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To subscribe to a personalised Dimension X podcast, starting today with Outer LimitWith Folded HandsReport On Barnhouse EffectNo ContactKnockAlmost HumanThe Lost RaceTo The FutureEmbassyThe Green Hills Of EarthThere Will Come Soft Rain -...Destination MoonA Logic Named JoeMars Is HeavenThe Man In The MoonBeyond InfinityPotters Of FirskPerigis Wonderful DollsThe CastawaysThe Martian ChronicalsThe ParadeThe Roads Must RollThe Outer LimitHello TomorrowDr Grimshaws SanitoriumAnd The Moon Be Still As Br...No ContactThe Professor Was A ThiefShanghiedCompetitionUniverseThe Green Hills Of EarthMars Is HeavenThe Martian Death MarchThe Last ObjectiveNightmarePebble In The SkyChilds PlayTime And Time AgainDwellers In SilenceCourtesyUniverseVeldtVital FactorUntitled StoryMarrionettes IncFirst ContactThe KaleidoscopeRequiemNightfall and with a new episode every four weeks every three weeks every two weeks every ten days every seven days every six days every five days every four days every three days every two days every day all episodes at once , use the following URL:

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Dimension X was first heard on NBC April 8, 1950, and ran until September 29, 1951.

Strange that so little good science fiction came out of radio; they seem ideally compatible, both relying heavily on imagination. Some fine isolated science fiction stories were developed on the great anthology shows, Suspense and Escape. But until the premiere of Dimension X -- a full two decades after network radio was established -- there were no major science fiction series of broad appeal to adults. This show dramatized the work of such young writers as Ray Bradbury, Robert (Psycho) Bloch, Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and Kurt Vonnegut. In-house script writer was Ernest Kinoy, who adapted the master works and contributed occasional storied of his own.

Dimension X was a very effective demonstration of what could be done with science fiction on the air. It came so late that nobody cared, but some of the stories stand as classics of the medium. Bradbury's "Mars Is Heaven" is as gripping today as when first heard. His "Martian Chronicles" was one of the series' most impressive offerings.

Dimension X played heavily on an "adventures in time and space, told in future tense" theme. Actors who worked regularly on the show included Joe Di Santis, Wendell Holmes, Santos Ortega, Joseph Julian, Jan Miner, Roger De Koven, John Gibson, Ralph Bell, John Larkin, Les Damon, and Mason Adams. It was directed by Fred Weihe and Edward King. The deep-voiced narrator was Norman Rose.

The series played heavily on the "X" factor in the title, as did X Minus One a few years later. The signature was boomed out of and echo chamber as "DIMENSION X X X X X x x x x x . . . "

From the Old Time Radio Researcher's Group.

1. Outer Limit (27.6Mb)
2. With Folded Hands (26.9Mb)
3. Report On Barnhouse Effect (27.5Mb)
4. No Contact (22.4Mb)
5. Knock (27.1Mb)
6. Almost Human (26.8Mb)
7. The Lost Race (27.1Mb)
8. To The Future (27.5Mb)
9. Embassy (27.4Mb)
10. The Green Hills Of Earth (23.7Mb)
11. There Will Come Soft Rain - Zero Hour (27.4Mb)
12. Destination Moon (26Mb)
13. A Logic Named Joe (26.9Mb)
14. Mars Is Heaven (26.8Mb)
15. The Man In The Moon (27.7Mb)
16. Beyond Infinity (27Mb)
17. Potters Of Firsk (25.5Mb)
18. Perigis Wonderful Dolls (26.7Mb)
19. The Castaways (27.6Mb)
20. The Martian Chronicals (27.8Mb)
21. The Parade (27.8Mb)
22. The Roads Must Roll (27.2Mb)
23. The Outer Limit (25.6Mb)
24. Hello Tomorrow (26.6Mb)
25. Dr Grimshaws Sanitorium (27.8Mb)
26. And The Moon Be Still As Bright (27.2Mb)
27. No Contact (27.3Mb)
28. The Professor Was A Thief (27.8Mb)
29. Shanghied (27.8Mb)
30. Competition (26.8Mb)
31. Universe (27.7Mb)
32. The Green Hills Of Earth (27.1Mb)
33. Mars Is Heaven (23.2Mb)
34. The Martian Death March (23.6Mb)
35. The Last Objective (22Mb)
36. Nightmare (22.8Mb)
37. Pebble In The Sky (22.8Mb)
38. Childs Play (22.6Mb)
39. Time And Time Again (27.1Mb)
40. Dwellers In Silence (27.1Mb)
41. Courtesy (26.9Mb)
42. Universe (27.2Mb)
43. Veldt (27.6Mb)
44. Vital Factor (27.3Mb)
45. Untitled Story (27.5Mb)
46. Marrionettes Inc (25.7Mb)
47. First Contact (20.6Mb)
48. The Kaleidoscope (27Mb)
49. Requiem (28.5Mb)
50. Nightfall (27.9Mb)

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