Dimension X | Old Time Radio

Dimension X presents “The Man in the Moon,” episode 15, originally broadcast July 14, 1950. This original radio story by George Lefferts aired on NBC/WNBC as part of Wheaties’ “Big Parade.”

At the Federal Bureau of Missing Persons, a routine radio bulletin is interrupted by an astonishing SOS that appears to come from the Moon. Meticulous records clerk Henry Timkin recognizes the name of a brilliant atomic physicist missing for years, setting off a tense investigation into a signal that should be impossible. Louis Van Rooten stars as Timkin, with Santos Ortega as Wade.

Dimension X 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
31:01 Closing

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Dimension X presents “The Parade,” episode 21, originally broadcast August 25, 1950. This NBC science-fiction drama was written as an original radio play by George Lefferts, directed by Edward King, and produced by Van Woodward.

New York publicity agent Sid Ryan takes on an unusual client, Luchar, who claims to be from Mars. What begins as an extravagant campaign built around the slogan “The Martians Are Coming!” builds toward a spectacular Fifth Avenue parade. Joseph Curtin stars as Ryan, with Berry Kroeger as Luchar and Norman Rose as narrator.

Dimension X 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
31:04 Closing

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Dimension X presents “A Pebble in the Sky,” episode 37, originally broadcast on June 17, 1951. This NBC drama adapts Isaac Asimov’s 1950 novel, with Santos Ortega as archaeologist Bel Arvardan and Susan Douglas as Pola.

On a future Earth dismissed by the Galactic Empire as a radioactive, impoverished backwater, Arvardan arrives to investigate his controversial belief that humanity began there. His search brings him into contact with Earth’s tightly controlled society, mounting prejudice between worlds, and warnings of a danger that reaches far beyond the planet. The radio adaptation was written by Ernest Kinoy and directed by Edward King.

Dimension X 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
25:38 Closing

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Dimension X presents “Embassy,” episode 9, originally broadcast on June 3, 1950. This NBC science-fiction drama adapts Donald A. Wollheim’s 1942 short story “The Embassy,” published under the name Martin Pearson.

In New York City, private detective Broderick is hired by the eccentric Mr. Grafius, who insists that a Martian embassy is hidden somewhere in the city. Adapted for radio by George Lefferts, the episode blends hard-boiled detective atmosphere with an unsettling extraterrestrial mystery. The cast includes Joseph Julian, Berry Kroeger, Dan Ocko, and Bryna Raeburn.

Dimension X 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
30:40 Closing

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Dimension X presents “Vital Factor,” episode 44, originally broadcast August 16, 1951. This NBC sustaining-program drama adapts Nelson S. Bond’s short story “The Vital Factor,” with a script by Howard Rodman and direction by Fred Weihe.

Wayne Crowder, the relentless head of Crowder Industries, is determined to make history with the first human spaceflight—but his engineers still cannot conquer the problem of propulsion. When an enigmatic visitor arrives with a possible answer, Crowder’s ambition meets conditions that neither wealth nor industrial power can easily command. The cast includes Raymond Edward Johnson and Luis Van Rooten.

Dimension X 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
00:53 Original Broadcast
30:45 Closing

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Dimension X presents “The Parade,” episode 21, originally broadcast August 25, 1950. This original radio drama was written by George Lefferts, produced by Van Woodward, and directed by Edward King for NBC.

New York publicity agent Sid Ryan takes on an unusual client, Luchar, who claims to be a Martian and wants to promote an extraordinary message: “The Martians Are Coming!” As a lavish Fifth Avenue “Martian Day” parade approaches, Ryan’s publicity stunt grows increasingly hard to explain. Joseph Curtin stars as Ryan, with Berry Kroeger as Luchar and Alexander Scourby as broadcaster Ron Heilman.

Dimension X 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
31:02 Closing

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Dimension X presents “With Folded Hands,” episode 2 of the classic NBC science-fiction series, originally broadcast April 15, 1950. Adapted for radio by John Dunkel from Jack Williamson’s 1947 novelette, it stars Philip Bourneuf as Harry Underhill and Alexander Scourby as the Humanoid.

In the year 2006, Underhill’s business selling household robots faces an impossible new competitor: sleek humanoid servants from the distant world of Wing IV, offering humanity perfect protection and service. As their influence spreads, Underhill and Professor Sledge confront unsettling questions about comfort, freedom, and the cost of being cared for.

Dimension X 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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Dimension X presents “The Last Objective,” episode 35, originally broadcast on NBC on June 3, 1951. Adapted by Ernest Kinoy from Paul A. Carter’s short story, the drama was directed by Edward King and features Lawson Zerbe, Wendell Holmes, and Staats Cotsworth.

After nuclear devastation has made Earth’s surface nearly uninhabitable, a continuing war is fought beneath the planet in heavily armed tunneling warships. This Cold War-era post-atomic drama brings the tension of a naval adventure to a dangerous underground battlefield.

Dimension X 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
00:59 Original Broadcast
25:01 Closing

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Dimension X presents “Time and Time Again,” episode 39, originally broadcast on July 12, 1951. This NBC sustaining drama adapts H. Beam Piper’s early time-travel story, with a radio adaptation by Ernest Kinoy.

In a war-ravaged near future, a gravely wounded American soldier is given an extraordinary return to 1945—again thirteen years old, but carrying memories of the life and catastrophe still ahead. David Anderson and Joseph Curtin star in this unsettling tale of time, memory, and the possibility of changing history.

Dimension X 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
00:53 Original Broadcast
30:30 Closing

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Dimension X presents “Beyond Infinity,” episode 16, originally broadcast on July 21, 1950. This Wheaties-sponsored NBC/WNBC drama was an original radio play by Villiers Gerson, directed by Edward King.

In an unnamed authoritarian European country, American correspondent Mr. Arnold encounters engineer Alan Wensler and a resistance movement threatened by secret-police pressure. At the center of their danger is Dr. Wensler’s extraordinary experiment in reducing objects to microscopic scale—an invention that opens onto a far stranger vision of science and the universe. The cast includes Les Damon, Joe DeSantis, Lotte Stavisky, E. A. Krumschmidt, and narrator Norman Rose.

Dimension X 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
30:22 Closing

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