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https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.comJourney to the edge of time and imagination with X Minus One — the definitive science-fiction anthology of the atomic age.Each broadcast explores the possibilities of space, technology, and the human spirit.🎧 Fully restored and professionally…
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X Minus One - "The Vital Factor" (Old Time Radio, 1955) (opens the original)
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X Minus One, “The Vital Factor,” originally broadcast November 30, 1955, is episode 27 of NBC Radio’s landmark science-fiction series. Adapted by Howard Rodman from Nelson Bond’s short story “Vital Factor,” the drama was directed by Daniel Sutter. Ruthless industrialist Wayne Crowder is determined to conquer space, but his engineers cannot solve the problem of propulsion. When the enigmatic Mr. Wilkins demonstrates a remarkable counter-gravity principle, Crowder offers the resources to make a sp
X Minus One - "The Veldt" (Old Time Radio, 1955) (opens the original)
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X Minus One presents “The Veldt,” episode 12, originally broadcast on August 4, 1955. This NBC science-fiction drama adapts Ray Bradbury’s unsettling short story for radio, with Ernest Kinoy credited for the adaptation and Daniel Sutter directing. In a future New Chicago, George and Lydia Abbott live in an automated HappyLife Home whose thought-responsive nursery creates vivid worlds for their children. When the room repeatedly conjures a scorching African veldt—with circling vultures and lifeli
X Minus One - "Project Trojan" (Old Time Radio, 1956) (opens the original)
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X Minus One presents “Project Trojan,” episode 56, originally broadcast on June 19, 1956. This NBC science-fiction drama was written by Ernest Kinoy and directed by Daniel Sutter. In wartime Britain, intelligence officers enlist a science-fiction writer for a daring campaign of misinformation designed to divert Nazi scientific efforts. Inspired by an editorial idea from Galaxy magazine editor H. L. Gold, “Project Trojan” turns imagination into a weapon in a tense World War II speculative drama.
X Minus One - "Project Mastadon" (Old Time Radio, 1956) (opens the original)
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X Minus One presents “Project Mastadon,” originally broadcast on NBC on June 5, 1956. This is episode 54 of the series, adapted by Ernest Kinoy from Clifford D. Simak’s 1955 Galaxy novelette “Project Mastodon.” When a man representing an unknown republic seeks recognition from U.S. officials, his remarkable story opens the door to a bold time-travel venture. A journey into prehistoric America tests whether a distant past can truly become a new home. The cast includes Raymond Edward Johnson, Fran
X Minus One - "The Haunted Corpse" (Old Time Radio, 1957) (opens the original)
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X Minus One presents “The Haunted Corpse,” episode 104, originally broadcast on July 25, 1957. Adapted by Ernest Kinoy from Frederik Pohl’s Galaxy Science Fiction story, this NBC Radio Network drama features Leon Janney, Jim Boles, Joseph Bell, and Reese Taylor. When the Army seals off Dr. Eric Horn’s rural laboratory, Lieutenant Colonel Windermere must determine the significance of the scientist’s remarkable “Horn Effect”—an experiment said to separate life and intelligence from the physical bo
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