Dan Starkey reads an intriguing primary story featuring the Twelfth Doctor, as played on Television by Peter Capaldi.

People laughed in John Dee for years, dismissing the astrologer being a madman or a fraud. Then one time a face made an appearance in his mirror, a face that was not his very own. He was presented with secrets from beyond period: how exactly to mix potions; how to tame the elements; even how to capture a demon. But Dee’s magic was lost, his library ransacked, his spells and hexes stolen. A dread prophecy was produced: “the planet earth will burn”…

When the TARDIS lands on the Spanish galleon, caught within an unnatural surprise, the Doctor, Alex and Brandon are shipwrecked and separated from one another. Between them they need to discover who’s waging supernatural war – before the world is pulled apart. What connects John Dee with Sir Francis Drake and the impending assault from the Spanish Armada?

Dan Starkey, who takes on the Sontaran Strax in the hit BBC TV series, reads this initial audio story by Cavan Scott. Duration: 1 hour 5 mins approx