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X Minus One was a half-hour science fiction radio series broadcast from
April 24, 1955 to January 9, 1958. NBC had in a variety of time slots. The
show was initially a revival of NBC's Dimension X (1950-51). X Minus One
is widely considered among the finest science fiction dramas ever produced
for radio. The first 15 episodes were new versions of Dimension X
episodes, but the remainder were adaptations of newly published science
fiction stories by leading writers in the field, including Isaac Asimov,
Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, Robert A. Heinlein, Frederik Pohl and
Theodore Sturgeon, along with a few original scripts.
Episodes of the show include adaptations of Robert Sheckley's "Skulking
Permit," Bradbury's "Mars Is Heaven," Heinlein's "Universe" and "The Green
Hills of Earth", " Pohl’s "The Tunnel under the World," J. T. McIntosh’s
"Hallucination Orbit," Fritz Leiber’s "A Pail of Air" and George Lefferts'
"The Parade".
The program opened with announcer Fred Collins delivering the countdown,
leading into this introduction (although later shows were partnered with
Galaxy Science Fiction rather than Astounding Science Fiction):
Countdown for blastoff... X minus five, four, three, two, X minus one...
Fire! [Rocket launch SFX] From the far horizons of the unknown come
transcribed tales of new dimensions in time and space. These are stories
of the future; adventures in which you'll live in a million could-be years
on a thousand may-be worlds. The National Broadcasting Company in
cooperation with Street and Smith, publishers of Astounding Science
Fiction presents... X Minus One.
The series was cancelled after the 126th broadcast on January 9, 1958.
However, the early 1970s brought a wave of nostalgia for old-time radio; a
new experimental episode, "The Iron Chancellor" by Robert Silverberg, was
created in 1973, but it failed to revive the series. NBC also tried
broadcasting the old recordings, but their irregular once-monthly
scheduling kept even devoted listeners from following the broadcasts.
Almost all
episodes of the show survive.
This show is a must for the old time radio fan, and even more so if you
are a sci-fi fan. So sit back and enjoy the talents of some of the best
with over 110 episodes and better then 50 hours of entertainment.
Here is the list episodes presented for your
listening pleasure.
550422 And The Moon Be Still As Bright
550424 No Contact
550501 The Parade
550508 Mars Is Heaven
550515 Universe
550522 Knock
550529 The Man In The Moon
550605 Perigis Wonderful Dolls
550707 The Green Hills Of Earth
550714 Dr Grimshaws Sanitorium
550721 Nightmare
550728 The Embassy
550804 The Veldt
550811 Almost Human
550818 Courtesy
550825 Cold Equations
550901 Shanghaied
550908 The Martian Death March
550915 The Castaways
551006 First Contact
551020 Childs Play
551027 Requiem
551103 Hello Tomorrow
551110 Dwellers In Silence
551116 The Outer Limit
551123 Zero Hour
551130 The Vital Factor
551207 Nightfall
551214 To The Future
551221 Marionettes Inc
551228 A Logic Named Joe
560104 The Roads Must Roll
560111 Time And Time Again
560201 The Cave Of Night
560208 C-Chute
560215 Skulking Permit
560222 Junkyard
560307 A Gun For Dinosaur
560321 A Thousand Dollars A Plate
560328 A Pail Of Air
560403 How-To
560410 Star Bright
560417 Jaywalker
560424 The Sense Of Wonder
560501 Sea Legs
560508 The Seventh Order
560515 Hallucination Orbit
560522 The Defenders
560529 Lulungameena
560605 Project Mastodon
560612 If You Was A Moklin
560619 Project Trojan
560626 Wherever You May Be
560703 Mr Costello Hero
560710 Bad Medicine
560724 The Stars Are The Styx
560731 Student Body
560807 The Last Martian
560814 The Snowball Effect
560828 Surface Tension
560904 Tunnel Under The World
560911 The Lifeboat Mutiny
560926 The Map Makers
561003 Protective Mimicry
561010 Colony
561017 Soldier Boy
561024 Pictures Dont Lie
561031 Sam This Is You
561107 Appointment In Tomorrow
561121 Chain Of Command
561205 There Will Come Soft Rains Z Hour
561212 Hostess
561219 The Reluctant Heroes
561226 Honeymoon In Hell
570102 The Moon Is Green
570109 Saucer Of Lonliness
570116 The Girls From Earth
570123 Open Warfare
570130 Caretaker
570206 Venus Is A Mans World
570213 The Trap
570220 Field Study
570227 Real Gone
570306 The Seventh Victim
570313 The Lights On Precipice Peak
570320 Protection
570327 At The Post
570403 Martian Sam
570410 Something For Nothing
570417 The Discovery Of Morneal Matheway
570424 Mans Best Friend
570620 Inside Story
570627 The Category Inventor
570711 Early Model
570718 The Merchants Of Venus
570725 The Haunted Corpse
570801 End As A World
570808 The Scapegoat
570822 Drop Dead
570829 Volpla
570912 The Old Die Rich
570919 Tsylana
570926 The Native Problem
571003 A Wind Is Rising
571010 DeathWish
571017 Point Of Departure
571024 The Light
571031 Lulu
571121 The Coffin Cure
571128 Shocktroop
571219 Double Dare
571226 Target One
580102 Prime Difference
580109 Gray Flannel Armor
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