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Dimension X presents “Mars Is Heaven,” episode 14, originally broadcast on July 7, 1950. Adapted by Ernest Kinoy from Ray Bradbury’s celebrated short story, this NBC production stars Wendell Holmes as Captain John Black and Peter Capell as Dr. Horst.

In 1987, Captain Black leads an Earth expedition to Mars, where the crew emerges from heavy mist to find something no one expected: a welcoming small American town that appears preserved from the 1920s. Familiar streets, homes, and faces make the discovery both wondrous and deeply unsettling.

Old Time Sci-Fi 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 Introduction
00:49 Original Broadcast
30:07 Closing

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X Minus One presents “And the Moon Be Still as Bright,” originally broadcast on September 22, 1955. Commonly cataloged as episode 19, this NBC Radio Network drama adapts Ray Bradbury’s Martian Chronicles story for radio, with a script by Ernest Kinoy.

After three Earth expeditions vanish on the way to Mars, Captain Wilder leads a fourth mission to a vast, silent Martian city. Among its deserted streets, towers, and monuments, the crew must reckon with very different views of exploration, ownership, and the legacy of a lost civilization. The cast includes Clarke Gordon, John Larkin, Nelson Olmsted, and narrator Norman Rose.

Old Time Sci-Fi 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 Introduction
00:54 Original Broadcast
24:54 Closing

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Dimension X, episode 11, “There Will Come Soft Rains - Zero Hour,” originally broadcast on NBC on June 17, 1950. This sustaining half-hour adapts two Ray Bradbury stories for radio, with George Lefferts’ adaptation directed by Edward King.

In “There Will Come Soft Rains,” an automated house carries on its precise daily routines in an empty future world. “Zero Hour” shifts to a quiet 1985 suburb, where children become engrossed in a strange game that increasingly unsettles the adults around them. Norman Rose narrates the first tale, while Denise Alexander, Rita Lynn, and Roger De Koven appear in “Zero Hour.”

Old Time Sci-Fi 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 Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
30:42 Closing

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X Minus One presents “The Last Martian,” originally broadcast on NBC on August 7, 1956. Episode 63 is adapted by George Lefferts from a short story by Fredric Brown, with Santos Ortega and Elliott Reid among the featured cast.

A newspaper reporter investigates a troubled bar patron who claims to be a Martian trapped in an Earthman’s body. As the stranger describes disaster on Mars, the reporter must decide whether he is chasing an unusual human-interest story—or confronting something far more disturbing.

Old Time Sci-Fi 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 Introduction
00:57 Original Broadcast
29:49 Closing

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Space Patrol presents “The Mystery of the Masked Martians,” episode 88, originally broadcast on June 5, 1954. This ABC adventure, sponsored by Ralston Cereals, stars Ed Kemmer as Commander Buzz Corry and Lyn Osborn as Cadet Happy.

On a remote stretch of Mars, Buzz and Happy encounter an isolated community descended from space pirates stranded there centuries earlier. Captured in unfamiliar territory, the Space Patrol officers face a dangerous mystery among the masked Martians. The episode was written by Lou Huston and produced and directed by Larry Robertson.

Old Time Sci-Fi 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 Introduction
00:48 Original Broadcast
29:45 Closing

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