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Is the end of the world really nigh? A number of groups believe so – and what’s odder, they’re all vanishing.
Is the end of the world really nigh? A number of groups believe so – and what’s odder, they’re all vanishing.


Have they really gone to heaven, or is something far worse happening? It’s Torchwood. Obviously something far worse is happening.
Have they really gone to heaven, or is something far worse happening? It’s [[Torchwood One|Torchwood]]. Obviously something far worse is happening.


:1. ''Burning Bright''
:1. ''Burning Bright''
:When carol singers on the runway bring down a plane, Torchwood investigate.
:When [[carol singer]]s on the runway bring down a [[aeroplane|plane]], Torchwood investigate.


:2. ''Chariot of Fire''
:2. ''Chariot of Fire''
:The race is on to stop the world ending at midnight. Norton has it all under control.
:The race is on to stop the world ending at [[midnight]]. [[Norton Folgate|Norton]] has it all under control.


:3. ''The Invisible Worm''
:3. ''The Invisible Worm''
:In Moscow, the true power of Ascension is revealed.
:In [[Moscow]], the true power of Ascension is revealed.


:4. ''We Have Built Jerusalem''
:4. ''We Have Built Jerusalem''
:It's up to Lizbeth, Andy and Gideon to save the world now.
:It's up to [[Lizbeth Hayhoe|Lizbeth]], [[Andy Davidson|Andy]] and [[Gideon Lyme|Gideon]] to save the world now.


:5. ''Dark Satanic Mills''
:5. ''Dark Satanic Mills''
:Come on holiday, all ye faithful! What is going on on Salisbury Plain?
:Come on holiday, all ye faithful! What is going on on [[Salisbury Plain]]?


:6. ''Fearful Symmetry''
:6. ''Fearful Symmetry''
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== Plot ==
== Plot ==
=== ''Burning Bright'' (1) ===
=== ''Burning Bright'' (1) ===
''to be added''
A group of [[carol singer]]s trespass on a [[runway]] at [[London Airport]] where a [[church]] one stood and refuse to leave despite a [[jet liner]] arriving from [[New York]], their leader shouting that they are there to ascend to [[Heaven]]. The [[aeroplane]] is unable to pull up and explodes as it lands, something that attracts the attention of [[Norton Folgate|Norton]]. He gathers [[Andy Davidson|Andy]], [[Lizbeth Hayhoe|Lizbeth]] and [[Gideon Lyme|Gideon]] early in the morning and informs them of the explosion and how the group vanished in a blaze of [[light]]. The [[newspaper]] is full of declarations of the [[end of the world]], so the group split up to investigate.
 
Gideon joins the [[Peckham Apocalypse]], Lizbeth [[Tom (Ascension)|Pastor Tom]]'s [[Dane Street Ascension]] and Andy [[Dinsdale (Ascension)|Father Dinsdale]] in [[Wales]]. Father Dinsdale eventually admits to Andy that he began his career as a [[fraud]], but he has come to truly believe that the faithful will soon ascend. Meanwhile, Norton repeatedly attempts to meet with a [[minister]] to discuss the situation without success, although he tells Gideon otherwise, and believes that the supposed [[prophet]]s might have received an [[alien]] signal which they have each interpreted differently given their predictions of different days for the end of the world.
 
''to be completed''


=== ''Chariot of Fire'' (2) ===
=== ''Chariot of Fire'' (2) ===
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== Worldbuilding ==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
* [[Ken (Ascension)|Ken]] flew a [[Spitfire]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==

Revision as of 21:07, 16 July 2024

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Ascension was the fourth release in the Torchwood Soho audio series. It was written by James Goss and starred Samuel Barnett as Norton Folgate, Dervla Kirwan as Lizbeth Hayhoe, Tom Price as Andy Davidson and Joe Shire as Gideon Lyme.

Publisher's summary

Is the end of the world really nigh? A number of groups believe so – and what’s odder, they’re all vanishing.

Have they really gone to heaven, or is something far worse happening? It’s Torchwood. Obviously something far worse is happening.

1. Burning Bright
When carol singers on the runway bring down a plane, Torchwood investigate.
2. Chariot of Fire
The race is on to stop the world ending at midnight. Norton has it all under control.
3. The Invisible Worm
In Moscow, the true power of Ascension is revealed.
4. We Have Built Jerusalem
It's up to Lizbeth, Andy and Gideon to save the world now.
5. Dark Satanic Mills
Come on holiday, all ye faithful! What is going on on Salisbury Plain?
6. Fearful Symmetry
As the net tightens, does the human race have one last use for Torchwood?

Plot

Burning Bright (1)

A group of carol singers trespass on a runway at London Airport where a church one stood and refuse to leave despite a jet liner arriving from New York, their leader shouting that they are there to ascend to Heaven. The aeroplane is unable to pull up and explodes as it lands, something that attracts the attention of Norton. He gathers Andy, Lizbeth and Gideon early in the morning and informs them of the explosion and how the group vanished in a blaze of light. The newspaper is full of declarations of the end of the world, so the group split up to investigate.

Gideon joins the Peckham Apocalypse, Lizbeth Pastor Tom's Dane Street Ascension and Andy Father Dinsdale in Wales. Father Dinsdale eventually admits to Andy that he began his career as a fraud, but he has come to truly believe that the faithful will soon ascend. Meanwhile, Norton repeatedly attempts to meet with a minister to discuss the situation without success, although he tells Gideon otherwise, and believes that the supposed prophets might have received an alien signal which they have each interpreted differently given their predictions of different days for the end of the world.

to be completed

Chariot of Fire (2)

to be added

The Invisible Worm (3)

to be added

We Have Built Jerusalem (4)

to be added

Dark Satanic Mills (5)

to be added

Fearful Symmetry (6)

to be added

Cast

Worldbuilding

Notes

Continuity

to be added

Cover gallery

  • "Demonic" cover

    "Demonic" cover

  • "Angelic" cover[1]

    "Angelic" cover[1]

  • Textless "demonic" cover

    Textless "demonic" cover

  • Textless "angelic" cover

    Textless "angelic" cover

External links

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