“X MINUS ONE” Multi-Episode Marathon 10 #WeirdDarkness #RetroRadio

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Get full-length pulp audiobooks pulp eBooks and old-time radio shows ABSOLUTELY FREE FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD by emailing WeirdDarkness RadioArchives com By the mid 1950s science fiction had largely fallen into a familiar pattern regardless of medium When fans tuned into the radio or caught the latest science fiction movie they either encountered space opera adventures or fare aimed largely at a juvenile audience Only in magazines such as Astounding Science Fiction and Galaxy were stories grounded firmly in science fiction being told with mature themes aimed at character development true literature taking off to the stars The debut of X Minus One in April 1955 changed that on radio making this program not only the best of its type but in many ways one of the only shows from Radio s Golden Age to present science fiction for a well-rounded adult audience It is an often debated point among experts and fans as to whether or not X Minus One was simply a new season of Dimension X a program that ran on NBC in 1950-51 or a revival of sorts of this previous show The latter is probably more accurate since the first 15 episodes of X Minus One were new productions of Dimension X episodes What makes X Minus One stand out however is the fact that the remaining programs were actually adaptations of works from two of the best science fiction magazines of the period NBC staff writers primarily Ernest Kinoy and George Lefferts scoured the pages of Astounding Science Fiction and then later Galaxy Magazine for tales that would thrill and chill their listeners aiming most assuredly at the more sophisticated science fiction fans Stories penned by noted science fiction and genre authors such as Philip K Dick Robert Heinlein Frederik Pohl and Isaac Asimov and many others found themselves expertly adapted for radio over the program s nearly three-year run Listen to X Minus One and rocket to new heights of top-notch science fiction old time radio 00 00 00 000 INTRODUCTION00 01 54 470 Target One December 26 1957 00 22 22 573 Prime Difference January 02 1958 00 42 03 386 Gray Flannel Armor January 09 1958 01 03 12 770 The Parade May 01 1955 01 31 19 548 Mars is Heaven May 09 1955 01 58 34 700 Universe May 15 1955 02 26 24 507 Knock May 22 1955 02 54 32 460 The Man In The Moon May 29 1955 03 22 12 064 Perigi s Wonderful Dolls June 05 1955 03 50 05 753 The Green Hills of Earth July 07 1955 04 13 30 368 Dr Grimshaw s Sanatorium July 14 1955 04 36 48 555 Nightmare July 21 1955 SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS This episode is sponsored by http RadioArchives comWeird Darkness Retro Radio theme by Storyblocks I have come into the world as a light so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness John 12 46Find out how to escape eternal darkness at https weirddarkness com eternaldarknessWeirdDarkness – is a registered trademark Copyright Weird Darkness 2024 CUSTOM WEBPAGE https weirddarkness com xminusone-marathon-010Click here to visit this podcast episode