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Orbiter X | Two episodes in this post: Building the Space Station | ep. 12, aired 14 December 1959 The Net Closes | ep. 13, aired 21 December 1959 Orbiter X aired on BBC Light Programme [BBC] station and written by B. D. Chapman. The series aired on Monday evenings from 28 September 1959 to 28 December 1959. CAST (partial): Captain Bob Britton (John Carson); Captain D...

Ray Bradbury — 1951-07-25 Escape 159 The Earthmen

Inner Sanctum | The Man from Yesterday | This episode aired, December 21, 1941. A giant African gorilla has been captured by a scientist. The gorilla remembers his captor from long ago & plans revenge! His captors also remember the gorilla. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media...

Adventures in Research | ep 03, The King of Ice; ep 04 And Then the Night | These episodes aired: Tuesday, February 16, 1943 and Tuesday, February 23, 1943. Each tells the story of an important discovery or invention, and dramatizes the words and actions of those involved in the discovery. "The King of Ice," -- tells the story of Frederick Tudor, a Bostonian who was the first to think of shipping...

Orbiter X | Two episodes in this post: Return to Woomera | ep. 10, aired 30 November 1959 A Flight Against Time | ep. 11, aired 7 December 1959 Orbiter X aired on BBC Light Programme [BBC] station and written by B. D. Chapman. The series aired on Monday evenings from 28 September 1959 to 28 December 1959. CAST (partial): Captain Bob Britton (John Carson); Captain Doug...

Orbiter X | Two episodes in this post: Marooned in Space | ep. 8, aired November 16, 1959 Operation Salvage | ep. 9, aired November 23, 1959 Orbiter X aired on BBC Light Programme [BBC] station and written by B. D. Chapman. The series aired on Monday evenings from 28 September 1959 to 28 December 1959. CAST (partial): Captain Bob Britton (John Carson); Captain Douglas...

Ray Bradbury | Dimension X | Episode 43, The Veldt | This episode aired, Thursday, August, 1951. The Hadley family lives in an automated house called "the Happylife Home", filled with machines that aid them in completing everyday tasks, such as tying their shoes, bathing them, or cooking their food. The two children, Peter and Wendy, enjoy time in the "nursery", a virtual reality ro...

CBS Radio Workshop , enjoy this fourth episode, Season of Disbelief and Hail and Farewell . This episode aired, February, 17, 1956. Plot: Season of Disbelief and Hail And Farewell are two unusual and provocative character studies by Ray Bradbury who also host and narrates the program. Starring: Dick Beals, Dawn Bender, Ray Bradbury (author, host), Billy Chapin, John Dehner, Larry Dobkin, Hugh Doug...

Lights Out | A Day at the Dentist | Chicken Heart (etc.) || State Executioner | These episodes aired, Wednesday, March 10 & 17, 1937. Lights Out was created and hosted by Arch Oboler. Story 1: When Fred turns up at the dentist with a bad toothache the dentist can’t believe his luck. The dentist eagerly seeks revenge for what Fred did to his wife. Story 2: A wife leaves her husband after she fi...

Orbiter X , returns with the seventh episode titled, Price of Survival . This episode aired, Monday, November 9, 1959. Orbiter X aired on BBC Light Programme [BBC] station and written by B. D. Chapman. The series aired on Monday evenings from 28 September 1959 to 28 December 1959. CAST (partial): Captain Bob Britton (John Carson); Captain Douglas McClelland (Andrew Cr...

Orbiter X , returns with the sixth episode titled, Breakaway . This episode aired, Monday, November 2, 1959. Orbiter X aired on BBC Light Programme [BBC] station and written by B. D. Chapman. The series aired on Monday evenings from 28 September 1959 to 28 December 1959. CAST (partial): Captain Bob Britton (John Carson); Captain Douglas McClelland (Andrew Crawford); F...

Ray Bradbury | Dimension X | Dwellers in Silence . This episode aired July 19, 1951. “Dwellers in Silence” takes place near the end of the future history, when Mars is in crumbling ruins and Man has traveled outward to the remaining planets of the solar system. After some 20 years a ship arrives from one of the outer planets to revisit Mars to see if anyone might still be alive. What the three ast...

Orbiter X , returns with the fifth episode titled, Inside the Moon Station. This episode aired 26 October 1959. Orbiter X aired on BBC Light Programme [BBC] station and written by B. D. Chapman. The series aired on Monday evenings from 28 September 1959 to 28 December 1959. CAST (partial): Captain Bob Britton (John Carson); Captain Douglas McClelland (Andrew Crawford)...

CBS Radio Workshop and #6 episode, The Voice of New York . This episode aired, March 2, 1956. New York is a city of sound and that sound is the voice of the city, the voice of New York. Tony Swartz with his portable tape recorder has recorded the voice of New York and leads you through a unique venture in to the dramatic form and poetic mood to the actual sounds of New York City. : : : : : You can...

X-Minus One with their second episode, The Parade . This episode aired, May 5, 1955. A real Martian hires an advertising agency to publicize a parade. The agency thinks it's a marketing gag, then realize the martian might be real. The script was previously used on "Dimension X" on August 25, 1950. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and pos...

Ray Bradbury | Suspense series with, The Crowd . This episode aired September 21, 1950. Plot: Police lieutenant Johnny Stillano is called to investigate a murder. When he arrives at the scene, he has to fight his way through the crowd that has gathered around the victim's body. The crowd seems to have materialized out of nowhere, and it wants to absorb every morbid detail of the murder. Starring:...

Orbiter X and their fourth episode, Flight to the Moon . This episode aired 19 October 1959. Orbiter X aired on BBC Light Programme [BBC] station and written by B. D. Chapman. The series aired on Monday evenings from 28 September 1959 to 28 December 1959. CAST (partial): Captain Bob Britton (John Carson); Captain Douglas McClelland (Andrew Crawford); Flight Engineer H...

Dimension X with their third episode, Report On Barnhouse Effect . This episode aired April 22, 1950. "Report On The Barnhouse Effect". A mild college professor discovers the secret of telekinesis and becomes a most potent weapon. + The mind of man is an unsolved mystery, but there are scientists who believe that we will eventually discover a force of the mind more powerful than any force the worl...

This is episode seven of the series 2000 Plus , this episode is titled, 2000 Plus When Machines Went Mad . This episode aired April 26, 1950. "The Master Mechanical Brain" can make other mechanical men, and make human men very unhappy. It seems Morten’s experiments for the master mechanical brain are succeeding. He has been working to produce electronic men that can produce other electronic men an...

Quiet, Please with #8 episode, Bring Me To Life . This episode aired August 8, 1947. Plot: An author is in search of a story. He's approaching his deadline, and he has to get the script written in the next few hours, but he hasn't even started. What he needs most is an idea for a character. The author's typewriter types a message when he's not touching it. It says "bring me to life." The typewrite...

Ray Bradbury | Dimension-X - The Martian Chronicles . This episode aired August 18, 1950. Dimension X aired on NBC Radio from April 8, 1950, to September 29, 1951. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8F...

This week is the third episode from Orbiter X , with their first episode titled: The Master Plan . This episode aired October 12, 1959. Orbiter X aired on BBC Light Programme [BBC] station and written by B. D. Chapman. The series aired on Monday evenings from 28 September 1959 to 28 December 1959. CAST (partial): Captain Bob Britton (John Carson); Captain Douglas McCl...

This week is episode two from, The Weird Circle , with the The House and the Brain drama. Based on the 1859 short story by English writer Edward Bulwer Lytton (1803-1873). This episode aired Sunday, September 5, 1943. Story: An evil spirit kept alive 400 years haunts a house and murders the old woman living there. A young couple enters the house... Starring: Court Benson, Edward Bulwer, Robert Dry...

Adventures in Research was broadcast from Westinghouse's flagship Pittsburgh radio station. Piece of Silk aired, February 2, 1943; Fight Against Fire aired, February 9, 1943. Each tells the story of an important discovery or invention, and dramatizes the words and actions of those involved in the discovery. A Piece of Silk is about, André-Jacques Garneri, the man who perfected the first parachute....

Ray Bradbury | Dimension X does their adaptation of Mars is Heaven . This episode aired Friday, July 7, 1950. Mars is Heaven aired a few weeks earlier on the Escape series [6 June, 1950]. That episode is on this podcast, posted July 26, 2022. Later it aired on X-Minus One, stay tuned for that episode. Mars Is Heaven was first published in 1948 in ' Planet Stories' science fiction magazine. Dimensi...