X Minus One aired on NBC from 24 April 55 until 9 January 58 for a total of 124 episodes with one pilot or audition story. There was a revival of the series in 1973 when radio was attempting to bring back radio drama and it lasted until 1975.
Stories for the show came from two of the most popular science fiction magazines at the time; Astounding and Galaxy. Adaptations of these stories were performed by Ernest Kinoy and George Lefferts. They even wrote a few original stories of their own.
The writers of the magazine stories were not well known then but now are the giants of today. These stories came from the minds of Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, and Poul Anderson to name a few. This series has survived from its original airing in high quality to be enjoyed today.
Here are several X Minus One episodes you can enjoy listening to right now. You can find the link to download the entire X Minus One radio show collection below the playlist.
The show occupied numerous time slots through out its run in the 50’s and thus was never able to generate a large following. X Minus One was an extension of Dimension X which aired on NBC from 1950-51. The first fifteen scripts used for X Minus One were scripts used in the airing of Dimension X; however, it soon found its own little niche.
This huge collection of X Minus One radio shows will make a great gift for that special someone that loves science fiction or enjoys good radio theater entertaiment from the golden age of radio. This is also great entertainment for those commutes to work or on trips with your family or by yourself.
The shows audio files are in MP3 format.
Don’t miss your chance to own this rare collection of radio history now. Enjoy 124 complete episodes in this hard to find collection.
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Attributions: Much thanks to the radio researchers group and other old time radio lovers that helped make these radio shows available.
