The best of radio drama is simply story telling, and some of the best stories come from great american novels. Over 100 hours of twilight zone radio dramas available, all hosted by stacy keach. In fact, this old time radio show paved the way for some of the more popular scifi writers today to. Network library tennessee bills the frequency of fear the otr plot spot frank passages otr program logs otrr sound affects on kfai the golden age of radio bradburys picks mark time awards mark time sf audio hall of fame the 7th dimension on bbc7 rtsf bbc radio drama picks cosmic. Season four, the cradle is a story about a mother and daughter as they attempt to lead a familycentric commune surviving on. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Simply scripts old time radio from the golden age of radio. These shows from the pretelevision age include adventure, comedies, mystery shows, western dramas and shows from world war ii. Hard core science fiction fans are sure to enjoy one of the most dramatic anthologies of the genre, dimension x. Featured in the cast were joseph julian as steve, wendell holmes as hank, and joe desantos as major donaldson.
The supernatural element of the original story isnt incorporated into this episode, but suspenses version is an intriguing and wellperformed radio play about a killer on the loose in new york city as the episode opens, police lieutenant johnny stillano is called to investigate a murder. This week on relic radio science fiction, x minus one brings us their story. The golden age of radio was a period in american history that spawned some of the most creative minds and prolific writers. O complete series download dimension x complete series download the planet man complete series download theater five complete series download x minus one complete. Dimension x oldtime radio shows mp3 cd science fiction shows. Enjoy post apocalyptic sciencefiction, mystery, drama, chilling bonecrunching horror, retellings of classic tales and fantasy stories beyond description all gratuit. Suspenses the crowd was loosely based on the 1943 short story by ray bradbury. Relic radio science fiction brings you old time radio stories from scifis greatest writers, as well as original stories for shows like dimension x, x minus 1, 2000 plus, beyond tomorrow, and much more. Lux radio theatre ep593 charles boyer, madeleine carroll the ghost and mrs muir. A gripping drama exploring the psychological impact of murder. Dimension x was first heard on nbc april 8, 1950, and ran until september 29, 1951.
X minus one otr free old time radio mp3 downloads from. Thrill to exciting stories by such scifi masters as ray bradbury, robert a. Enthusiasts of american radio drama usually place the forms. The original stories were adapted by script writers, ernest kinoy and george lefferts, as well as contributing their own original scripts. Remembered most for his science fiction series, dimension x and x minus one, he was equally busy with straight radio drama, such as the marriage for hume cronyn and jessica tandy and nbc university theatre, westerns such as doctor six gun, detective drama such barry craig and rocky fortune, and stage play adaptations such as nbcs best plays. Wgn radio theatre listen to podcasts on demand free tunein. Dimension x radio program time and time again, episode 39, july 12, 1951. Adam baldwin, adam west, andrea evans, barry bostwick, beverly. May 19, 2016 the ultimate twilight zone experience. It does not have audio drama of its own, but it has links to original drama by category. Old time radio shows from radio spirits have been digitally remastered and are available in cd and cassette formats. Classic radio theater for february 18, 2020 hour 1 the black gospel. At the present time we have over 20,000 episodes of downloadable material available to you, for free. Classic radio theater features great radio programs that warmed the hearts of millions for the better part of the 20th century.
Here are all 48 episodes of the classic science fiction series, dimension x. If you want to listen to the radio, but lack the hardware to do so, amazons alexa can fill in as your disc jockey with skills that tap into current. The competition from dimension x subscribe for more videos like. Strange that so little good science fiction came out of radio. Travel through space and time as they saw it all those years ago. See below for what is new on the site or click on a letter under radio scripts. X minus one 54 mp3 downloads available x minus one was a halfhour science fiction radio series broadcast from april 24, 1955 to january 9, 1958 in various time slots on nbc. However, as successful as it was, the popularity of radio drama was on the wane as the juggernaut of television inexorably took over the home.
Dimension x oldtime radio shows mp3 cd science fiction shows radio revival on. Free audio drama radio drama story downloads finalrune productions is proud to offer all most of our fieldrecorded radio drama stories as free mp3 downloads. Dimension x was an nbc radio program broadcast mostly on an unsponsored, sustaining basis from april 8, 1950 to september 29, 1951. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the list.
Anyone whos ever listened to radio drama will testify to the fact that a play you hear will remain in your mind twelve years later youll remember it. A lifelong fan of radio drama, amari knows and loves the best the medium has to offer, from suspense and escape to dimension x and x minus one. No audio of the shows has survived, but the scripts have. Most of the stories were culled directly from the pages of galaxy, or remakes of stories produced for dimension x of which x minus one was originally a revival series. The definitive dimension x radio log with ernest kinoy. But his goal is not a nostalgic recreation of radio as it once was. We make available thousands of public domain, old time radio shows for your listening enjoyment.
Net work library is a free resource for old time radio otr fans. Browse 188 twilight zone radio dramas and purchase your favorite episodes each approximately 40minutes. Dimension x knock episode 5 repaired, best quality by vistarecordsboard. Nbc took advantage of this over the summer of 1951 with the presentation of new theater. Otr usually means radio broadcasting from the golden age of radio, mostly before 1964. Fred wiehe and edward king were the directors, and norman rose was heard as both announcer and narrator, opening the show with. Dimension x featured stories from some of the most wellknown science fiction writers at the beginning of their career such as robert heinlein, ray bradbury. Dimension x xminus 1 science fiction radio xminus 1 was a 30 minute science fiction radio drama series broadcast from april 24, 1955 to january 9, 1958 on nbc. Dimension x radio program a us radio drama that ran from 19501951 dimension x video game 1984 atari 8bit family game from synapse software dimension x teenage mutant ninja turtles, a location in the teenage mutant ninja turtles franchise. Oldtime radio programs from all of the most popular series. Dimension x was an nbc radio program broadcast mostly on an unsponsored, sustaining.
If there are too many characters in a scene, the listener will lose track. The only means of establishing a characters presence is to have them speak or be referred to by name. We have over 12,000 otr shows available for instant listening. Nbcs dimension x, which ran in 1950 and 1951, came somewhat late to the game, but it did more than its part to give old time radio a strong last decade indeed, perhaps its strongest. Jul 31, 2016 a beginners guide to online oldtime radio. A beginners guide to online oldtime radio the mercury news. Initially a revival of nbcs dimension x 195051, x minus one is widely considered among the finest science fiction dramas ever produced for radio. Tonights story transcribed on dimension x the outer limit by graham dorr was adapted for radio by earnest cannoy. Enthusiasts of american radio drama usually place the forms golden age as beginning in the 1920s and ending, almost at the stroke of televisions mass adoption, in the 1950s.
Norman rose was heard as both announcer and narrator. Then choose a program and take the link to the official site. Beyond infinity dimension x radio show 7211950 added graphics by inquisition news. The show is available via xds satellite and is available for ftp download daily by 10pm eastern time for next days play. A mild college professor discovers the secret of telekinesis and becomes a most potent weapon. Perhaps the best old time radio sf shows are nbcs dimension x 195051 and x minus one 195557. Exercise your imagination with some of the best writers and actors on radio. About old time radio the buzzterm for old time radio is otr. Every friday we bring you a new drama from bbc radio 4 or radio 3. This is a production of the old time radio researchers otrr. Josh jones is a writer and musician based in durham, nc. The potters of firsk by dimension x by david longhorn. Dimension x was the first scifi anthology series to utilize published stories from established science fiction authors 2000 plus drew its material from stories penned by its own staff writers, which gave the series an instant status.
Page 02 page 03 dimension x x minus 1 nostalgia pages forum. Some fine isolated science fiction stories were developed on the great anthology shows, suspense and escape. Some classic old time radio science fiction to end this saturday night. We dont believe that you should be charged for listening so download as many as youd like and enjoy.
The first episodes were broadcast live, and the remainder were prerecorded. Some scripts are reprinted as examples in radio speech, by s. For technical questions or comments about wprs website, streaming or other digital media products, please use our website feedback form find out how to support wpr view our privacy policy. Dimension x featured stories from some of the most wellknown science fiction writers at the beginning of their career such as robert heinlein, ray bradbury, kurt vonnegut, and isaac asimov. This week on relic radio science fiction, well hear the august 9, 1951, episode from dimension x, the veldt. The 1950s scifi radio show that dramatized stories. New theater was a continuation some might say a swansong of nbc university of the air. Jan 03, 2020 the potters of firsk by dimension x by david longhorn. Listen to and download the dimension x radio program, time. How to listen to the radio on your amazon echo pcmag. Stories told through found audio from an alternate universe. This week on relic radio science fiction, x minus one brings us their story from october 3, 1956, protective. This is a terrific source for finding new audio drama mostly free. July 1, 1950 dimension x, a logic named joe july 7, 1950 dimension x, mars is heaven july 14, 1950 dimension x, the man in the moon july 21, 1950 dimension x, beyond infinity july 28, 1950 dimension x, potters of the firsk august 4, 1950 dimension x, perigis wonderful dolls august 11, 1950 dimension x, the castaways.