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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. Expecting only ruins, the crew finds a strangely illuminated city and a household that may hold unexpected answers about Earth’s silence.

Old Time Sci-Fi Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:49 Original Broadcast
30:28 Closing

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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 volunteer undergoes a powerful growth treatment first tested on rats, scientific ambition, personal risk, and ethical consequences collide in a tense cautionary drama.

Old Time Sci-Fi Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
29:16 Closing

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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, promise, and complications surrounding their remarkable recruit, with Ivor Francis and Santos Ortega featured in the cast.

Old Time Sci-Fi Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
22:01 Closing

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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 known as the Galactic Barrier. Captain Thorson and navigator Lieutenant Collier face unsettling radiation readings, strained communications, and growing uncertainty as they approach the mysterious obstacle.

Old Time Sci-Fi Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:51 Original Broadcast
25:18 Closing

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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 controlled by machines—and begins a connected late-1954 robot-rule storyline. The episode was written by Lou Huston.

Old Time Sci-Fi Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:44 Original Broadcast
30:14 Closing

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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 makes its circuit among Earth’s colonies toward an isolated world, suspicion and social pressure begin to spread in this tense science-fiction satire of fear and manipulation.

Old Time Sci-Fi Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:51 Original Broadcast
28:39 Closing

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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 information network. When an unusual new Logic named Joe begins exceeding its intended limits, Frank Caldwell faces a rapidly escalating technological crisis. The episode’s remarkably prescient vision of home screens, video communication, and instant networked information remains a standout of early radio science fiction.

Old Time Sci-Fi Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:54 Original Broadcast
30:17 Closing

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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 enemy may be unable to dismiss. “Project Trojan” explores the uneasy intersection of imagination, military deception, and scientific ambition, with Alastair Duncan, Ivor Francis, and Burford Hampden among the cast.

Old Time Sci-Fi Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
24:31 Closing

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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 tense dilemma. Each crew must weigh caution, trust, and survival when neither side is willing to reveal the path home to a potential future enemy.

Old Time Sci-Fi Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:55 Original Broadcast
23:28 Closing

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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 interstellar commercial power whose interest in the Solar System raises troubling questions. Written by Lou Huston, this 30th-century adventure originally aired in Space Patrol’s Saturday-morning slot.

Old Time Sci-Fi Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:50 Original Broadcast
25:41 Closing

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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 society governed by strict rules of survival. Their encounter raises unsettling questions about freedom, human feeling, and the cost of a carefully controlled underground world.

Old Time Sci-Fi Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
29:44 Closing

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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 friend Alan Mahoney venture into the ship’s neglected upper levels, forbidden questions and unsettling encounters challenge the beliefs that govern their enclosed world.

Old Time Sci-Fi Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
28:56 Closing

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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 the arrival of astonishingly capable humanoid servants. Featuring Philip Bourneuf as Underhill and Alexander Scourby as the Humanoid, this unsettling technological fable explores convenience, protection, and the cost of surrendering responsibility.

Old Time Sci-Fi Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:51 Original Broadcast
30:16 Closing

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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 newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
30:29 Closing

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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 town seemingly preserved from the 1920s. Wendell Holmes stars as Captain Black, with Peter Capell as Dr. Horst and Norman Rose as narrator.

Old Time Sci-Fi Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:57 Original Broadcast
26:17 Closing

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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 as his only apparent ally, Rhodes struggles to reach the outside world and determine whether the terrifying silence is real. Ralph Bell stars as Rhodes, with Joan Shea as Volta.

Old Time Sci-Fi Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:56 Original Broadcast
31:33 Closing

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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 routine soon raises disquieting questions about identity, freedom, and control. The cast includes Kermit Murdock as Henry Smith, Martin Rudy as Walter Braling, and Ross Martin as Braling Two.

Old Time Sci-Fi Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:48 Original Broadcast
28:51 Closing

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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 usual assumptions. Adapted by George Lefferts from Robert Sheckley’s story, first published under the byline Finn O’Donnevan, the episode stars Les Damon, Bert Cowlan, and William Griffis.

Old Time Sci-Fi Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:47 Original Broadcast
22:01 Closing

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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 Gibson as Gurney and explores the uneasy dependence of a modern world on its machinery.

Old Time Sci-Fi Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:41 Original Broadcast
25:35 Closing

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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 distant Darzac system and the world of Valcor. Ed Kemmer stars as Corry and Lyn Osborn as Happy; the episode was written by Lou Huston and directed by Larry Robertson.

Old Time Sci-Fi Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:48 Original Broadcast
24:07 Closing

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