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Old Time Retro Radio 289 episodes Nov 10, 2026
Old Time Sci-Fi Radio presents classic science fiction from the golden age of radio, with stories about space travel, alien worlds, futuristic technology, time travel, and mysterious encounters. Each episode features an original vintage broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, plus a newly produced introduction and closing. The show is an Old Time Retro Radio production and includes custom episode artwork. It celebrates the imagination and wonder of classic old-time radio science fiction.
Episodes
Dimension X - "Perigi's Wonderful Dolls" (1950)
Dimension X presents “Perigi’s Wonderful Dolls,” episode 18, originally broadcast on NBC on August 4, 1950. This original radio play was written by George Lefferts and directed by Edward King.Near the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., a government official’s wife and young daughter discover Santor Perigi’s remarkable doll shop. When they bring home a compact, uncannily lifelike talking doll named Toto
X Minus One - "Volpla" (1957)
X Minus One presents “Volpla,” episode 109, originally broadcast on NBC on August 29, 1957. Adapted for radio by Ernest Kinoy from Wyman Guin’s Galaxy Science Fiction novelette, the episode features Nelson Olmsted, Ann Pitoniak, Adele Newton, and Sarah Fussell.A scientist’s private experiment produces the volplas—small, intelligent flying creatures whose unexpected development begins to outgrow th
Cbs Radio Workshop - "Housing Problems" (1957)
CBS Radio Workshop presents “Housing Problems,” episode 72, originally broadcast on June 16, 1957. This light comic-fantasy drama was adapted by Sam Pierce from Henry Kuttner’s short story and directed by William N. Robson.Eddie and Jackie take in the secretive Mr. Henshard as a boarder, but his strictly forbidden covered birdcage soon tests their curiosity. When they get a glimpse of what lies in
Space Patrol - "The Monster from the Past" (1955)
Space Patrol presents “The Monster from the Past,” episode 127, originally broadcast on March 5, 1955. In this late-run ABC adventure, Ed Kemmer stars as Commander Buzz Corry alongside Lyn Osborn as Cadet Happy.When impossible clues from Earth’s distant past—including uncut diamonds and a living dodo—appear in the 30th century, Buzz and Happy follow the trail of the time-traveling Dr. Ryland Scarn
Dimension X - "Nightfall" (1951)
Dimension X presents “Nightfall,” episode 50, originally broadcast on NBC on September 29, 1951. This final episode of the series adapts Isaac Asimov’s classic short story, with a script by Ernest Kinoy.On Lagash, a world lit by six suns, reporter Theremon visits an observatory as scientists warn that a rare eclipse may bring the first darkness in 2,049 years. As fear spreads through Saro City, as
X Minus One - "To the Future" (1955)
X Minus One presents “To the Future,” originally broadcast on NBC on December 14, 1955. This is episode 29, adapted for radio by Ernest Kinoy from Ray Bradbury’s story, later collected as “The Fox and the Forest.” The cast includes Alexander Scourby, Mercer McLeod, and Joe DeSantis.In 1955 Acapulco, William and Susan Travis seem to be ordinary tourists enjoying a holiday escape. But the couple has
Dimension X - "Dwellers in Silence" (1951)
Dimension X presents “Dwellers in Silence,” episode 40, originally broadcast on NBC on July 19, 1951. Adapted by George Lefferts from Ray Bradbury’s short story “The Long Years,” the drama stars Peter Capell as Captain John Parsons and Bill Griffis as Dr. Cornelius Hathaway.Twenty years after humanity fled a devastated Earth for Mars, Captain Parsons leads a small expedition back to the old world.
2000 Plus - "The Giant Walks" (1950)
2000 Plus presents “The Giant Walks,” episode 35, originally broadcast on November 8, 1950. This Mutual Broadcasting System science-fiction anthology installment was written by Julian Schneider and features Joseph Julian as Barstow, with Henry Norell and Lon Clark.In a future-world laboratory, Dr. Ellsworth attempts an illegal experiment to force human evolution beyond its natural limits. When a v
X Minus One - "Martian Sam" (1957)
X Minus One presents “Martian Sam,” episode 95, originally broadcast on NBC on April 3, 1957. This original radio play was written by Ernest Kinoy, directed by Daniel Sutter, and produced by William Welch.In a future where travel between Earth and Mars is routine, the struggling Los Angeles Dodgers gain an extraordinary new pitcher from Mars. The comic baseball fantasy follows the publicity, promi
Dimension X - "No Contact" (1950)
Dimension X presents “No Contact,” episode 4, originally broadcast on NBC on April 29, 1950. This sustaining-program adventure was an original radio story by George Lefferts and Ernest Kinoy, with Luis van Rooten, Donald Buka, and Cameron Prud’Homme.In 1987, the rocket Star Cloud becomes the sixth expedition bound for distant Volta, following five ships that vanished near an unseen region of deep
Space Patrol - "The Realm of the Robot" (1954)
Space Patrol presents “The Realm of the Robot,” episode 109, originally broadcast on October 30, 1954. This ABC adventure stars Ed Kemmer as Commander Buzz Corry and Lyn Osborn as Cadet Happy.En route to the distant Orion 14 system aboard the Terra V, Buzz and Happy face a dangerous water emergency that forces them down on the remote planet Gabonick. Their search leads them into a society controll
X Minus One - "Mr Costello, Hero" (1956)
X Minus One presents “Mr Costello, Hero,” episode 58, originally broadcast on NBC on July 3, 1956. Adapted from Theodore Sturgeon’s 1953 short story, the drama was directed by Daniel Sutter and features James Dukas, Bob Hastings, and James Stevens.A veteran purser aboard the star freighter Starclimber grows increasingly uneasy about the ship’s mysterious passenger, Mr. Costello. As the vessel make
Dimension X - "A Logic Named Joe" (1950)
Dimension X presents “A Logic Named Joe,” episode 13, originally broadcast on NBC on July 1, 1950. Adapted by Claris A. Ross from Murray Leinster’s celebrated short story, the drama stars Joseph Julian as Logics Corporation serviceman Frank Caldwell, with Roger De Koven as Joe.In the far-off year of 1974, nearly every home depends on a “Logic,” a screen-and-keyboard device linked to a vast informa
X Minus One - "Project Trojan" (1956)
X Minus One presents “Project Trojan,” originally broadcast June 19, 1956, as episode 56. This NBC drama was written by Ernest Kinoy from an idea in a Galaxy Magazine editorial by H. L. Gold, and directed by Daniel Sutter.In wartime England in 1943, British intelligence considers an unconventional way to interfere with Nazi rocket research: turning a science-fictional concept into a rumor the enem
Dimension X - "First Contact" (1951)
Dimension X presents “First Contact,” episode 47, originally broadcast on September 8, 1951. Adapted by Howard Rodman from Murray Leinster’s acclaimed 1945 science-fiction novelette, this NBC drama features Bill Quinn, Cameron Prud’homme, John McGovern, Wendell Holmes, and Bob Hastings.An Earth exploratory ship encounters an alien spacecraft in deep space, opening a line of communication—and a ten
Space Patrol - "The Galaxy Trade Association" (1954)
Space Patrol: “The Galaxy Trade Association” (episode 96) originally aired on July 31, 1954. In this ABC adventure, Commander Buzz Corry and Cadet Happy are played by Ed Kemmer and Lyn Osborn.A newly developed star-drive ship carries Buzz and Happy on a test flight toward Vega, 26 light-years from the Solar System. Their journey brings them face to face with the Galaxy Trade Association, an inters
Dimension X - "Hello Tomorrow" (1950)
Dimension X, episode 24, “Hello Tomorrow,” originally broadcast on NBC on September 15, 1950. This original radio play was written by George Lefferts, directed by Edward King, and features Nancy Olson, Donald Buka, Bill Zuckert, Santos Ortega, and Leon Janney.In a far-future civilization living beneath a radioactive Earth, Professor Lois Burton meets Orin, a man judged genetically imperfect by a s
X Minus One - "Universe" (1955)
X Minus One, “Universe,” originally broadcast May 15, 1955, is episode 4 of NBC Radio’s science-fiction anthology series. This adaptation of Robert A. Heinlein’s short story was written for radio by George Lefferts and directed by Fred Weihe.Cadet Hugh Hoyland, played by Donald Buka, has spent his entire life aboard a vast multilevel rocket ship whose people know no other home. When Hugh and his f
Dimension X - "With Folded Hands" (1950)
Dimension X presents “With Folded Hands,” episode 2, originally broadcast on NBC on April 15, 1950. Adapted by John Dunkel from Jack Williamson’s 1947 science-fiction novelette, this early episode of the series was directed by Edward King and produced by Van Woodward.In the year 2006, household-mechanicals dealer Harry Underhill finds his business—and humanity’s place in daily life—challenged by t
Space Patrol - "On the Ice Cap of Planet X" (1953)
Space Patrol episode 54, “On the Ice Cap of Planet X,” originally broadcast October 10, 1953. Commander Buzz Corry and Cadet Happy face danger on Planet X’s frozen polar cap as the struggle against Prince Baccarratti and Dr. Melingro continues. Ed Kemmer and Lyn Osborn star as Buzz and Happy in this ABC adventure, written by Lou Huston.Old Time Sci-Fi Radio presents the original broadcast with a n
Dimension X - "Mars Is Heaven" (1951)
Dimension X presents “Mars Is Heaven,” episode 33, originally broadcast on January 7, 1951. This NBC science-fiction drama is a rebroadcast of the production first heard on July 7, 1950, adapted by Ernest Kinoy from Ray Bradbury’s short story “Mars Is Heaven!”In 1987, Captain John Black leads Earth’s first expedition to Mars, where the crew finds heavy mist and an impossible-looking American small
2000 Plus - "Alone" (1950)
2000 Plus presents “Alone,” originally broadcast November 15, 1950, on the Mutual Broadcasting System. This adult science-fiction anthology drama was written by Judith Bublick and David Bublick.In the year 2060, nuclear physicist John Rhodes leaves a psychiatric hospital and returns to Nuclear City—only to find its laboratories and avenues mysteriously deserted. With a frightened woman named Volta
Dimension X - "Marionettes, Inc" (1951)
Dimension X presents “Marionettes, Inc.,” episode 46, originally broadcast on NBC on August 30, 1951. This sustaining broadcast adapts Ray Bradbury’s short story, with George Lefferts’ radio adaptation directed by Fred Wiehe.In the projected year 1990, Henry Smith learns of a secretive company offering uncannily lifelike humanoid stand-ins. What seems like a convenient way to escape domestic routi
X Minus One - "A Wind Is Rising" (1957)
X Minus One presents “A Wind Is Rising,” originally broadcast on NBC on October 3, 1957. This is episode 114 of the series.On the wind-lashed planet Carella, two Earth explorers at an advance observation station must venture into a storm to repair their failing water supply. Native Carellans warn them of the planet’s devastating winds, but the men must confront an environment far beyond their usua
Dimension X - "Nightmare" (1951)
Dimension X presents “Nightmare,” episode 36, originally broadcast on NBC on June 10, 1951.At the Brook Meadow atomic-pile construction project on Long Island, statistician Samson Gurney begins to see a disturbing pattern behind a series of seemingly unrelated industrial accidents. Adapted by George Lefferts from Stephen Vincent Benét’s poem “The Revolt of the Machines,” the drama stars John Gibso
Space Patrol - "Supersensitive Star Drive" (1954)
Space Patrol, “Supersensitive Star Drive,” originally broadcast July 24, 1954, is episode 95. This ABC Radio adventure comes from the Nestlé’s Chocolate-sponsored run of the series.At the Lunar Fleet Base, Commander Buzz Corry and Cadet Happy investigate the disappearance of a closely guarded experimental spacecraft powered by a prototype star drive. Their search leads from the Moon toward the dis
Dimension X - "The Castaways" (1950)
Dimension X presents “The Castaways,” episode 19, originally broadcast on NBC on August 11, 1950. This atomic-age drama was written by Ernest Kinoy from an original story by Kinoy and George Lefferts, and stars Santos Ortega as General Frank Gadosh.On remote Tahani Atoll in the South Pacific, General Gadosh oversees preparations for an atomic-bomb test—but the island’s residents refuse to abandon
X Minus One - "The Haunted Corpse" (1957)
X Minus One, “The Haunted Corpse,” originally broadcast on July 25, 1957, is episode 104. Adapted by Ernest Kinoy from Frederik Pohl’s Galaxy Science Fiction story, this NBC Radio Network drama brings a chilling scientific premise to the edge of military secrecy.When Richard Van Pelt alerts the Pentagon to Dr. Eric Horn’s guarded experiments, Lieutenant Colonel Windermere is sent to place Horn’s l
Dimension X - "Childs Play" (1951)
Dimension X, episode 38, “Childs Play,” originally broadcast on NBC on June 24, 1951. Adapted by George Lefferts from William Tenn’s 1947 Astounding Science Fiction story, this satirical tale stars Leon Janney as struggling New York attorney Sam Webber.In December 1945, Sam receives an impossible package from the future: a children’s Build-A-Man set, complete with detailed instructions. As pressur
Space Patrol - "Return to Planet X" (1953)
Space Patrol, “Return to Planet X,” originally broadcast October 3, 1953, is episode 53 of the ABC science-fiction adventure series. Ed Kemmer stars as Commander Buzz Corry, with Lyn Osborn as Cadet Happy, in a story credited to Lou Huston.After a confrontation in the tunnels beneath Prince Baccarratti’s missile base on Jupiter’s fourth moon, Corry and Happy continue their pursuit of the elusive p
2000 Plus - "When the Worlds Met (AFRS)" (1950)
2000 Plus presents “When the Worlds Met” (AFRS), originally broadcast on Mutual on May 3, 1950. This surviving early entry in the original-story science-fiction anthology was written by Judith and David Bublick and directed by Sherman H. Dryer.Set in the year 2020, the drama begins when lunar personnel trace an uncanny signal toward Mars. At the Federated World Government’s Washington, D.C., space
X Minus One - "Honeymoon in Hell" (1956)
X Minus One presents “Honeymoon in Hell,” episode 81, originally broadcast on NBC on December 26, 1956. This radio adaptation of Fredric Brown’s 1950 novelette was written for radio by George Lefferts and directed by Daniel Sutter.In a near-future world burdened by Cold War tensions and a startling decline in male births, an American space pilot and a Soviet scientist are assigned to a politically
Dimension X - "Dr Grimshaw's Sanatorium" (1950)
Dimension X presents “Dr Grimshaw’s Sanatorium,” episode 25, originally broadcast on NBC on September 22, 1950. Adapted by George Lefferts from a short story by Fletcher Pratt, the drama stars Karl Weber as private detective John Doherty.After a disturbing discovery at a cemetery points toward Dr. Grimshaw’s exclusive institution outside Gowanda, New York, Doherty goes undercover as a patient to i
X Minus One - "The Cave of Night" (1956)
X Minus One presents “The Cave of Night,” episode 36, originally broadcast on February 1, 1956. Adapted by Ernest Kinoy from James E. Gunn’s Galaxy Science Fiction story, this NBC sustaining broadcast uses a striking radio-documentary style.Broadcast journalist Harry Anders assembles reports, official statements, and radio transmissions as an experimental rocket pilot becomes stranded in orbit. Wi
Space Patrol - "The Iron Eaters of Planet X" (1953)
Space Patrol presents “The Iron Eaters of Planet X,” episode 57, originally broadcast on October 31, 1953. In this ABC adventure sponsored by Ralston Cereals, Ed Kemmer stars as Commander Buzz Corry.Corry and Cadet Happy set out to investigate intelligence tied to Prince Baccarati’s installations on Planet X, but sabotage strikes during their journey toward Venus. With their spacecraft threatened
Cbs Radio Workshop - "Report on E.S.P." (1956)
CBS Radio Workshop presents “Report on E.S.P.,” episode 7, originally broadcast on March 9, 1956. This early installment of CBS’s experimental dramatic anthology was produced by William Froug and directed by Jack Johnstone.In a documentary-drama approach, the program examines alleged cases of extrasensory perception, including reports of telepathy and clairvoyance, through dramatized incidents and
Dimension X - "Beyond Infinity" (1950)
Dimension X presents “Beyond Infinity,” episode 16, originally broadcast on NBC on July 21, 1950. This original science-fiction radio play was written by Villiers Gerson, directed by Edward King, and produced by Van Woodward.An American journalist enters a tense, unnamed totalitarian European country in search of a resistance story—and finds Dr. Wensler’s secret laboratory, where a startling exper
X Minus One - "How - 2" (1956)
X Minus One, episode 45, “How-2,” originally broadcast on NBC Radio Network on April 3, 1956. Adapted by William Welch from Clifford D. Simak’s Galaxy Science Fiction novelette, the production was directed by Daniel Sutter and features Alan Bunce and Anne Seymour.In a twenty-first-century suburban home, dedicated kit-builder Gordon Knight expects a robotic dog kit—but receives something much large
Space Patrol - "The Sea Monster of Planet X" (1953)
Space Patrol presents “The Sea Monster of Planet X,” episode 60, originally broadcast on November 21, 1953. This 30-minute ABC adventure was sponsored by Ralston Cereals and written by Lou Huston.In a continuation of the Planet X storyline, Commander Buzz Corry and Cadet Happy search the Great Sea for the escaped Prince Baccarratti and Dr. Malingro. Their pursuit leads from the vicinity of a deser
Dimension X - "Veldt" (1951)
Dimension X presents “Veldt,” episode 43, originally broadcast on NBC on August 9, 1951. This sustaining-program adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s story was written for radio by Ernest Kinoy and directed by Fred Weihe.In a highly automated Happy Life Home, George and Lydia Hadley grow uneasy about their children’s thought-responsive nursery, which keeps creating an alarmingly vivid African veldt. Featu
2000 Plus - "A Veteran Comes Home" (1950)
2000 Plus presents “A Veteran Comes Home,” originally broadcast on July 5, 1950. Episode 17 of the Mutual Broadcasting System science-fiction series, it was directed by Sherman H. Dryer and stars Bill Griffis as Mike and Joan Shea as Mary.After five years fighting in the Martian War, Mike returns to his Earth home, where his wife and young son have waited for the family’s reunion. This thoughtful
Dimension X - "No Contact" (1950)
Dimension X presents “No Contact,” episode 27, originally broadcast October 28, 1950. Written by George Lefferts from a storyline by Lefferts and Ernest Kinoy, this NBC science-fiction drama stars Luis van Rooten as Captain Thorson and Donald Buka as Lieutenant Collier.On June 2, 1987, the rocket Star Cloud makes the sixth attempt to reach the distant planet Volta. Five earlier expeditions disappe
X Minus One - "The Reluctant Heroes" (1956)
X Minus One presents “The Reluctant Heroes,” episode 80, originally broadcast on NBC on December 19, 1956. Adapted by Ernest Kinoy from Frank M. Robinson’s Galaxy Science Fiction story, this lunar drama stars Mandel Kramer and Bob Hastings.At a remote Moon base, veteran crewman Chapman and his fellow lunar workers confront the personal strain of long isolation from Earth—and a difficult question s
Dimension X - "Universe" (1951)
Dimension X presents “Universe,” episode 42, originally broadcast on August 2, 1951. This NBC Radio Network drama adapts Robert A. Heinlein’s classic science-fiction story, with a radio script by George Lefferts. Mason Adams stars as Cadet Hugh Hoyland, with Norman Rose as host and announcer.Aboard a vast, many-decked generation spaceship, Hugh and his friend Alan Mahoney live among people who bel
Space Patrol - "Prison Planet" (1955)
Space Patrol presents “Prison Planet,” episode 119, originally broadcast on ABC on January 8, 1955. Ed Kemmer stars as Commander Buzz Corry, with Lyn Osborn as Cadet Happy, in this late-run adventure from the series’ continuing Draxock galaxy storyline.Returning aboard the Terra V to a star system half a million light-years from the United Planets, Buzz and Happy search for the last missing pilot
Cbs Radio Workshop - "The King of the Cats" (1956)
CBS Radio Workshop, episode 44, “The King of the Cats,” originally broadcast on CBS on November 25, 1956. Adapted from Stephen Vincent Benét’s fantastical short story, this production was directed and produced by William N. Robson and stars Byron Kane as Tommy Culverin.Tommy, a young office worker and committed cat hater, recalls his unsettling courtship of the enigmatic Princess Vivranka amid New
X Minus One - "The Moon Is Green" (1957)
X Minus One presents “The Moon Is Green,” originally broadcast on January 2, 1957. This is episode 82 of the NBC science-fiction series, adapted for radio by George Lefferts from Fritz Leiber’s 1952 Galaxy Science Fiction story.In a post-atomic-war world, Effie and Hank remain sealed inside their shelter, certain that radioactive dust has made the outdoors unlivable. When Effie opens a window and
Dimension X - "Mars Is Heaven" (1950)
Dimension X presents “Mars Is Heaven,” episode 14, originally broadcast on July 7, 1950. Adapted by Ernest Kinoy from Ray Bradbury’s celebrated short story, this NBC production stars Wendell Holmes as Captain John Black and Peter Capell as Dr. Horst.In 1987, Captain Black leads an Earth expedition to Mars, where the crew emerges from heavy mist to find something no one expected: a welcoming small
X Minus One - "And the Moon Be Still as Bright" (1955)
X Minus One presents “And the Moon Be Still as Bright,” originally broadcast on September 22, 1955. Commonly cataloged as episode 19, this NBC Radio Network drama adapts Ray Bradbury’s Martian Chronicles story for radio, with a script by Ernest Kinoy.After three Earth expeditions vanish on the way to Mars, Captain Wilder leads a fourth mission to a vast, silent Martian city. Among its deserted str
Dimension X - "There Will Come Soft Rains - Zero Hour" (1950)
Dimension X, episode 11, “There Will Come Soft Rains - Zero Hour,” originally broadcast on NBC on June 17, 1950. This sustaining half-hour adapts two Ray Bradbury stories for radio, with George Lefferts’ adaptation directed by Edward King.In “There Will Come Soft Rains,” an automated house carries on its precise daily routines in an empty future world. “Zero Hour” shifts to a quiet 1985 suburb, wh
X Minus One - "The Last Martian" (1956)
X Minus One presents “The Last Martian,” originally broadcast on NBC on August 7, 1956. Episode 63 is adapted by George Lefferts from a short story by Fredric Brown, with Santos Ortega and Elliott Reid among the featured cast.A newspaper reporter investigates a troubled bar patron who claims to be a Martian trapped in an Earthman’s body. As the stranger describes disaster on Mars, the reporter mus
Space Patrol - "The Mystery of the Masked Martians" (1954)
Space Patrol presents “The Mystery of the Masked Martians,” episode 88, originally broadcast on June 5, 1954. This ABC adventure, sponsored by Ralston Cereals, stars Ed Kemmer as Commander Buzz Corry and Lyn Osborn as Cadet Happy.On a remote stretch of Mars, Buzz and Happy encounter an isolated community descended from space pirates stranded there centuries earlier. Captured in unfamiliar territor
2000 Plus - "Worlds Apart" (1950)
2000 Plus presents “Worlds Apart,” originally broadcast on November 29, 1950, over the Mutual Broadcasting System. This 30-minute science-fiction anthology drama was produced by Sherman H. Dryer and Robert Weenolsen.The spaceship Phoenix sets out on a pioneering voyage to Neptune with Captain Roberts, rocket engineer Jim Granger, and a group of passengers aboard. When a navigational emergency forc
Dimension X - "Outer Limit" (1950)
Old Time Sci-Fi Radio presents Dimension X, Episode 1, “Outer Limit,” originally broadcast on NBC on April 8, 1950. This premiere episode was adapted for radio by Ernest Kinoy from Graham Doar’s short story “The Outer Limit.”In the then-future year of 1965, test pilot Steve Weston takes an experimental rocket aircraft aloft from a Southwest desert base with only minutes of fuel to spare. When he d
X Minus One - "The Man in the Moon" (1955)
Old Time Sci-Fi Radio presents X Minus One, “The Man in the Moon,” episode 6, originally broadcast on NBC on May 29, 1955.A routine nationwide missing-persons broadcast is interrupted by a mysterious distress signal that seems to come from the Moon. When records custodian Henry Timkin recognizes a name in the transmission, a trail through government files points toward a disturbing pattern of vani
Space Patrol - "The Spies from Planet X" (1953)
Space Patrol presents “The Spies from Planet X,” episode 51, originally broadcast on ABC on September 19, 1953. Commander Buzz Corry and Cadet Happy are played by Ed Kemmer and Lyn Osborn.Space Patrol intelligence reports a possible sighting of Prince Baccarratti in Saturn City, though the prince is believed to be at his remote Planet X stronghold. Buzz and Happy investigate the busy Saturn City s
Dimension X - "The Martian Death March" (1951)
Dimension X presents “The Martian Death March,” episode 34, originally broadcast on NBC on January 14, 1951. This original radio drama was written by Ernest Kinoy, with Norman Rose as announcer/narrator and a cast including Bill Zuckert.On a human-conquered Mars in 1997, a young colonist recalls encountering spider-like Martians forced into Earth-imposed reservations. When refugees set out across
Cbs Radio Workshop - "Space Merchants Part 1" (1957)
CBS Radio Workshop presents “Space Merchants Part 1,” episode 55, originally broadcast on February 17, 1957. This CBS adaptation of Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth’s influential novel The Space Merchants was written for radio by Charles Monroe and directed by Paul Roberts.In a future ruled by the immense power of advertising, star copywriter Mitchell Courtney of Fowler Schocken receives a daunti
X Minus One - "Lulu" (1957)
X Minus One, “Lulu,” originally broadcast on October 31, 1957, is episode 118 of NBC Radio’s classic science-fiction anthology series. Adapted by George Lefferts from Clifford D. Simak’s novelette, the drama features Henry Norrell, Jan Miner, James Stevens, Nelson Olmsted, and Walter Black.Three space travelers accompany Lulu, a highly advanced Planetary Exploration Robot that serves as both space
2000 Plus - "The Robot Killer"
2000 Plus presents “The Robot Killer,” originally broadcast on Mutual on August 30, 1950. Episode 25 of the sustained science-fiction anthology was produced by Sherman H. Dryer and Robert Weenolsen.Happy Sam’s television promotion offers Experimental Robot 23, a six-foot household robot, as its grand prize. When John Hanold brings the remarkable machine home, its voice-command controls and place i
Space Patrol - "The Voice from the Future" (1954)
Space Patrol presents “The Voice from the Future,” episode 105, originally broadcast on ABC on October 2, 1954. In this Nestlé’s Chocolate-sponsored adventure, Commander Buzz Corry and Cadet Happy are played by Ed Kemmer and Lyn Osborn; the story was written by Lou Huston and produced and directed by Larry Robertson.At the Lunar Fleet Base, Corry and Happy prepare to test a closely guarded experim
Dimension X - "The Green Hills of Earth" (1950)
Dimension X, episode 32, “The Green Hills of Earth,” originally broadcast December 24, 1950. This NBC sustaining broadcast is a rebroadcast of the series’ June 10, 1950 production, adapted by Ernest Kinoy from Robert A. Heinlein’s celebrated short story.Radiation-blinded spaceman Rhysling—known as the singing poet of the spaceways—travels the future Solar System carrying songs and memories of thos
X Minus One - "Perigi's Wonderful Dolls" (1956)
X Minus One presents “Perigi’s Wonderful Dolls,” episode 34, originally broadcast on January 18, 1956. Written by George Lefferts for NBC, this program is a repeat of the series’ June 5, 1955 production, based on Lefferts’s earlier Dimension X script.In Washington, D.C., a government official’s family discovers an unusual dollmaker whose remarkably lifelike creations can talk. A new doll brings wo
Dimension X - "The Roads Must Roll" (1950)
Dimension X, episode 22, “The Roads Must Roll,” originally broadcast on NBC on September 1, 1950. Adapted by Ernest Kinoy from Robert A. Heinlein’s celebrated short story, the production was directed by Edward King and features Norman Rose as narrator.In a future America, enormous rolling roads have replaced cars and trucks, carrying people and freight across a nation dependent on their constant m
X Minus One - "Target One" (1957)
X Minus One presents “Target One,” originally broadcast on NBC on December 26, 1957. This is episode 123 of the classic science-fiction radio series.In a future devastated by atomic war, officials approve a desperate time-travel mission to alter the course of history. Adapted by George Lefferts from Frederik Pohl’s Galaxy story, “Target One” turns Cold War-era nuclear fears into a tense drama cent
Dimension X - "The Professor Was a Thief" (1950)
Dimension X presents “The Professor Was a Thief,” episode 28, originally broadcast on NBC on November 5, 1950. This sustaining broadcast was adapted for radio by George Lefferts from L. Ron Hubbard’s 1940 science-fiction novelette, with Norman Rose as host.When reporter Sweeney claims that Grant’s Tomb has vanished, skeptical New York City editor Pop Attaby finds himself chasing a story that grows
2000 Plus - "When the Machines Went Mad" (1950)
2000 Plus presents “When the Machines Went Mad,” originally broadcast April 26, 1950, on the Mutual Broadcasting System. Written by Donald Stapleton, this early science-fiction drama stars Ken Williams and Charlotte Manson as Johnny and Jane.In the year 2800, Johnny and Jane encounter a human resistance fighting for freedom beyond the reach of Mechs City and its all-powerful Master Mechanical Brai
X Minus One - "The Map Makers" (1956)
X Minus One presents “The Map Makers,” originally broadcast on NBC Radio on September 26, 1956. This is episode 68, adapted for radio by Ernest Kinoy from Frederik Pohl’s 1955 Galaxy Science Fiction story.When the deep-space survey ship Terra II is knocked off course during a hyperspace jump and its navigation atlas is destroyed, the crew faces an unfamiliar sky and an uncertain way home. With inj
Dimension X - "The Martian Chronicles" (1950)
Dimension X presents “The Martian Chronicles,” episode 20, originally broadcast on NBC on August 18, 1950. Adapted by Ernest Kinoy from Ray Bradbury’s newly published novel, this ambitious half-hour drama is narrated by Norman Rose.A series of linked journeys carries listeners from snowy Ohio to the canals, silent cities, and lingering mysteries of Mars. As Earth expeditions arrive and settlement
X Minus One - "The Veldt" (1955)
X Minus One, “The Veldt” (Episode 12), originally broadcast August 4, 1955. Adapted by Ernest Kinoy from Ray Bradbury’s short story, this NBC sustaining broadcast was directed by Daniel Sutter.In an automated future HappyLife Home, George and Lydia Abbott become disturbed by their children’s extraordinary nursery, whose crystalline walls turn thoughts into lifelike worlds. When the room repeatedly
Dimension X - "To the Future" (1950)
Dimension X presents “To the Future,” episode 8, originally broadcast on NBC on May 27, 1950. This sustaining drama adapts Ray Bradbury’s “The Fox and the Forest,” with radio adaptation by Ernest Kinoy and starring John Larkin and Jan Miner.William and Susan Travis flee the war-ravaged authoritarian world of 2155 for the seeming safety of mid-century Mexico. But as they try to vanish into a more c
Space Patrol - "The Treasure of Planetoid 60" (1953)
Space Patrol presents “The Treasure of Planetoid 60,” episode 39, originally broadcast on June 27, 1953. Commander Buzz Corry and Cadet Happy, played by Ed Kemmer and Lyn Osborn, return in this ABC Radio adventure sponsored by Ralston Cereals.Clues to a century-old lost space expedition and a remarkably valuable mineral lead Buzz and Happy from Neptune City to remote Planetoid 60. With crooks also
2000 Plus - "The Rocket and the Skull" (1951)
2000 Plus presents “The Rocket and the Skull,” originally broadcast on October 10, 1951. Cataloged as episode 77, this Mutual Broadcasting System science-fiction drama imagines the challenges of spaceflight in the then-distant year 2006.Colonel Bradbury, a key figure in the Western drive to reach the Moon, is injured when his experimental X-93 rocket-jet suffers a catastrophic failure. As doctors
Dimension X - "Destination Moon" (1950)
Dimension X presents “Destination Moon,” episode 12, originally broadcast on NBC on June 24, 1950. Adapted by Robert A. Heinlein from the 1950 George Pal film, this lunar adventure features Ralph Bell, Santos Ortega, Wendell Holmes, and Norman Rose as host and narrator.At a Texas rocket project, a determined team races to send humanity’s first expedition to the Moon before official action can halt
X Minus One - "Mars Is Heaven" (1955)
X Minus One, “Mars Is Heaven,” originally broadcast May 8, 1955, is episode 3 of NBC’s science-fiction anthology series. Adapted by Ernest Kinoy from Ray Bradbury’s “Mars Is Heaven!”—later revised as “The Third Expedition” in The Martian Chronicles—the drama stars Wendell Holmes as Captain John Black, with Peter Capell as Dr. Horst.Earth’s first manned rocket expedition lands on Mars in 1987, wher
Dimension X - "And the Moon Be Still as Bright" (1950)
Dimension X presents “And the Moon Be Still as Bright,” episode 26, originally broadcast on September 29, 1950. This NBC sustaining broadcast adapts Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles, with radio adaptation by Ernest Kinoy and direction by Edward King.After three Earth expeditions vanish on Mars, a fourth lands beside a vast, seemingly deserted Martian city. Captain Wilder and archaeologist Spe
Dimension X - "Vital Factor" (1951)
Dimension X presents “Vital Factor,” episode 44, originally broadcast on NBC on August 16, 1951. This sustaining-program drama was adapted for radio by Howard Rodman from Nelson S. Bond’s short story “The Vital Factor.”Wayne Crowder, the ruthless head of Crowder Industries, is determined to make history as the first man in space. His engineers can build the ship, but its propulsion problem remains
Space Patrol - "Captain Hacketts Planetoid" (1954)
Old Time Sci-Fi Radio presents Space Patrol, “Captain Hacketts Planetoid,” originally broadcast on May 8, 1954. This is episode 84 of the ABC juvenile science-fiction serial, written by Lou Huston and featuring Ed Kemmer as Commander Buzz Corry and Lyn Osborn as Cadet Happy.While continuing their search for Prince Baccarratti, Corry and Happy are drawn to Saturn’s sixth moon, where veteran space m
Cbs Radio Workshop - "The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes" (1956)
CBS Radio Workshop, episode 9, presents “The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes,” originally broadcast on March 23, 1956. This CBS sustaining production is an original dramatic-verse ballad by Edmund P. Brophy, adapted and directed for radio by Sam Pierce.William Conrad narrates the story of Jimmy Blue Eyes, a New Orleans trumpet player pursuing an elusive musical note amid the blues and Dixieland atmosphe
X Minus One - "Almost Human" (1955)
X Minus One presents “Almost Human,” episode 13, originally broadcast on NBC on August 11, 1955. Adapted for radio by George Lefferts from Robert Bloch’s short story—first published under the pseudonym Tarleton Fiske—the drama features Santos Ortega and Jone Allison.At Professor Blaseman’s secluded laboratory, criminal Duke encounters Junior, an imposing robot whose mind is being educated from a c
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