X Minus One | Old Time Radio

X Minus One presents “Student Body,” originally broadcast on NBC on July 31, 1956. This is episode 62 of the classic science-fiction anthology series, adapted for radio by Ernest Kinoy from F. L. Wallace’s 1953 short story.On the newly settled colony world of Glade, biologist Dano Marin investigates unsettling losses from the settlers’ supplies. What begins as a concern involving small native creatures becomes a tense encounter with an alien ecology that may not follow humanity’s familiar rules of survival. Bob Mauer directed this frontier-world drama, featuring Bob Hastings and Charles Carruth.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:51 Original Broadcast29:31 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One, episode 11, “The Embassy,” originally broadcast on July 28, 1955. In this early NBC science-fiction drama, adapted by George Lefferts from Donald A. Wollheim’s story, a hard-boiled New York detective mystery takes an uncanny turn.Mr. Graphius brings a private detective agency an extraordinary assignment: find and expose a suspected Martian embassy hidden in the city. As the investigators follow his clues through downtown New York, what begins as an implausible request grows increasingly unsettling. The cast includes John Larkin, Virginia Payne, and William Zuckert.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:46 Original Broadcast24:24 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One presents “The Trap,” episode 88, originally broadcast on NBC on February 13, 1957. Adapted by Ernest Kinoy from Robert Sheckley’s Galaxy Science Fiction story “Trap,” published under the pseudonym Finn O’Donnevan, this comic science-fiction drama features Donald Buka, Ralph Bell, and Bill Redfield.During a hunting vacation in a remote woods cabin, Ed Dailey and Thurston discover an unfamiliar metal device marked as a trap. Target practice, speculation, and a little too much drinking lead the pair into an increasingly strange encounter with technology they do not understand.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:39 Original Broadcast22:46 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One presents “Shanghaied,” episode 16, originally broadcast on September 1, 1955. This NBC Radio Network science-fiction drama was written by Ernest Kinoy and remade from his 1950 Dimension X play of the same name.On the eve of his wedding, Jeff Coffin wakes aboard a deep-space freighter bound for Alpha Centauri on a voyage expected to last fifteen years. His claim that he has been kidnapped meets a hard-bitten crew and the unforgiving rules of interstellar service in a futuristic take on the classic shanghaied-at-sea adventure. The cast includes Ivor Francis, Ross Martin, Luis Van Rooten, Robert Dryden, Jack Grimes, and Lyle Sudrow.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:41 Original Broadcast23:37 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One presents “The Discovery of Morniel Mathaway,” originally broadcast on NBC Radio Network on April 17, 1957. This is episode 97 of the classic science-fiction series.In a shabby Greenwich Village studio, struggling poet Dave watches as his proud painter friend Morniel Mathaway receives an unlikely visitor: Glescu, an art historian from the future who reveres Mathaway’s work. Adapted by Ernest Kinoy from William Tenn’s Galaxy Science Fiction story and directed by Daniel Sutter, the cast includes Leon Janney, Wendell Holmes, and Les Damon.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:48 Original Broadcast22:30 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One, “Early Model” (episode 102), originally broadcast on July 11, 1957. This NBC Radio Network science-fiction drama adapts Robert Sheckley’s short story, with radio adaptation by Ernest Kinoy and direction by Daniel Sutter.On humanity’s first scouting mission to an alien planet, Bentley relies on an experimental, bulky protective device designed to make first contact safe. Its remarkable protection comes with unexpected practical complications in this wry tale of technology and exploration. The cast includes Bob Hastings, Joseph Bell, and Alistair Duncan.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:43 Original Broadcast22:49 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One presents “Wherever You May Be,” originally broadcast on June 26, 1956, as episode 57. Adapted by Ernest Kinoy from James E. Gunn’s Galaxy Science Fiction story, this NBC Radio Network drama features William Redfield, Patsy O’Shea, and Jack Orrison.University researcher Matthew Wright heads into the Ozarks to study the psycho-dynamics of witchcraft, but a flat tire on a remote road brings him face-to-face with the self-possessed Abby Jenkins. His summer research soon becomes an unsettlingly personal challenge to his academic skepticism.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:50 Original Broadcast24:33 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

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 spacecraft possible—while Wilkins seeks to understand the ambition driving him. Featuring Joe DeSantis and Guy Sorel, this compact tale explores power, ambition, and the wonder of the unknown.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:52 Original Broadcast29:56 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

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 lifelike lions—the parents turn to psychiatrist Dr. David McClean for help. The cast includes Mary Patton, Bill Quinn, and John Larkin.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:51 Original Broadcast24:45 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

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.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:51 Original Broadcast24:36 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

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, Frank Maxwell, and Bob Hastings.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:55 Original Broadcast24:15 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

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 body. Directed by Daniel Sutter and produced by William Welch, this unsettling tale explores scientific discovery under military scrutiny.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:48 Original Broadcast22:26 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One presents “Nightfall,” episode 28, originally broadcast on December 7, 1955. Adapted by Ernest Kinoy from Isaac Asimov’s celebrated short story, this NBC Radio Network drama stars John Larkin as reporter Theremon, with Wendell Holmes as astronomer Dr. Aton.On a planet lit by six suns, Theremon investigates troubling predictions from an observatory and warnings from the Cult of the Book of Revelations. As a rare celestial event approaches, science, faith, and public fear collide in this classic tale of cosmic suspense.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:50 Original Broadcast29:42 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One presents “Hostess,” episode 79, originally broadcast on December 12, 1956. This NBC Radio Network production adapts Isaac Asimov’s science-fiction story, with radio adaptation by Ernest Kinoy.Research biologist Rose Smollett welcomes Dr. Harg Tholan, an offworld physician from Hawkin’s Planet, into her home. As Tholan investigates humanity’s apparent immunity to a deadly galactic illness—and asks troubling questions about Earth’s missing-person cases—Rose’s World Security Board husband, Drake, grows increasingly uneasy. Teri Keane, Les Damon, and Kermit Murdock star.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:51 Original Broadcast29:05 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One presents “Venus Is a Man’s World,” episode 87, originally broadcast on February 6, 1957. Adapted for radio by Arthur Small from William Tenn’s story, this NBC science-fiction satire was directed by Daniel Sutter.About 150 years in the future, young Ferdinand “Ford” travels with his sisters aboard the luxury spaceship Eleanor Roosevelt, bound from a female-governed Earth to Venus. With hundreds of women seeking husbands in a society where men have become scarce, the journey offers a comic reversal of mid-century gender expectations. Dennis Bellabio stars as Ford.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:53 Original Broadcast23:14 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One presents “The Moon Is Green,” episode 82, originally broadcast on NBC on January 2, 1957. Adapted for radio by George Lefferts from a short story by Fritz Leiber, this Cold War-era atomic-survival drama stars Joyce Gordon, Bill Lipton, and Ian Martin.In a post-atomic-war America, Effie and her husband Hank live in a sealed, radiation-shielded apartment, convinced the world outside remains deadly. But when a mysterious wanderer appears beyond their shuttered window without protective gear, Effie’s longing for sunlight and open air challenges everything she has been taught to fear.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:44 Original Broadcast29:11 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One presents “Point of Departure,” episode 116, originally broadcast on NBC Radio Network on October 17, 1957. Adapted by Ernest Kinoy from Vaughn Shelton’s Galaxy Science Fiction story, the episode was directed by George Voutsas and features Dean Olmquist as Mr. Donner.At the Utah Flats Atomic Plant, Donner is called upon to account for an unapproved research project after a visitor brings forward remarkable plans linked to ancient Egyptian artifacts. Lost knowledge, solar power, atomic-age experimentation, and a desert rocket test converge in this suspenseful science-fiction report.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:51 Original Broadcast21:00 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One presents “And the Moon Be Still as Bright,” episode 19, originally broadcast on September 22, 1955. This NBC Radio Network drama adapts Ray Bradbury’s Martian Chronicles story for radio by Ernest Kinoy, with Norman Rose as narrator.After three Mars expeditions vanish, a fourth Earth rocket arrives beside a vast, silent Martian city. Captain Wilder, archaeologist Spender, and the crew cautiously explore its canals, ruins, and fragile towers, confronting the uneasy responsibilities of discovery, exploration, and settlement. The cast includes John Larkin, Clarke Gordon, Richard Hamilton, and Nelson Olmsted.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:44 Original Broadcast24:44 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One presents “The Martian Death March,” episode 17, originally broadcast on September 8, 1955. Written by Ernest Kinoy and directed by Daniel Sutter, this NBC science-fiction drama features narration by Norman Rose.In a future where Earth has conquered Mars, the surviving native Martians live under reservation rule. When a small group sets out across the harsh Martian landscape toward its ancestral mountains, a human companion joins their journey in Kinoy’s powerful allegory of dispossession and forced removal.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:52 Original Broadcast24:18 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One presents “Mars Is Heaven,” episode 3, originally broadcast on NBC on May 8, 1955. Adapted by Ernest Kinoy from Ray Bradbury’s “Mars Is Heaven!,” later revised as “The Third Expedition” in The Martian Chronicles, this sustaining broadcast was directed by Daniel Sutter.In 1987, Captain John Black and the crew of the XR-53 land on Mars expecting an alien landscape—but find an unsettlingly familiar American small town waiting through the mist. Wendell Holmes, Peter Kapell, and William Zuckert are featured in the cast.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:50 Original Broadcast27:06 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One presents “The Light,” episode 117, originally broadcast on NBC Radio Network on October 24, 1957. Adapted by William Welch from a Poul Anderson short story, the drama features Karl Weber as the narrator, with David Kerman as Captain Baird and Bob Hastings as Hernandez.In the immediate shadow of Sputnik 1, a three-man U.S. expedition reaches the Moon during a tense race for space prestige. Near the lunar Alps and crater Plato, an eerie light and disturbing evidence in the dust force the explorers to balance scientific curiosity, mission safety, and the danger of international misunderstanding.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:46 Original Broadcast20:48 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One presents “Lulungomeena,” episode 53, originally broadcast on NBC on May 29, 1956. Adapted by George Lefferts from a Gordon R. Dickson novelette, the drama features Mason Adams, Bob Hastings, and Kermit Murdock.At remote Station 563 in the Sirius Sector, veteran spacers gather in the recreation room while a cocky young gambler challenges Clay Harbank’s proud claims about his homeworld. Their dispute is put before a Hixabrod, an alien race renowned for literal truthfulness.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:51 Original Broadcast29:20 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One presents “The Man in the Moon,” episode 6, originally broadcast on NBC Radio Network on May 29, 1955. This original radio drama was written by George Lefferts and directed by Fred Weihe.At the Federal Bureau of Missing Persons, a routine bulletin is interrupted by an urgent shortwave transmission that appears to be coming from the Moon. Records custodian Henry Timpkin, played by Luis Van Rooten, recognizes the name of a long-missing atomic physicist and follows a mystery that reaches far beyond the bureau’s file cabinets. The cast also includes Santos Ortega and Ross Martin.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:47 Original Broadcast28:55 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One presents “Death Wish,” episode 115, originally broadcast on NBC on October 10, 1957. This radio adaptation by William Welch is based on Robert Sheckley’s Galaxy Science Fiction story, published under the pseudonym Ned Lang.Aboard the Earth-to-Mars freighter Queen Dierdre, Captain Summers and his small crew face a catastrophic propulsion failure that carries them beyond the Solar System. With survival seemingly out of reach, they turn to the advanced computer in their cargo—despite the engineer’s profound distrust of machines. The cast includes Ralph Camargo, Maurice Tarplin, Walter Black, and Joseph Bell.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:52 Original Broadcast22:19 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One presents “Appointment in Tomorrow,” episode 74, originally broadcast on NBC on November 7, 1956. Adapted by Ernest Kinoy from Fritz Leiber’s Galaxy Science Fiction story—later published as “Poor Superman”—this dystopian drama was directed by Daniel Sutter.In a post–World War III America nearing the end of the 20th century, the powerful Thinkers rely on Maizie, an immense computer brain said to hold answers to society’s greatest questions. As science, politics, and public faith converge, the story considers the unsettling authority granted to technological expertise.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:58 Original Broadcast28:29 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One presents “The Map Makers,” episode 68, originally broadcast on September 26, 1956. This NBC Radio Network science-fiction drama adapts Frederik Pohl’s Galaxy Science Fiction story, with adaptation by Ernest Kinoy and direction by Daniel Sutter.After a meteor strike knocks a deep-space survey ship out of hyperspace, its crew faces damaged systems, dwindling resources, and the loss of the Atlas needed to find their way home. As the stranded ship confronts an unfamiliar starfield, an injured lieutenant may hold an unexpected clue to survival. The cast includes John Larkin, Ed Prentiss, and Bob Hastings.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:45 Original Broadcast29:31 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One, “The Old Die Rich,” originally broadcast on July 17, 1956, is episode 60 of NBC’s classic science-fiction series. Adapted by Ernest Kinoy from H. L. Gold’s 1953 Galaxy Science Fiction story, the drama was directed by Bob Mauer.When elderly city residents die in apparent poverty despite substantial cash and bank savings, actor Mark Weldon and Sergeant Lou Pape follow a troubling trail toward the secretive May Roberts and an unusual employment arrangement. Featuring Jim Boles, Jan Miner, and William Zuckert, this is a hard-boiled urban mystery with a speculative edge.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:47 Original Broadcast28:51 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One presents “Drop Dead,” episode 108, originally broadcast on NBC on August 22, 1957. Adapted by Ernest Kinoy from Clifford D. Simak’s novelette published in Galaxy Science Fiction, the episode was directed by George Voutsas and features Lawson Zerbe, Ralph Camargo, and Joseph Bell.A human survey team arrives on an alien world that seems almost too accommodating: its lone known native creature, the Critter, appears to offer an extraordinary range of practical resources. As the explorers study the planet’s simple-looking ecosystem, they confront an unsettling biological puzzle with consequences for survival and expansion.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:47 Original Broadcast22:05 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One presents “Nightmare,” episode 10, originally broadcast on NBC Radio on July 21, 1955. This George Lefferts adaptation of Stephen Vincent Benét’s poem “The Revolt of the Machines” was directed by Fred Weihe.At Long Island’s Brook Meadow Atomic Pile, statistical clerk Sampson Gurney notices a troubling pattern of accidents and equipment failures. As he investigates with the aid of a massive electronic computer, an unsettling question emerges: are people beginning to lose control of the machines they rely upon? John Gibson stars as Gurney, with Joyce Gordon and Santos Ortega.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:52 Original Broadcast25:02 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One presents “Honeymoon in Hell,” episode 81, originally broadcast on NBC on December 26, 1956. Adapted by George Lefferts from Fredric Brown’s 1950 Galaxy Science Fiction novelet, this unsponsored radio drama features Bill Redfield, Wilma Cure, and Wendell Holmes.As international tensions rise, a startling worldwide decline in male births threatens humanity’s future. Guided by a powerful supercomputer’s forecasts, officials select a couple for an extraordinary honeymoon mission to the Moon in this compact Cold War-era science-fiction tale.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:55 Original Broadcast29:53 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One, “Hallucination Orbit,” originally broadcast May 15, 1956, is episode 51 of the NBC Radio Network science-fiction series. Adapted by Ernest Kinoy from J. T. McIntosh’s Galaxy Science Fiction story and directed by Daniel Sutter, it features William Redfield and John Larkin.A relief ship nears Pluto Station Three to retrieve Colin Ord after years of solitary duty following a space-beam failure. With “solitosis” threatening to blur the line between perception and reality, the mission becomes a tense journey into isolation, trust, and uncertainty.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:43 Original Broadcast29:27 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One presents “Lulu,” episode 118, originally broadcast on October 31, 1957. Adapted by George Lefferts from Clifford D. Simak’s novelette, this NBC Radio Network production features Jan Miner, Henry Norrell, James Stevens, Nelson Olmsted, and Walter Black.On an interplanetary survey mission, three crewmen live aboard Lulu, an exceptionally capable Planetary Exploration Robot that serves as ship, base, and caretaker. Their friendly treatment of the machine—and one man’s poetry—leads to a humorous, character-driven early robot tale in which Lulu’s helpful intelligence becomes decidedly personal.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:43 Original Broadcast22:23 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One presents “Knock,” episode 5, originally broadcast on May 22, 1955. Adapted by Ernest Kinoy from Fredric Brown’s short story, this NBC Radio Network science-fiction drama stars Alexander Scourby, with Lori March and Luis Van Rooten.After the alien Zans conquer Earth, anthropology professor Walter Phelan awakens to an unsettling new reality. As he tries to understand his captors’ literal-minded view of humanity and survival, he finds that life under alien rule may be far stranger than he imagined.Old Time Retro 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 Introduction00:54 Original Broadcast29:19 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Surface Tension [episode 65], Broadcast 8/28/1956Surface Tension [episode 65], Broadcast 8/28/1956A classic science-fiction radio broadcast from X Minus One.Sourced from verified old-time radio archives, including OTRR.org.Curated by X Minus One | Old Time Radio.Discover more classic radio and free audiobooks at:https://thefreeaudiobooklibrary.comSupport Old Time Retro Radio:https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradioBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Sam, This Is You [episode 73], Broadcast 10/31/1956Sam, This Is You [episode 73], Broadcast 10/31/1956A classic science-fiction radio broadcast from X Minus One.Sourced from verified old-time radio archives, including OTRR.org.Curated by X Minus One | Old Time Radio.Discover more classic radio and free audiobooks at:https://thefreeaudiobooklibrary.comSupport Old Time Retro Radio:https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradioBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

ChildsPlay [episode 21], Broadcast 10/20/1955ChildsPlay [episode 21], Broadcast 10/20/1955A classic science-fiction radio broadcast from X Minus One.Sourced from verified old-time radio archives, including OTRR.org.Curated by X Minus One | Old Time Radio.Discover more classic radio and free audiobooks at:https://thefreeaudiobooklibrary.comSupport Old Time Retro Radio:https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradioBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Outer Limit [episode 25], Broadcast 11/16/1955The Outer Limit [episode 25], Broadcast 11/16/1955A classic science-fiction radio broadcast from X Minus One.Sourced from verified old-time radio archives, including OTRR.org.Curated by X Minus One | Old Time Radio.Discover more classic radio and free audiobooks at:https://thefreeaudiobooklibrary.comSupport Old Time Retro Radio:https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradioBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Martian Death March [episode 17], Broadcast 9/8/1955The Martian Death March [episode 17], Broadcast 9/8/1955A classic science-fiction radio broadcast from X Minus One.Sourced from verified old-time radio archives, including OTRR.org.Curated by X Minus One | Old Time Radio.Discover more classic radio and free audiobooks at:https://thefreeaudiobooklibrary.comSupport Old Time Retro Radio:https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradioBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Colony [episode 70], Broadcast 10/10/1956Colony [episode 70], Broadcast 10/10/1956A classic science-fiction radio broadcast from X Minus One.Sourced from verified old-time radio archives, including OTRR.org.Curated by X Minus One | Old Time Radio.Discover more classic radio and free audiobooks at:https://thefreeaudiobooklibrary.comSupport Old Time Retro Radio:https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradioBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Tunnel Under the World [episode 66], Broadcast 9/4/1956Tunnel Under the World [episode 66], Broadcast 9/4/1956A classic science-fiction radio broadcast from X Minus One.Sourced from verified old-time radio archives, including OTRR.org.Curated by X Minus One | Old Time Radio.Discover more classic radio and free audiobooks at:https://thefreeaudiobooklibrary.comSupport Old Time Retro Radio:https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradioBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

There Will Come Soft Rains - Zero Hour [episode 78], Broadcast 12/5/1956There Will Come Soft Rains - Zero Hour [episode 78], Broadcast 12/5/1956A classic science-fiction radio broadcast from X Minus One.Sourced from verified old-time radio archives, including OTRR.org.Curated by X Minus One | Old Time Radio.Discover more classic radio and free audiobooks at:https://thefreeaudiobooklibrary.comSupport Old Time Retro Radio:https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradioBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Tsylana [episode 112], Broadcast 9/19/1957Tsylana [episode 112], Broadcast 9/19/1957A classic science-fiction radio broadcast from X Minus One.Sourced from verified old-time radio archives, including OTRR.org.Curated by X Minus One | Old Time Radio.Discover more classic radio and free audiobooks at:https://thefreeaudiobooklibrary.comSupport Old Time Retro Radio:https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradioBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Lifeboat Mutiny [episode 67], Broadcast 9/11/1956The Lifeboat Mutiny [episode 67], Broadcast 9/11/1956A classic science-fiction radio broadcast from X Minus One.Sourced from verified old-time radio archives, including OTRR.org.Curated by X Minus One | Old Time Radio.Discover more classic radio and free audiobooks at:https://thefreeaudiobooklibrary.comSupport Old Time Retro Radio:https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradioBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Coffin Cure [episode 119], Broadcast 11/21/1957The Coffin Cure [episode 119], Broadcast 11/21/1957A classic science-fiction radio broadcast from X Minus One.Sourced from verified old-time radio archives, including OTRR.org.Curated by X Minus One | Old Time Radio.Discover more classic radio and free audiobooks at:https://thefreeaudiobooklibrary.comSupport Old Time Retro Radio:https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradioBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Double Dare [episode 122], Broadcast 12/19/1957Double Dare [episode 122], Broadcast 12/19/1957A classic science-fiction radio broadcast from X Minus One.Sourced from verified old-time radio archives, including OTRR.org.Curated by X Minus One | Old Time Radio.Discover more classic radio and free audiobooks at:https://thefreeaudiobooklibrary.comSupport Old Time Retro Radio:https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradioBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

And the Moon Be Still as Bright [episode 19], Broadcast 9/22/1955And the Moon Be Still as Bright [episode 19], Broadcast 9/22/1955A classic science-fiction radio broadcast from X Minus One.Sourced from verified old-time radio archives, including OTRR.org.Curated by X Minus One | Old Time Radio.Discover more classic radio and free audiobooks at:https://thefreeaudiobooklibrary.comSupport Old Time Retro Radio:https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradioBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Volpla [episode 109], Broadcast 8/29/1957Volpla [episode 109], Broadcast 8/29/1957A classic science-fiction radio broadcast from X Minus One.Sourced from verified old-time radio archives, including OTRR.org.Curated by X Minus One | Old Time Radio.Discover more classic radio and free audiobooks at:https://thefreeaudiobooklibrary.comSupport Old Time Retro Radio:https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradioBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Cold Equations [episode 15], Broadcast 8/25/1955Cold Equations [episode 15], Broadcast 8/25/1955A classic science-fiction radio broadcast from X Minus One.Sourced from verified old-time radio archives, including OTRR.org.Curated by X Minus One | Old Time Radio.Discover more classic radio and free audiobooks at:https://thefreeaudiobooklibrary.comSupport Old Time Retro Radio:https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradioBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com X Minus One (OTRR) Courtesy [episode 14], Broadcast 8/18/1955 Courtesy [episode 14], Broadcast 8/18/1955 🎧 This episode is sourced from verified public domain archives. Sources may include OTRR.org and Archive.org. Restoration and curation by X Minus One | Old Time Radio. 🔒 Unlock The Old Time Retro Radio Archive. Get fully restored classic broadcasts, rare episodes, and exclusive collections — only on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio #OldTimeRadio, #OTR, #ClassicRadio, #OldTimeRetroRadio, #GoldenAgeRadioBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com X Minus One (OTRR) At the Post [episode 107], Broadcast 8/15/1957 At the Post [episode 107], Broadcast 8/15/1957 🎧 This episode is sourced from verified public domain archives. Sources may include OTRR.org and Archive.org. Restoration and curation by X Minus One | Old Time Radio. 🔒 Unlock The Old Time Retro Radio Archive. Get fully restored classic broadcasts, rare episodes, and exclusive collections — only on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio #OldTimeRadio, #OTR, #ClassicRadio, #OldTimeRetroRadio, #GoldenAgeRadioBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio