Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Boxcars711Old Time Radio Pod - X Minus One "Childs Play" (10-20-55)


Childs Play (Aired October 20, 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:

October 20, 1955. NBC network. "Child's Play". Sustaining. A man receives a "Build-A-Man" kit from the future! The program opening has been deleted. The script was used previously on "Dimension X" on June 24, 1951. William Zuckert, John Gibson, Grant Richards, Peggy Lubin (possibly Peggy Latham), Ted Osborne, Bob Hastings, Guy Repp, William Tenn (author), George Lefferts (adaptor), William Welch (producer), Daniel Sutter (director), Fred Collins (announcer). 25 minutes.

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