Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Boxcars711Old Time Radio Pod - Exploring Tomorrow "First Men On The Moon" (01-22-48)


First Men On The Moon (01-22-48)


Starting as a replacement show for Gangbusters and Counterspy, the series premiered December 11, 1957 and it ran until June 13, 1958. Quoting from Astounding Magazine, "Exploring Tomorrow is the first science fiction radio show of science-fictioneers, by science- fictioneers, and for science-fictioneers" The shows were narrated by the editor of Astounding Magazine, John W. Campbell, Jr., with scripts written by Gordon Dickson, Robert Silverberg and many other notable science fiction writers.


THIS EPISODE:

January 22, 1958. Mutual network. "The First Men On The Moon". Commercials deleted. The first American astronaut lands on the Moon, to find the first Russian already there...and claiming the Moon as Soviet property! The date is approximate. The story may be titled, "The Moon Is New." John Campbell Jr. (host), Bill Mahr (announcer). 18 1/2 minutes.

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