Cardiff is home to Doctor Who, as well as spin-off series Torchwood. The Doctor has always had links to South Wales, with Terry Nation, the man who wrote the first Daleks episode hailing from Cardiff. For the record, Terry did not design the Daleks – that honour goes to London born designer Raymond P Cusick. Russell T Davies, the writer and producer who resurrected the Doctor in 2006, is from Swansea.

Doctor Who

The series is filmed on location in and around Cardiff, and make use of locations such as the Millennium Stadium, Llandaff Village, Queen's Arcade Shopping Centre and Wales Millennium Centre.

If you're new to Cardiff why not take a guided tour with the Doctor Who Tour of Cardiff Locations. The 4 hour Doctor Who Tour takes in over 20 locations in and around Cardiff such as where the rift cracked open, Amy Pond’s village, Rose Tyler’s workplace as well as sites from spin off shows – Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures.

With the locations scattered around Cardiff the bus tour is a brilliant way to see the sites and your expert guide will also point out other interesting landmarks along the way too.

Torchwood

Torchwood are an elite unit who use alien technology to solve both human and alien crime, who are based in Cardiff Bay. The special operations team, headed by Captain Jack Harkness, were based in 'The Hub' - a high-tech operations centre hidden beneath the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay - which is also the centre of The Rift, a tear in the fabric of space and time that has resulted in increased extra-terrestrial activity in the city.