Based on Richard Matheson’s short story, “Third From The Sun” follows a scientist and his friend who, upon discovering that their planet is on the brink of nuclear war, plan to escape with their families by stealing an experimental spacecraft. Their destination is a distant planet called… Earth. Hear the story in Future Tense!

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “You Can Change Your Life” (December 11, 1975) ***WD
00:47:02.579 = Five After The Hour, “Forty Writers” (September 12, 1945) ***WD
01:11:24.529 = 5 Minute Mysteries, “Death In a Turkish Bath” (Late 1940s)
01:16:35.559 = Future Tense, “Really Heavy” and “Third From The Sun” (May 15, 1974) ***WD
01:44:07.669 = Gang Busters, “Jersey Butcher Bandits” (November 08, 1947)
02:09:19.049 = Green Hornet, “A Racket In The Ring” (August 03, 1939)
02:38:43.919 = Hall of Fantasy, “Markheim” (April 24, 1947)
03:04:59.339 = The Lives of Harry Lime, “Dead Candidate” (February 15, 1952) ***WD (LQ)
03:30:52.189 = BBC Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “The Decoy” (July 26, 1980)
03:59:33.579 = The Haunting Hour, “Unidentified Body” (July 28, 1945) ***WD
04:24:34.529 = Have Gun Will Travel, “The Gunsmith” (April 26, 1959)
04:48:37.219 = Show Close

(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
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