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* Narvin paraphrases [[T.S. Eliot]]'s poem ''[[The Hollow Men]]'' when he says, "Is this how the world ends? Not with a bang but a whimper." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[1963 (audio story)|1963]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'') | * Narvin paraphrases [[T.S. Eliot]]'s poem ''[[The Hollow Men]]'' when he says, "Is this how the world ends? Not with a bang but a whimper." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[1963 (audio story)|1963]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'') | ||
* Narvin recalls that Tallan was a member of the [[High Council]] on the [[Gallifrey (Reborn)|alternative Gallifrey]] where Leela was appointed Lady President. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Reborn (audio story)|Reborn]]'') | * Narvin recalls that Tallan was a member of the [[High Council]] on the [[Gallifrey (Reborn)|alternative Gallifrey]] where Leela was appointed Lady President. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Reborn (audio story)|Reborn]]'') | ||
* K9 tells Romana that he fled from the Axis when it was invaded by the Dalek taskforce. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Extermination (audio story)|Extermination]]'') | |||
* Romana tells K9 that she, Narvin and Leela closed the last Axis portal behind them when they returned to their own Gallifrey. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Extermination (audio story)|Extermination]]'') | |||
* The Dogma Virus was created by the Daleks. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Panacea (audio story)|Panacea]]'') | * The Dogma Virus was created by the Daleks. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Panacea (audio story)|Panacea]]'') | ||
* Narvin sends [[Valyes]] to tell the [[Fourth Doctor]] to avert the [[creation of the Daleks]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') | * Narvin sends [[Valyes]] to tell the [[Fourth Doctor]] to avert the [[creation of the Daleks]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') | ||
Revision as of 23:02, 27 November 2013
Ascension (Gallifrey audio story) was the third and final story in the sixth series of Gallifrey and the twenty-fourth and final story over all.
Publisher's summary
Gallifrey Rises...
Romana's sacrifice sees Gallifrey restored to its former glory, but at a terrible cost.
As the Time Lords begin to reclaim their stronghold, Leela and Narvin find themselves trapped in a decaying reality... and only K9 can help them.
As old friends fight to reunite, new threats lie in wait...
Because Braxiatel was right: war is coming.
Plot
to be added
Cast
- Romana - Lalla Ward
- Romana - Juliet Landau
- Leela - Louise Jameson
- Narvin - Seán Carlsen
- K9 Mark II/Coordinator Tallan - John Leeson
- Chancellor Valyes - Steven Wickham
- Matthias - Stephen Perring
- Commander Jevon - Scott Handcock
- Castellan Slyne - Peter Sheward
- The Daleks - Nicholas Briggs
Uncredited cast
References
- Valyes is still the Lord Chancellor of Gallifrey.
- Lord President Matthias ordered that all those infected with the Dogma Virus be quarantined in time-locked facilities. This led to another civil war After his orders were carried out, Matthias resigned and went into self-imposed exile in the Wastelands.
- One of the cardinals refers to Romana's presidency as a golden age of Gallifrey.
- Coordinator Tallan is the archivist of the Matrix.
- While in the Axis, K9 catalogued 1,000 different alternative versions of Gallifrey.
- Narvin and Leela are trapped inside the Matrix. Tallan was a construct created by K9 as he could not project an image of himself into the Matrix as he did not have biodata on file in the Matrix's records. He created the Tallan avatar in the image of a Time Lord who died decades earlier in the proper timeline but who was still alive in one of the alternative timelines which they visited.
Notes
Continuity
- Romana refers to Shada technology. (TV: Shada, AUDIO: Shada, PROSE: Shada)
- Narvin paraphrases T.S. Eliot's poem The Hollow Men when he says, "Is this how the world ends? Not with a bang but a whimper." (AUDIO: 1963, TV: The Lazarus Experiment)
- Narvin recalls that Tallan was a member of the High Council on the alternative Gallifrey where Leela was appointed Lady President. (AUDIO: Reborn)
- K9 tells Romana that he fled from the Axis when it was invaded by the Dalek taskforce. (AUDIO: Extermination)
- Romana tells K9 that she, Narvin and Leela closed the last Axis portal behind them when they returned to their own Gallifrey. (AUDIO: Extermination)
- The Dogma Virus was created by the Daleks. (AUDIO: Panacea)
- Narvin sends Valyes to tell the Fourth Doctor to avert the creation of the Daleks. (TV: Genesis of the Daleks)
External links
- Official Ascension page at bigfinish.com
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