One: I am a Welshman; two: I am a drunkard; three: I am a lover of the human race, especially of women.
~ Dylan Thomas

Torchwood Radio Play

We don't have an airdate yet for the Torchwood team's adventure on Radio 4, which - and here comes the science bit - will tie in with the switch-on of the world's biggest particle accelerator in Switzerland. But a CD of the audio drama - produced by BBC Audiobooks and written by Joseph Lidster - can be pre-ordered now and will be available from 11th September 2008.

Who? What? Where?

As confirmed in this week's Radio Times (21-27 June) by Russell T Davies OBE (and congratulations to him for that, while we're at it), the Torchwood team will appear in the final story of this season's Doctor Who. Gareth had a blast filming this, so we hope you enjoy watching it.

Kiss Kiss (not Bang Bang)

Gareth (and John Barrowman, who had something to do with it too) has won the AfterElton/NewNextNow Award for Hottest Gay Kiss, for the smooch in season two Torchwood's To The Last Man. The award was voted for by readers of the website last month.

Abergavenny Gig - June 21, 2008

Gareth's band Blue Gillespie will be playing on 21st June at the Abergavenny Festival of Cycling. No, they are not the Elvis lookalikes on the event site currently.

The call of Gareth

Gareth will be signing copies of his new audio book The Call of Cthulhu at Nostalgia and Comics in Birmingham and Forbidden Planet in Cardiff on Saturday 28th June.

The Birmingham signing is from 11am to 1pm on the 28th and the Cardiff one from 4pm to 6pm the same day. Copies of The Call of Cthulhu (and his previous audio book) will be available for purchase at the stores.

Gareth Hot - It's Official

Gareth has come in at number 11 in AfterElton.com's influential poll of the Hot 100 Men of 2008.

The poll is voted for by gay and bisexual men, mainly in the US but also around the globe and shows the impact that Gareth's performance as Ianto in Torchwood is having. Fellow Torchwood star John Barrowman was number 2 - he came in behind Jake Gyllenhaal (and we're sure you can imagine the comment he made about that).

Gareth said of the result "I'm delighted to be bringing so many people pleasure in whatever way I can. I understand I'm underneath John Barrowman, which seems to happen quite a lot. Maybe, next year, Ianto can be on top."

Gareth is looking forward, more than ever now, to meeting his US fans at Comic Con in San Diego and DragonCon in Atlanta this summer, and his Canadian fans at Polaris in Toronto.

The AfterElton/NewNowNext award for Hottest Gay Kiss, which Ianto/Jack's kiss in To The Last Man is shortlisted for, will be announced next weekend - we're keeping our fingers crossed!

Blue Gillespie playing at TJ's in Newport

Gareth's band Blue Gillespie will be playing along with Disgracelands at TJ's in Newport, Wales on June 22nd.

Gareth at Polaris 22

Good news, Canada: You can catch Gareth at Polaris 22 in Toronto. The convention runs July 11-13, 2008, and is the largest annual fan-run science fiction & fantasy event in Canada. The convention celebrates all genres of science fiction & fantasy including television, movies, books, art, and other related hobbies. For information on advance ticket sales, hotels, guests and other con-tastic goings-on, check out the Polaris 22 website.

Gareth signs on for San Diego Comic-Con

Gareth is officially on board for this year's San Diego Comic-Con International, one of America's largest comic book, science fiction and fantasy conventions. The con takes place July 24-27 in San Diego, California, and is a truly massive event; last year they had over 125,000 attendees, guests and visitors, so book your tickets in advance! Gareth will be signing autographs at Holzheimer's, which is booth number 3845 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There is a nominal charge for this.

Join Gareth at Dragon*Con

Gareth has officially signed on for his first American convention; he'll be a guest at this year's Dragon*Con in Atlanta, Georgia. The con takes place Aug. 29-Sept. 1, 2008, and is one of the largest in the country, with over 170 guests and bands already signed on for this year's event and the dealer's hall filled to capacity with booths and vendors. For more information and to purchase tickets, go to the Dragon*Con website.

The latest in Torchwood

There's an interview with Gareth in Issue #5 of the Torchwood Official Magazine, due out on May 15th in the UK.

You can also pick up Torchwood series 2 on DVD; the box set will be available for sale in the UK on June 30th.

Gareth reads Lovecraft

Audiobook fans, this one's for you: Fantom Films, who previously featured Gareth's voice talents on a set of M.R. James audiobooks, have now tapped him to read H.P. Lovecraft. The collected short stories will be released in two volumes; volume one, available in June, will include Gareth's readings of "The Loved Dead" and "The Nameless City;" in volume two, available in July, he tackles "The Call of Cthulhu."

The discs also include readings by Staten Eliot and Ian Fairbairn, and are available to pre-order from Fantom Films; pre-orders of both volumes will also receive the Cult Conversations CD, which includes an audio interview with Gareth.

You can hear a sample audio clip of Gareth's reading of "The Loved Dead" at Fantom Films; clips from Gareth's readings of other audiobooks, and links to ordering information, are available on our audio page.

Help Keep The Point Alive!

Some of you may have been to The Point in Cardiff Bay - perhaps you were there to see Gareth in July and November 2007, or maybe you are going along to Sex, Wales & Anarchy on 20th April. Well, this live music venue - a gothic-style ex-church built in 1900 - is under threat of closure due to impending court action by the Council over complaints about noise from some of their new neighbours.

Gareth would like people to help save The Point because there really aren't enough live music venues in Cardiff, and he enjoys playing there himself. And let's face it, The Point has been operating as a live music venue since 2003, well before the 'neighbours' moved in!

So if you would like to help keep The Point alive, please go to www.keepthepointalive.com and sign the online petition. For more info about The Point, check out their website or MySpace page.

Message from Gareth:

"Hi everyone, I'm really looking forward to seeing some of you at Sex, Wales & Anarchy and at The Rift. Come and support us and have a good time - if we sell out, we'll be much more likely to do it again next year! It's going to be a laugh."

Torchwood Radio Play This Summer

Gareth will be lending his voice to a Torchwood radio play to be aired on BBC Radio 4 this summer; we should have a bit more news on this soon, but in the meantime you can read a short article about the play on Digital Spy.

Photo competition winner

Message from Gareth:

New Year's Message from Gareth:

Live every moment like it could be your last and treat people like you want to be treated. And Happy New Year!

Enjoy the New Year special Q&A from Gareth here. The Point photo competition winner has been chosen and will be announced at New Year.

Message from Gareth:

Thanks to everyone who came and supported me at the gig and event at The Point and at Memorabilia in Birmingham. It's always good to see familiar faces as well as new ones and it's great to have people who believe in me and enjoy the work I'm doing. See you again soon, I hope.

Welcome

Welcome to gd-l.co.uk, the only official website of Gareth David-Lloyd.

We're still a work in progress right now and we're inviting you to help make this a great site for Gareth:

• check out the current competitions for a front page banner for gd-l.co.uk and the best photos from Gareth's upcoming gig
• if you have photos of Gareth on location, singing or just hanging out at official events, send them to us and we'll publish the best with full credit to you
• let us know any reviews or coverage of Gareth's work that we don't already have
• spread the word - let people know that Gareth has an official site
• check out the Q&A section and send in your questions for Gareth

We hope you enjoy the site,

GDL Live Team

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