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{{Infobox Story
|name = Through the Ruins
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|image = Through the Ruins.jpg
|image = Through the Ruins.jpg
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|range = Torchwood One (audio series)
 
|series in range = Before the Fall (audio anthology)
|main character = [[Yvonne Hartman]], [[Ianto Jones]]
 
 
|series number in range = 1
|enemy = [[Rachel Allan]]
 
|setting = [[Canary Wharf]], [[2005]]
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|number in series = 2
|publisher = Big Finish Productions
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|number = 1.2
|writer = [[Jenny T Colgan]]
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|main character = [[Yvonne Hartman|Yvonne]], [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]]
|director = [[Barnaby Edwards (actor)|Barnaby Edwards]]
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|enemy = [[Rachel Allan|Rachel]]
|music = [[Blair Mowat]] & [[Steve Wright]]
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|featuring = [[Kieran Frost|Kieran]], [[Pippa (New Girl)|Pippa]], [[Soren (Through the Ruins)|Soren]]
|sound = [[Martin Montague]]
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|setting = [[Canary Wharf]], [[2005]]
|cover =
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|publisher = Big Finish Productions
 
|writer = [[Jenny T Colgan]]
|story number = 1.2
 
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|director = [[Barnaby Edwards (actor)|Barnaby Edwards]]
|release date = [[19 January (releases)|19 January]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]]
 
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|music = [[Blair Mowat]] & [[Steve Wright]]
|series = ''[[Torchwood One: Before the Fall (audio anthology)|Torchwood One: Before the Fall]]''
 
|prev = New Girl (audio story)
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|sound = [[Martin Montague]]
|next = Uprising (audio story)
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|cover =
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|story number = 1.2
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|release date = [[19 January (releases)|19 January]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]]
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the second audio story in ''[[Torchwood One: Before the Fall (audio anthology)|Torchwood One: Before the Fall]]''.
 
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|anthology = ''[[Before the Fall (audio anthology)|Before the Fall]]''
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|series = ''[[Torchwood One (audio series)|Torchwood One]]''
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|prev = New Girl (audio story)
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|next = Uprising (audio story)
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}}{{audio stub}}
 
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the second audio story in ''[[Before the Fall (audio anthology)|Before the Fall]]''.
   
== Publisher's Summary ==
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== Publisher's summary ==
"''[[Ianto Jones|Ianto]], please. It’s all... it’s all gone wrong. I don’t know what to think any more.''"
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"''[[Ianto Jones|Ianto]], please. It's all... it’s all gone wrong. I don’t know what to think any more.''"
   
[[Away Day]]s at [[Torchwood]] aren’t what you’d expect. Yes, there’s the forced camaraderie, the team-building exercises, and the chance for long-held rivalries to boil over. But Torchwood Away Days also have the potential to get very lethal very quickly.
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[[Away Day]]s at [[Torchwood]] aren't what you'd expect. Yes, there's the forced camaraderie, the team-building exercises, and the chance for long-held rivalries to boil over. But Torchwood Away Days also have the potential to get very lethal very quickly.
   
[[Yvonne Hartman]]’s extremely worried by this year’s Away Day. But she’s got other things on her mind – something’s very wrong with Torchwood.
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[[Yvonne Hartman]]'s extremely worried by this year's Away Day. But she's got other things on her mind – something's very wrong with Torchwood.
   
 
== Plot ==
 
== Plot ==
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* [[Yvonne Hartman]] - [[Tracy Ann Oberman|Tracy-Ann Oberman]]
 
* [[Yvonne Hartman]] - [[Tracy Ann Oberman|Tracy-Ann Oberman]]
 
* [[Ianto Jones]] - [[Gareth David-Lloyd]]
 
* [[Ianto Jones]] - [[Gareth David-Lloyd]]
* [[Rachel Allan]] - [[Sophie Winkleman]]
 
* [[Pippa (New Girl)|Pippa]] - [[Lorelei King]]
 
* [[Kieran Frost]] - [[Damian Lynch]]
 
* [[Soren (Through the Ruins)|Soren]] - [[Robert Daws]]
 
 
* [[David Underwood|Dave]] - [[Philip Childs]]
 
* [[David Underwood|Dave]] - [[Philip Childs]]
 
* [[Soren (Through the Ruins)|Soren]]/[[Jim Jacobin|Lord Jacobin]] - [[Robert Daws]]
* [[Ziggy]] - [[Simon Hickson]]
 
* [[Mehdi]] - [[Rachid Sabitri]]
 
 
* [[Receptionist (Through the Ruins)|Receptionist]] - [[Helen Goldwyn]]
 
* [[Receptionist (Through the Ruins)|Receptionist]] - [[Helen Goldwyn]]
 
* [[Ziggy]] - [[Simon Hickson]]
 
* [[Pippa (New Girl)|Pippa]] - [[Lorelei King]]
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* [[Damian Lynch]] - [[Kieran Frost|Kieran]]
 
* [[Mehdi]]/[[XXX envoy|Motorcyclist]] - [[Rachid Sabitri]]
 
* [[Rachel Allan]] - [[Sophie Winkleman]]
   
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
 
 
=== Astrology ===
 
=== Astrology ===
* Ianto ridicules [[Pippa (New Girl)|Pippa]]'s belief in [[Astrology|horoscopes]]. She correctly guesses that Ianto is a Leo and states that Yvonne is a [[Sagitarrius]].
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* Ianto ridicules Pippa's belief in [[Astrology|horoscopes]]. She correctly guesses that Ianto is a Leo and states that Yvonne is a [[Sagittarius]].
   
=== Food and Drink ===
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=== Food and drink ===
 
* Yvonne takes her [[coffee]] black.
 
* Yvonne takes her [[coffee]] black.
   
 
=== Planets ===
 
=== Planets ===
* [[Planet XXX]] is a nearby planet, known to Torchwood. Its inhabitants visited in [[1993]] with peaceful intentions.
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* [[Planet XXX]] is a nearby planet, known to Torchwood. Its inhabitants visited in [[1993]] with peaceful intentions. The inhabitants of this planet are at [[war]] with the [[Korvax]].
** The inhabitants of this planet are at war with the [[Korvax]].
 
   
=== Popular Culture ===
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=== Popular culture ===
* Ianto offers Yvonne a duvet with a ''[[Star Wars]]'' cover with a [[Wookiee]] pillow.
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* Ianto offers Yvonne a [[duvet]] with a ''[[Star Wars]]'' cover with a [[Wookiee]] [[pillow]].
* When attempting to gain access to the [[Ex Libris]], Yvonne refers to her special entry card as a golden ticket. She is then surprised when the receptionist doesn't understand the ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'' reference.
 
* According to the radio, this adventure takes place sometime before [[Christmas]] 2005.
 
 
* Lord [[Jim Jacobin|Jacobin]] is a member of the [[House of Lords]].
 
* Lord [[Jim Jacobin|Jacobin]] is a member of the [[House of Lords]].
   
 
=== Torchwood ===
 
=== Torchwood ===
* Rachel uses [[retcon]] to wipe the memories of all Torchwood employees apart from Ianto.
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* Rachel places a "[[Protocol 4]]" on Yvonne and orders Kieran to murder her.
* Yvonne states that she may have to retcon Soren's memories.
 
* Rachel places a '[[Protocol 4]]' on Yvonne and orders Kieran to murder her.
 
   
 
=== Yvonne Hartman ===
 
=== Yvonne Hartman ===
* Yvonne says that she grew up as an army child, stating [[Yvonne Hartman's father|her father]] was in the military.
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* Yvonne says that [[Yvonne Hartman's father|her father]] was in the military.
   
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
 
* According to the radio, this adventure takes place sometime before [[Christmas]] 2005.
* The Torchwood team joke about their surroundings being "quarry-ish", a probable reference to early ''[[Doctor Who]]'' using quarries as alien landscapes due to tight BBC budgets.
 
   
 
== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
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* [[Kieran Frost|Kieran]] is still mourning the loss of [[Dean (New Girl)|Dean]] but refuses to take leave. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[New Girl (audio story)|New Girl]]'')
 
* [[Kieran Frost|Kieran]] is still mourning the loss of [[Dean (New Girl)|Dean]] but refuses to take leave. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[New Girl (audio story)|New Girl]]'')
 
* Yvonne states that her life revolves around "Queen, Country, Job". She also states that she would "die for [her] job" and that if the time came, she would "do [her] duty for Queen and Country". ([[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'')
 
* Yvonne states that her life revolves around "Queen, Country, Job". She also states that she would "die for [her] job" and that if the time came, she would "do [her] duty for Queen and Country". ([[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'')
* Rachel uses [[retcon]] on her work colleagues. Meanwhile, Yvonne considers using it on Soren. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'' et al)
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* Rachel uses [[retcon]] on her work colleagues. Meanwhile, Yvonne considers using it on Soren. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'' et al.)
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* Soren was previously mentioned in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Broken (audio story)|Broken]]''.
 
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Revision as of 16:45, 20 July 2019

RealWorld

audio stub

Through the Ruins was the second audio story in Before the Fall.

Publisher's summary

"Ianto, please. It's all... it’s all gone wrong. I don’t know what to think any more."

Away Days at Torchwood aren't what you'd expect. Yes, there's the forced camaraderie, the team-building exercises, and the chance for long-held rivalries to boil over. But Torchwood Away Days also have the potential to get very lethal very quickly.

Yvonne Hartman's extremely worried by this year's Away Day. But she's got other things on her mind – something's very wrong with Torchwood.

Plot

to be added

Cast

References

Astrology

  • Ianto ridicules Pippa's belief in horoscopes. She correctly guesses that Ianto is a Leo and states that Yvonne is a Sagittarius.

Food and drink

  • Yvonne takes her coffee black.

Planets

  • Planet XXX is a nearby planet, known to Torchwood. Its inhabitants visited in 1993 with peaceful intentions. The inhabitants of this planet are at war with the Korvax.

Popular culture

Torchwood

  • Rachel places a "Protocol 4" on Yvonne and orders Kieran to murder her.

Yvonne Hartman

Notes

  • According to the radio, this adventure takes place sometime before Christmas 2005.

Continuity

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