071 Soldier Boy

download here 10/17/56 **
Capt. Dylan and Lt. Bosio are typical soldiers in the far future, and I think they're supposed to represent the soliders of past, present & future. They get a message in a bar, which is where they spend a lot of time, to report to mission headquarters. They are to go to Loopus 5. a colony where everyone was killed. They are sent to investiage because they are "soldier boys". In the century of this story, soldiers drink a lot and aren't very interesting.

121 The Haunted Corpse

not yet available Repeat of Episode 104...

118 Lulu

download here 10/31/57 **
In a seductive, sultry voice, we hear "How was that take off, boys?" Then the robot gets serious, telling the four astronauts that they are not returning to Earth, but are going off into space to elope. She is going to marry all four of them.
The men like the idea of a wife that can be programmed and follow their instructions...but of course they don't like the idea of staying in space forever... but they find the robot's alternative solution worse.
Maybe the story would have been better if the robot would have fallen in love with just one man, as happened to Wally Cox in the Twilight Zone episode, "With Love, From Agnes." ?

013 Almost Human

download here A newly-made android is capable of learning anything. He wants to learn about love but its training is taken over by a criminal who teaches him the wrong things. Very thoughtful, intelligent story by Robert Bloch. August 11, 1955 Rating: ****

049 Sea Legs

download here 5/1/56 ***
Robert Craig is returning to the planet where his parents were born: Earth. But first, he has to get used to living in gravity, and many people try to talk him out of this in this heavy-handed political story.

087 Venus Is A Man’s World

download here 2/6/57 ***
This has to be one of the first women's lib satires. The population of men on Earth has been reduced because of war. Now females make all the rules on Earth and males are subservient to women. Who makes this stuff up? William Tenn did in this funny, imaginative story.

X minus One

NOTE: All the episodes are now here... enjoy!

X Minus One was a science fiction radio series on NBC from April 1955 through January 1958. The show feature stories written by some of the big names in 1950s science fiction, like Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, and Issac Asimov.
The X Minus One series followed in the footsteps of another great sci-fi series called Dimension X which appeared on the airwaves in 1950-51. Some of the X-1 shows were later rebroadcast on X Minus One. X Minus One truly was one of the forefathers of the science fiction television/radio age.
Each X Minus One starts with this intro, to the sound effects of a rocket lifting off:
Countdown for blast-off. X Minus 5, 4, 3, 2, X Minus 1, Fire. From the far horizons of the unknown come transcribed tales of new dimensions in time and space. These are stories of the future. Adventures in which you will live in a million could-be years on a thousand maybe worlds. The National Broadcasting Corporation in cooperation with (Galaxy Magazine, then Astounding Science Fiction) presents . . . . X Minus One


Comment:
It's amazing how relevant many of the 1950s science fiction stories still are... take away the chrome rocket fins and aliens, and suddenly you've got the evening news.
Pete Comely


X Minus One theatre plays...

X Minus One theatre plays!

Other stuff out there

I found this out there on the web.... quite interesting stories... fun twists as well.
MindWebs. More free Old Time Radio Sci-fi.


More X-Minus One

Here's another place to get X Minus One episodes... (Thanks Dave!)
Botar. MoreX minus One Radio Sci-fi.


Episodes

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Note: I only put this here in case someone wishes to help out with the bandwidth and webspace costs.
I have preset the 'donate' amount at $2... I don't think anyone should donate more than that... I would rather people download and enjoy the stories.
Myself, I just need to find the space for the MP3 files. :-)