Andy has recently been promoted to Sergeant and is secretly wondering if the promotion is to “shut him up” following his involvement with the recent 456 crisis.
2010:
Torchwood #097 The Flawless Man
Set on March 8, 2010.
Torchwood: The Lost Files 03: The House of the Dead
This story is set in March 2010, 6 months after all but the epilogue of Children of Earth.
The Lives of Captain Jack S02E02 What Have I Done?
Though not made clear in this story, it is later confirmed in another (The Lives of Captain Jack S03E03 “R&J”) that this story is set soon after Jack departs in the wake of Ianto Jone’s death.
Doctor Who: The End of Time
The Lives of Captain Jack S01E03 One Enchanted Evening
Continues on from The End of Time.
2011:
S04 Miracle Day 01 The New World
S04 Miracle Day 02 Rendition
S04 Miracle Day 03 Dead of Night
S04 Miracle Day 04 Escape to L.A.
S04 Miracle Day 05 The Categories of Life
S04 Miracle Day 06 The Middle Men
S04 Miracle Day 07 Immortal Sins
S04 Miracle Day 08 End of the Road
S04 Miracle Day 09 The Gathering
S04 Miracle Day 10 The Blood Line
Torchwood #019 The Death of Captain Jack
An alternate timeline created by John Hart explores alternate takes on various Torchwood episodes including Miracle Day.