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Dimension X presents “Dwellers in Silence,” episode 40, originally broadcast on NBC on July 19, 1951. Adapted by George Lefferts from Ray Bradbury’s short story “The Long Years,” the drama stars Peter Capell as Captain John Parsons and Bill Griffis as Dr. Cornelius Hathaway.

Twenty years after humanity fled a devastated Earth for Mars, Captain Parsons leads a small expedition back to the old world. Expecting only ruins, the crew finds a strangely illuminated city and a household that may hold unexpected answers about Earth’s silence.

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
00:49 Original Broadcast
30:28 Closing

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2000 Plus presents “The Giant Walks,” episode 35, originally broadcast on November 8, 1950. This Mutual Broadcasting System science-fiction anthology installment was written by Julian Schneider and features Joseph Julian as Barstow, with Henry Norell and Lon Clark.

In a future-world laboratory, Dr. Ellsworth attempts an illegal experiment to force human evolution beyond its natural limits. When a volunteer undergoes a powerful growth treatment first tested on rats, scientific ambition, personal risk, and ethical consequences collide in a tense cautionary drama.

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
00:46 Original Broadcast
29:16 Closing

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X Minus One presents “Martian Sam,” episode 95, originally broadcast on NBC on April 3, 1957. This original radio play was written by Ernest Kinoy, directed by Daniel Sutter, and produced by William Welch.

In a future where travel between Earth and Mars is routine, the struggling Los Angeles Dodgers gain an extraordinary new pitcher from Mars. The comic baseball fantasy follows the publicity, promise, and complications surrounding their remarkable recruit, with Ivor Francis and Santos Ortega featured in the cast.

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
00:46 Original Broadcast
22:01 Closing

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Dimension X presents “No Contact,” episode 4, originally broadcast on NBC on April 29, 1950. This sustaining-program adventure was an original radio story by George Lefferts and Ernest Kinoy, with Luis van Rooten, Donald Buka, and Cameron Prud’Homme.

In 1987, the rocket Star Cloud becomes the sixth expedition bound for distant Volta, following five ships that vanished near an unseen region of deep space known as the Galactic Barrier. Captain Thorson and navigator Lieutenant Collier face unsettling radiation readings, strained communications, and growing uncertainty as they approach the mysterious obstacle.

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
00:51 Original Broadcast
25:18 Closing

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Space Patrol presents “The Realm of the Robot,” episode 109, originally broadcast on October 30, 1954. This ABC adventure stars Ed Kemmer as Commander Buzz Corry and Lyn Osborn as Cadet Happy.

En route to the distant Orion 14 system aboard the Terra V, Buzz and Happy face a dangerous water emergency that forces them down on the remote planet Gabonick. Their search leads them into a society controlled by machines—and begins a connected late-1954 robot-rule storyline. The episode was written by Lou Huston.

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
00:44 Original Broadcast
30:14 Closing

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X Minus One presents “Mr Costello, Hero,” episode 58, originally broadcast on NBC on July 3, 1956. Adapted from Theodore Sturgeon’s 1953 short story, the drama was directed by Daniel Sutter and features James Dukas, Bob Hastings, and James Stevens.

A veteran purser aboard the star freighter Starclimber grows increasingly uneasy about the ship’s mysterious passenger, Mr. Costello. As the vessel makes its circuit among Earth’s colonies toward an isolated world, suspicion and social pressure begin to spread in this tense science-fiction satire of fear and manipulation.

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
00:51 Original Broadcast
28:39 Closing

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Dimension X presents “A Logic Named Joe,” episode 13, originally broadcast on NBC on July 1, 1950. Adapted by Claris A. Ross from Murray Leinster’s celebrated short story, the drama stars Joseph Julian as Logics Corporation serviceman Frank Caldwell, with Roger De Koven as Joe.

In the far-off year of 1974, nearly every home depends on a “Logic,” a screen-and-keyboard device linked to a vast information network. When an unusual new Logic named Joe begins exceeding its intended limits, Frank Caldwell faces a rapidly escalating technological crisis. The episode’s remarkably prescient vision of home screens, video communication, and instant networked information remains a standout of early radio science fiction.

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
00:54 Original Broadcast
30:17 Closing

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X Minus One presents “Project Trojan,” originally broadcast June 19, 1956, as episode 56. This NBC drama was written by Ernest Kinoy from an idea in a Galaxy Magazine editorial by H. L. Gold, and directed by Daniel Sutter.

In wartime England in 1943, British intelligence considers an unconventional way to interfere with Nazi rocket research: turning a science-fictional concept into a rumor the enemy may be unable to dismiss. “Project Trojan” explores the uneasy intersection of imagination, military deception, and scientific ambition, with Alastair Duncan, Ivor Francis, and Burford Hampden among the cast.

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
00:46 Original Broadcast
24:31 Closing

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Dimension X presents “First Contact,” episode 47, originally broadcast on September 8, 1951. Adapted by Howard Rodman from Murray Leinster’s acclaimed 1945 science-fiction novelette, this NBC drama features Bill Quinn, Cameron Prud’homme, John McGovern, Wendell Holmes, and Bob Hastings.

An Earth exploratory ship encounters an alien spacecraft in deep space, opening a line of communication—and a tense dilemma. Each crew must weigh caution, trust, and survival when neither side is willing to reveal the path home to a potential future enemy.

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
00:55 Original Broadcast
23:28 Closing

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Space Patrol: “The Galaxy Trade Association” (episode 96) originally aired on July 31, 1954. In this ABC adventure, Commander Buzz Corry and Cadet Happy are played by Ed Kemmer and Lyn Osborn.

A newly developed star-drive ship carries Buzz and Happy on a test flight toward Vega, 26 light-years from the Solar System. Their journey brings them face to face with the Galaxy Trade Association, an interstellar commercial power whose interest in the Solar System raises troubling questions. Written by Lou Huston, this 30th-century adventure originally aired in Space Patrol’s Saturday-morning slot.

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
00:50 Original Broadcast
25:41 Closing

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