Sunday, April 12, 2009

Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - X Minus One "The Light" (10-24-57)


The Light (Aired October 24, 1957)


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:

October 24, 1957. NBC network. "The Light". Sustaining. The first men on the moon discover footprints! Karl Weber, David Kerman, Bob Hastings, Poul Anderson (author), William Welch (adaptor, producer), Fred Collins (announcer), George Voutsas (director). 19:04.

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