Relic Radio Sci-Fi (old time radio)

SF262: Alien Presences by CBS Radio Mystery Theater

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:16:13 +0000

Our sci-fi story comes from the CBS Radio Mystery Theater this week. From November 27, 1978 we’ll hear an episode titled, Alien Presences.

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SF261: The Robot Killer by 2000 Plus

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:57:12 +0000

2000 Plus was the first adult oriented science fiction show to air on radio, broadcasting to Mutual stations between 1950 and 1952. From it, we’ll hear The Robot Killer (specific air date unknown).

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SF260: First Contact by Exploring Tomorrow

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:05:30 +0000

Exploring Tomorrow aired over Mutual stations for 29 episodes between 1957 and 1958. From that series we’ll hear First Contact, which aired January 15, 1958.

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SF259: Mans Best Friend by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Tue, 28 May 2013 23:23:35 +0000

This week, X Minus One returns with their episode titled, Man’s Best Friend. This one aired April 24, 1957.

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SF258: Report On The Barnhouse Effect by Dimension X

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:13:04 +0000

This week, an early episode from the Dimension X archive titled, Report On The Barnhouse Effect. This was the third episode from the series, and was adapted from a Kurt Vonnegut story. It aired April 22, 1950.

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SF257: Heavens To Betsy by Suspense

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 13 May 2013 23:05:40 +0000

A story from Suspense on this week’s show. We hear Heaven’s To Betsy, their episode from October 11, 1955.

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SF256: Bad Medicine by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:31:22 +0000

Our sci-fi comes from X Minus One this week. We’ll hear their episode from July 10, 1956 titled, Bad Medicine.

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SF255: Worlds Apart by 2000 Plus

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:34:41 +0000

We tune in to 2000 Plus for serving of sci-fi this week. First heard November 15, 1950, here is their episode titled, Worlds Apart.

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SF254: Andover And The Android by SF 68

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:13:00 +0000

On this episode of Relic Radio Science Fiction, we hear from SF ’68 with their broadcast from June 28, 1968 titled, Andover And The Android.

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SF253: The Trap by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:32:55 +0000

Back this week with more from X Minus One and an episode suggested by Jewel titled, The Trap. This one first aired February 13, 1957. Thanks for the suggestion, Jewel!

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SF252: The Other Now by Tales Of Tomorrow

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 23:51:23 +0000

This week, Tales Of Tomorrow presents their episode from January 22, 1953 titled, The Other Now.

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SF251: The Men From Mars by 2000 Plus

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:50:51 +0000

2000 Plus originally aired over Mutual stations from 1950 to 1952, and was among the first (if not the first) adult oriented science fiction shows. From this series we’ll hear, The Men From Mars. This story was originally heard March 29, 1950.

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SF250: Subject Number 428A by Theater Five

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:41:57 +0000

We hear from Theater Five this time, with their episode from October 2, 1964 titled, Subject Number 428A.

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SF249: End As A World by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:25:47 +0000

We’ll hear a selection from X Minus One on the show this week. First heard August 1, 1957, here is End As A World.

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SF248: The Widow’s Auxiliary by CBS Radio Mystery Theater

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:22:21 +0000

Our sci-fi story comes via the CBS Radio Mystery Theater this week. First heard July 11, 1975, here is The Widow’s Auxiliary.

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SF247: The Adventure Of The Beauty Queen by Exploring Tomorrow

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:15:26 +0000

This week on Relic Radio Science Fiction, Exploring Tomorrow brings us The Adventure Of The Beauty Queen. This episode first aired February 21, 1958.

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SF246: Pictures Don’t Lie by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:42:16 +0000

More from X Minus One this time, with an episode mentioned in the comments of The Invader. From October 24, 1956, here is Pictures Don’t Lie. Thanks for the suggestion, Erik!

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SF245: Terror Out Of Space by Murder At Midnight

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:22:02 +0000

We hear from Murder At Midnight for this week’s serving of sci-fi. From June 21, 1946 here is Terror Out Of Space.

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SF244: The Invader by Escape

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:27:27 +0000

We hear from Escape this week with their episode from March 29, 1953 titled, The Invader.

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SF243: Prime Difference by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:46:41 +0000

This week, X Minus One presents their episode from January 2, 1958 titled, Prime Difference.

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SF242: The Space Merchants Part 2 by CBS Radio Workshop

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:07:02 +0000

This week, the conclusion to the CBS Radio Workshop production of The Space Merchants. This one aired February 24, 1957.

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SF241: The Space Merchants Part 1 by CBS Radio Workshop

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:04:49 +0000

We’ll hear the first of a two-part story from the CBS Radio Workshop this week. From February 17, 1957, here is The Space Merchants.

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SF240: The Odyssey Of Number Fourteen by Theater Five

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:35:43 +0000

This week, Theater Five brings us a story titled, The Odyssey Of Number Fourteen. This episode was originally heard on September 22, 1964.

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SF239: A Sound Of Thunder by SF 68

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:19:47 +0000

We’ll hear from SF ’68 on today’s show with their adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s story, A Sound Of Thunder. This one first aired May 10, 1968.

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SF238: The Tunnel Under The World by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:56:28 +0000

We join X Minus One this week with an episode from March 14, 1959 titled, The Tunnel Under The World.

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SF237: Almost Human by Dimension X

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 11:32:12 +0000

On this episode, we’ll hear from Dimension X. Here’s Almost Human, which first aired May 13, 1950.

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SF236: Morrow On Mars by Tales Of Tomorrow

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:06:32 +0000

On this episode we’ll hear from Tales Of Tomorrow. Created for radio after its more successful television counterpart, this series aired for 15 episodes between January and April of 1953. From April 2, 1953 we’ll hear Morrow On Mars.

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SF235: The Earthmen by Escape

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:54:17 +0000

This week we’ll hear from Escape, a series produced for CBS radio from 1947 to 1954. The Earthmen first aired July 25, 1951.

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SF234: The Sense Of Wonder by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:36:33 +0000

More from X Minus One for this weeks sci-fi adventure. We hear The Sense Of Wonder, which first aired April 24, 1956.

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SF233: The Planet Zevius by The Mysterious Traveler

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:35:17 +0000

From The Mysterious Traveler, we’ll hear The Planet Zevius. This episode aired May 1, 1951.

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SF232: Heads You Lose by Suspense

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:28:55 +0000

We hear a selection from Suspense this week, with their episode from March 11, 1962 titled Heads, You Lose.

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SF231: The Old Die Rich by Tales Of Tomorrow

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:32:54 +0000

On this episode we’ll hear The Old Die Rich, a story which first aired March 26, 1953 on Tales Of Tomorrow. This 15 episode radio series was produced during the final year of the television series of the same name, which aired on ABC from 1951 to 1953.

The audio isn’t the best in spots, but it’s still quite listenable overall.

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SF230: The Rocket by NBC Short Story

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 19:30:15 +0000

NBC Short Story gives us a story by Ray Bradbury for this week. We’ll hear The Rocket, first broadcast January 4, 1952.

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SF229: The Lights by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:18:04 +0000

This weeks science fiction story comes from X Minus One. First heard October 24, 1957 here is The Light.

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SF228: The Giant Walks by 2000 Plus

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:56:18 +0000

On this episode, we’ll hear from the first adult oriented science fiction series on radio titled, 2000 Plus. From November 8, 1950 here is The Giant Walks.

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SF227: The Moon Is Green by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:30:28 +0000

On this episode of Relic Radio Science Fiction we’ll hear The Moon Is Green from X Minus One. This one aired January 2, 1957 and is based on a story by Fritz Leiber.

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SF226: The Professor Was A Thief by Dimension X

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 18:46:02 +0000

This week, we’ll hear one of the 50 programs produced for Dimension X. This one is titled The Professor Was A Thief, and first aired November 5, 1950.

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SF225: Out Of The Sky by The Hall Of Fantasy

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:35:39 +0000

On this episode we hear from The Hall Of Fantasy, and a science fiction tale from April 20, 1953 titled, Out Of The Sky.

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SF224: Earth Abides Part 2 by Escape

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:47:27 +0000

We’ll conclude the adaptation of Earth Abides this week. This one aired on Escape November 12, 1950.

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SF223: Earth Abides Part 1 by Escape

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 19:14:07 +0000

This week, it’s the first of a two part adaptation of George R. Stewart’s story, Earth Abides. This first aired November 5, 1950 on Escape.

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SF222: Hostess by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:30:38 +0000

On this episode we’ll hear from X Minus One. From December 12, 1956 here is Hostess.

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SF221: It’s A Work Of Art by Theater Five

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 17:06:35 +0000

Produced for about a year for ABC, Theater Five aired at 5:00pm, five days a week. The episode we’ll hear today is titled, It’s A Work Of Art, and first aired February 18, 1965.

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SF220: The Other Side Of The Stars by Quiet Please

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:01:36 +0000

This week we hear from Quiet, Please and their episode from May 8, 1949 titled, The Other Side Of The Stars.

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SF219: Note On Danger B by Radio City Playhouse

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:48:13 +0000

We hear from Radio City Playhouse this week, with Note On Danger B. This episode was originally broadcast June 6, 1949.

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SF218: Men Call Me Mad by Dark Fantasy

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 18:10:34 +0000

Dark Fantasy was a short lived series, airing 31 episodes between November 1941 and June of 1942. The stories usually fell into the horror category, as this one may as well, but there’s a sci-fi flavor to this one that fits nicely here. From December 19, 1941 here’s Men Call Me Mad.

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SF217: Lulungomeena by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:20:23 +0000

On this episode, we’ll hear a story from X Minus One suggested by Mark. From May 29, 1956 here’s Lulungomeena. Thanks, Mark!

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SF216: The Big Freeze by Theater Five

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:07:04 +0000

More from Theater Five on this episode. We’ll hear The Big Freeze, their episode from September 16, 1964.

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SF215: The Last Survivor by The Mysterious Traveler

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:20:09 +0000

We’ll take a seat next to The Mysterious Traveler for our episode this week, and hear the tale of The Last Survivor. This one first aired October 11, 1949.

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SF214: Jaywalker by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:11:38 +0000

More from X Minus One on the show this week. We’ll hear Jaywalker, which first aired April 17, 1956.

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SF213: The Trouble With Robots by Exploring Tomorrow

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 23:00:11 +0000

On this episode we’ll hear from Exploring Tomorrow with a The Trouble With Robots, which first aired May 28, 1958.

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SciFi212: The Vital Factor by Dimension X

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 22:41:42 +0000

We hear from Dimension X this week, with an episode titled The Vital Factor. This one first aired August 16, 1951.

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SF211: The Eavesdroppers by CBS Radio Mystery Theater

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:23:37 +0000

Our episode this week features a story from the CBS Radio Mystery Theater titled, The Eavesdroppers. This one first aired August 27, 1975.

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SF210: The Tenth Planet by Hollywood Star Playhouse

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:17:07 +0000

This week, we’ll hear from The Hollywood Star Playhouse with their episode titled The Tenth Planet. This one first aired September 7, 1952 and features Joseph Cotten.

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SF209: Four Stories by Ray Bradbury

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 18:11:59 +0000

With the recent passing of Ray Bradbury, a man whose stories were no stranger to radio, I thought we’d hear a selection from the adaptations done by X Minus One. This series featured eight of his stories over its run, more than any other author.

We begin with Mars Is Heaven, which first aired May 8, 1955. Then, from August 4, 1955 we’ll hear The Veldt. The last episode aired December 5, 1956 and features two stories; There Will Come Soft Rains and Zero Hour.

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SF208: The Merchants Of Venus by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:07:26 +0000

By request, we’ll hear a Venus themed show today in honor of the transit of Venus taking place June 5. The episode is titled The Merchants Of Venus, and first aired on X Minus One July 18, 1957.

You can read up more about this at transitofvenus.org. Thanks Kurtis, for your request!

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SF207: The Invisible Ape by Suspense

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 28 May 2012 16:15:39 +0000

For twenty years Suspense produced a wide range of radio drama, sometimes touching on science fiction like the episode we’ll hear today. Here’s The Invisible Ape, which first aired June 8, 1958.

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SF206: The Other Man by 2000 Plus

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 21 May 2012 19:44:45 +0000

Among the first, if not the first, adult oriented science fiction show, we’ll hear from 2000 Plus this week. This episode, titled The Other Man, first aired June 7, 1950.

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SF205: A Gun For Dinosaur by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:34:21 +0000

This week, we’ll hear again from X Minus One, and their production of A Gun For Dinosaur. This episode first aired March 7, 1956.

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SF204: Forbidden Planet by Caltex Theater

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:44:40 +0000

This week we’ll hear from a South African series called The Caltex Theater, and their version of Forbidden Planet produced September 6, 1957.

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SF203: The Eleventh Hour by CBS Radio Mystery Theater

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:35:43 +0000

It’s the CBS Radio Mystery Theater this week, with a sci-fi tale titled The Eleventh Hour. This episode originally aired December 17, 1975.

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SF202: Point Of Departure by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:28:48 +0000

X Minus One aired over NBC for almost three years, and produced 127 episodes for the network. From that series we’ll hear Point Of Departure, which originally aired October 17, 1957.

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SF201: The Martian Queen by Exploring Tomorrow

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:40:29 +0000

From Exploring Tomorrow we’ll hear The Martian Queen. This episode, which is a bit shorter than what we’re used to, first aired April 2, 1958.

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SF200: The Green Hills Of Earth by CBS Radio Workshop

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:45:51 +0000

This week we’ll hear from the CBS Radio Workshop with their adaptation of The Green Hills Of Earth. This episode first aired July 21, 1957

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SF199: The Lost Race by Dimension X

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:45:44 +0000

We’ll hear an early episode from Dimension X this week. Here’s The Lost Race, which first aired May 20, 1950.

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SF198: Rebellion Next Week by Theater Five

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:31:43 +0000

On this episode we’ll hear from Theater Five with Rebellion Next Week, which first aired August 10, 1964.

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SF197: The Brooklyn Brain by 2000 Plus

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:52:03 +0000

2000 Plus was one of, if not the first sci-fi programs for adult audiences. From that series we’ll hear The Brooklyn Brain, which first aired June 21, 1950.

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SF196: No Contact by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:53:47 +0000

More from X Minus One this week. We’ll hear the very first episode this time, which aired April 24, 1955. Here’s No Contact.

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SF195: Watch Bird by Tales Of Tomorrow

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:04:05 +0000

We’ll hear from Tales Of Tomorrow this week. Here’s Watch Bird, which first aired February 19, 1953.

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SF194: Black Death by Suspense

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:29:16 +0000

This weeks sci-fi comes courtesy of Suspense. From July 1, 1962 here’s Black Death.

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SF193: Grenvilles Planet by SF68

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:13:20 +0000

SF ’68 aired from March 1 to October 18, 1968 over Springbok Radio in South Africa. This is the final episode of the series, titled Grenville’s Planet.

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SF192: Volpla by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:52:57 +0000

We’ll hear from X Minus One this week with an episode titled Volpla. This one first aired August 29, 1957.

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SF191: The Kaleidoscope by Dimension X

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:20:59 +0000

This week Dimension X brings us our serving of sci-fi. From September 15, 1951 we’ll hear The Kaleidoscope.

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SF190: The Green Thing by 2000 Plus

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:14:22 +0000

We’ll hear from 2000 Plus this week, and their episode from September 27, 1950 titled The Green Thing.

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SF189: The Wandering Spaceman by Theater Five

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:44:42 +0000

We’ll hear again from Theater Five this week, and their episode from January 14, 1965 titled The Wandering Spaceman.

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SF188: Flashback by Exploring Tomorrow

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:24:17 +0000

Exploring Tomorrow aired for 29 episodes between December of 1957 and June of 1958. The episode we’ll hear today is titled Flashback, and first aired January 29, 1958.

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SF187: Protection by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:39:12 +0000

More from X Minus One on the show this week. From March 20, 1957 and based on a Robert Sheckley story, here’s Protection.

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SF186: The Death Dust by SF68

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:26:31 +0000

We’ll hear again from the South African series, SF’68 on this weeks show. From March 22, 1968 here is The Death Dust.

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SF185: Beyond Infinity by Dimension X

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:44:38 +0000

This episode features Beyond Infinity by Dimension X. This one first aired July21, 1950.

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SF184: Flying Saucers by 2000 Plus

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:46:43 +0000

This week we’ll hear from 2000 Plus. The series ran for just over two years on Mutual stations, and is said to be the first adult oriented science fiction show on radio. The episode we’ll hear is titled Flying Saucers, and first aired August 23, 1950.

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SF183: Hermit Of Pluto by Space Patrol

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:36:17 +0000

We’ll hear from Space Patrol this week, namely an episode from February 12, 1955 titled The Hermit Of Pluto. Not the best audio quality on this one but hey, it’s old.

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SF182: Tsylana by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:46:19 +0000

We’ll hear more from X Minus One this week. From September 19, 1957 here is Tsylana.

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SF181: First Baby In Space by Exploring Tomorrow

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:48:53 +0000

This week, Exploring Tomorrow brings us an episode first heard June 18, 1958 titled First Baby In Space.

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SF180: Quiet Please by Quiet Please

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:42:57 +0000

Usually we associate Quiet Please with horror, but we’ll hear one of their science fiction themed shows this week. This last episode of the series shares the name of the series. Here’s Quiet Please, which first aired June 25, 1949.

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SF179: Pebble In The Sky by Dimension X

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:42:25 +0000

This week our sci-fi comes from Dimension X. This episode, titled Pebble In The Sky, first aired June 17, 1951.

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SF178: In Absence Of All Intelligent Life by Theater Five

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:14:52 +0000

Theater Five brings us In Absence Of All Intelligent Life for out sci-fi fix this week. This episode first aired July 26, 1965.

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SF177: Last Rites by SF 68

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:49:52 +0000

This week we’ll hear from the South African series, SF ’68. Airing from March to October of 1968, this series produced 33 episodes including ours today titled Last Rites. This one aired March 15, 1968.

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SF176: Incident At Switchpath by Beyond Tomorrow

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:46:06 +0000

Beyond Tomorrow was a series created for CBS radio, though there seems to be some question as to whether or not its three episodes ever aired. Dated April 11, 1950 we’ll hear Incident At Switchpath.

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SF175: R.U.R. by Columbia Workshop

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:21:49 +0000

More from Columbia Workshop today, with a radio dramatization of the play that brought the world the word ‘robot’. It’s Karel Capek’s 1920 play R.U.R. This first aired April 18, 1937.

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SF174: Drop Dead by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:29:22 +0000

This week we’ll hear from X Minus One, and their episode from August 22, 1957 titled Drop Dead.

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SF173: Time And Time Again by Dimension X

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:15:29 +0000

Dimension X aired over NBC radio stations from April 1950 to September 1951, and produced 50 episodes. From that series, we’ll hear Time And Time Again, which first aired July 12, 1951.

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SF172: Green Splotches by Escape

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:29:42 +0000

This week we’ll hear from Escape, with an episode from March 31, 1950 titled Green Splotches.

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SF171: Telepathic by Exploring Tomorrow

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:21:17 +0000

This week we’ll hear from Exploring Tomorrow, a short-lived series that aired between 1957 and 1958. Our episode, titled Telepathic, first aired May 7, 1958.

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SF170: The Seventh Order by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:23:49 +0000

This week we’ll hear again from X Minus One, and an episode that came up in a discussion on the Facebook Page. Here’s The Seventh Order, which first aired May 8, 1956.

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SF169: First Encounter by Theater Five

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:22:48 +0000

We travel back to the mid-1960′s, as the music will surely prove, for this episode from Theater Five. First Encounter first aired September 10, 1964.

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SF168: The Haunted Corpse by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:09:01 +0000

This week we’ll hear again from X Minus One. The series aired over NBC stations from April, 1955 to January, 1958. We’ll hear the episode aired on December 5, 1957 titled The Haunted Corpse.

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SF167: When The Worlds Met by 2000 Plus

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:45:32 +0000

We hear from 2000 Plus this week with an episode titled When The Worlds Met. This one first aired May 3, 1950.

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SF166: 10 Miles To The Moon by Challenge Of Space

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:50:22 +0000

This week we revisit an episode from The Challenge Of Space we first heard a few years ago. It’s 10 Miles To The Moon, and first aired on this South African series July 7, 1969.

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SF165: Terror From Beyond by Theater Five

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:36:09 +0000

This week we’ll hear from Theater Five with an episode titled Terror From Beyond. This one first aired August 5, 1964.

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SF164: Dwellers In Silence by Dimension X

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:41:13 +0000

Dimension X serves up an adaptation of a Ray Bradbury story on this episode. We’ll hear their version of Dwellers In Silence, which originally aired July 19, 1951.

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SF163: Quest by SF 68

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:00:13 +0000

This week we revisit an episode from the South African series, SF ’68. This series aired from March, to October of 1968 before being replaced with Beyond Midnight. The episode we’ll hear, titled Quest, first aired July 5, 1968.

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SF162: Gray Flannel Armor by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:40:26 +0000

This week, we’ll hear the last show produced for X Minus One, titled Gray Flannel Armor. This one aired January 9, 1958.

Next week, SF ’68.

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SF161: Outside Time by Theater Five

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:52:26 +0000

We were supposed to hear from 2000 Plus this week, but the episode proved too difficult to make listenable. So, how about a little Theater Five? We’ll hear Outside Time, an episode from September 1, 1964.

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SF160: Venus Space Factory by Space Patrol

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:03:42 +0000

This week it’s Space Patrol! This episode, titled Venus Space Factory, first aired May 2, 1953.

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SF159: Real Gone by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:28:49 +0000

This week we hear from X Minus One, and an episode from February 27, 1957 titled Real Gone.

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SF158: We Are All Alone by Theater Five

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:41:05 +0000

Theater Five brings us We Are All Alone for our science fiction tale this week. This one first aired September 23, 1964.

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SF157: Childs Play by Dimension X

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:45:42 +0000

More from Dimension X this week. This time it’s Child’s Play, an episode which first aired June 24, 1951.

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SF156: A Strange Day In May by Suspense

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:09:58 +0000

More from Suspense on the show this week. We’ll hear an episode from the last year of this long running series titled A Strange Day In May. This one originally aired September 9, 1962.

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SF155: The Green Hills Of Earth by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 30 May 2011 14:26:58 +0000

This week we’ll hear an adaptation of Robert Heinlein’s story The Green Hills Of Earth from X Minus One. This episode aired July 7, 1955.

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SF154: Prisoner Of Pluto by Space Patrol

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Tue, 24 May 2011 17:50:08 +0000

This week we once again hear from Space Patrol. This episode, titled Prisoner Of Pluto, first aired April 25, 1953.

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SF153: Country Boy by Exploring Tomorrow

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 16 May 2011 23:12:05 +0000

We hear from Exploring Tomorrow on this weeks show. Country Boy, the second episode of the series, first aired December 18, 1957. The closing credits had been removed from the file, but I believe the story is complete.

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SF152: Incident At Apogee by Theater Five

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 09 May 2011 19:00:41 +0000

Theater Five aired on the ABC network five days a week at 5:00 PM from August 1964, to July of 1965. From this series we’ll hear Incident At Apogee, which first aired August 28, 1964.

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SF151: The Last Objective by Dimension X

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 02 May 2011 18:52:19 +0000

The story this week comes from Dimension X. We’ll hear The Last Objective, which first aired June 3, 1951.

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SF150: At The Post by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:32:26 +0000

More from X Minus One on this week’s episode. From March 27, 1957 we’ll hear At The Post. This series aired on NBC radio from April 24, 1955 to January 9, 1958.

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SF149: Caverns Of Venus by Space Patrol

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:10:12 +0000

This week we take another break from the serious sci-fi for a little kids stuff. From March 21, 1953 we’ll hear Caverns Of Venus by Space Patrol.

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SF148: The Stowaway by Exploring Tomorrow

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:47:21 +0000

This week we’ll hear from Exploring Tomorrow, and their episode from April 30, 1958 titled The Stowaway.

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SF147: Doom Machine by Suspense

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 19:22:43 +0000

This week our science fiction story comes from Suspense. From March 4, 1962 we’ll hear Doom Machine.

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SF146: The Veldt by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:13:01 +0000

This week’s science fiction story comes from X Minus One. Based on the story by Ray Bradbury, here’s The Veldt. This first aired August 4, 1955.

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SF145: The New Order by Theater Five

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:07:09 +0000

We return this week with an episode from Theater Five which first aired August 18, 1964. Here’s The New Order.

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SF144: Nightmare by Dimension X

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:31:44 +0000

Don requested the episode from Dimension X we’ll hear this week. From June 10, 1951 here’s Nightmare.

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SF143: Trial In Space by Tom Corbett Space Cadet

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:04:36 +0000

We’ll hear a two-part story from Tom Corbett, Space Cadet on today’s show. Airing February 26 and 28 of 1952, here’s Trial In Space.

**File has been corrected, and now contains parts 1 and 2.**

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SF142: Soldier Boy by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:24:13 +0000

This week’s show brings us another fine episode from X Minus One. Soldier Boy first aired October 17, 1956.

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SF141: Venus Diamond Mountain by Exploring Tomorrow

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:00:28 +0000

This week it’s Exploring Tomorrow and Venus’ Diamond Mountain for our sci-fi enjoyment. This episode, also known as Inferiority, first aired June 4, 1958.

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SF140: Point Of Impact by Theater Five

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:38:28 +0000

We hear from Theater Five this week. This series aired from 1964 to 1965, five days a week at 5 o’clock in the afternoon. Point Of Impact first aired March 24, 1965.

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SF139: Last Voyage Of Lonesome Lena by Space Patrol

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:37:28 +0000

Time for some kid’s stuff. We hear from Space Patrol this week, and the episode from December 27, 1952 titled Last Voyage Of Lonesome Lena.

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SF138: The Castaways by X Minus One

relicradio@gmail.com (RelicRadio.com) — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:40:46 +0000

X Minus One serves up the sci-fi this week. We’ll hear The Castaways, an episode that first aired September 15, 1955.

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