Episodi

  • Dimension X - "Mars Is Heaven" (1951)

    Dimension X - "Mars Is Heaven" (1951)
    Oct 19 2026
    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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    27 min
  • 2000 Plus - "Alone" (1950)

    2000 Plus - "Alone" (1950)
    Oct 18 2026
    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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    32 min
  • Dimension X - "Marionettes, Inc" (1951)

    Dimension X - "Marionettes, Inc" (1951)
    Oct 17 2026
    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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    29 min
  • X Minus One - "A Wind Is Rising" (1957)

    X Minus One - "A Wind Is Rising" (1957)
    Oct 16 2026
    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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    22 min
  • Dimension X - "Nightmare" (1951)

    Dimension X - "Nightmare" (1951)
    Oct 15 2026
    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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    26 min
  • Space Patrol - "Supersensitive Star Drive" (1954)

    Space Patrol - "Supersensitive Star Drive" (1954)
    Oct 14 2026
    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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    24 min
  • Dimension X - "The Castaways" (1950)

    Dimension X - "The Castaways" (1950)
    Oct 13 2026
    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 their ancestral home. As the deadline draws near, military authority, scientific purpose, and the islanders’ determination collide in an increasingly unsettling confrontation.

    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
    00:42 Original Broadcast
    30:51 Closing

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    31 min
  • X Minus One - "The Haunted Corpse" (1957)

    X Minus One - "The Haunted Corpse" (1957)
    Oct 12 2026
    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 laboratory under Army security. But the mysterious “Horn Effect,” said to permit the transfer of identity between bodies, raises unsettling questions about power, ownership, and immortality. Featuring Leon Janney, Jim Boles, Joseph Bell, and Reese Taylor.

    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
    22:25 Closing

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    23 min