Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - X Minus One "The Veldt" (08-04-55)


The Veldt (Aired August 4, 1955)


X MINUS ONE was an NBC science fiction series that was an extension, or revival, of NBC's earlier science fiction series, DIMENSION X. which ran from Apr. 8, 1950 through Sept. 29, 1951. Both are remembered for bringing really first rate science fiction to the air. The first X MINUS ONE shows used scripts from DIMENSION X, but soon created new shows from storied from the pages of Galaxy Magazine. A total of 125 programs were broadcast, some repeats or remakes, until the last show of Jan. 9, 1958. There was a one-program revival attempt in 1973, shown at the end of the log.

THIS EPISODE:

X Minus One. August 4, 1955. NBC network. "The Veldt". Sustaining. In a totally automatic house, there's a totally automatic nursery, with a pack of real lions! This is a network, sustaining version of cat. #11100. The script was previously used on "Dimension X" on August 9, 1951 (see cat. #43241). The program was rebroadcast on "Monitor" during November, 1973. Beverly Lunsford, William Quinn, Charles Penman, David Pfeffer, Ernest Kinoy (adaptor), Fred Collins (announcer), John Larkin (narrator), Mary Patton, Ray Bradbury (author), William Welch (producer), Daniel Sutter (director). 24:13.

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