Truth which is stranger than fiction, told in play form by John Wyndham

Adapted for broadcasting and produced by Cyril Wood

Characters:
Dr. John Dee
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
William Cecil, Lord Burghley
Sir Edward Dyer
Count Adelbert Laski
Edward Kelley
Old Mrs. Dee
Jane Dee
Goodwife Faldo
Queen Elizabeth
Courtiers, Servants, etc.

Though born in London, Doctor Dee was by origin a Welshman. A man of great accomplishments, he was a scientist, mathematician, adviser to the famous explorers of his time, and even a secret confidant of Queen Elizabeth. But he was feared and hated by the ignorant, mistrusted by the courtiers, and an object of jealousy to other learned men.

Was he a magician, or an impostor, or a spy - or a little of all three? Certainly everyone considered him a very queer person.

Music played by the Western Studio Orchestra
Conducted by Reginald Redman
(From Bristol)