Dimension X - The Lost Race (05-20-50)

The Lost Race (Aired May 20, 1950)

Dimension X - The Lost Race (05-20-50)

Dimension X was an NBC radio program broadcast on an unsponsored, sustaining basis from April 8, 1950 to September 29, 1951. The first 13 episodes were broadcast live, and the remainder were pre-recorded. Fred Wiehe and Edward King were the directors, and Norman Rose was heard as both announcer and narrator (his famous opening: "Adventures in time and space... told in future tense..."). Preceded by Mutual's 2000 Plus (1950–52), Dimension X was not the first adult science fiction series on radio, but the acquisition of previously published stories immediately gave it a strong standing with the science fiction community, as did the choice of well established, respected writers in the field: Isaac Asimov, Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Fredric Brown, Robert A. Heinlein, Murray Leinster, H. Beam Piper, Frank M. Robinson, Clifford D. Simak, William Tenn, Jack Vance, Kurt Vonnegut, Jack Williamson and Donald A. Wollheim. Ernest Kinoy and George Lefferts adapted most of the stories and also provided original scripts.

THIS EPISODE:

May 20, 1950. NBC network. "The Lost Race". Sustaining. A space ship, marooned on an alien planet, is menaced by a psychotic rocket mechanic. He leads them to discover the terrible secret of the "lost race." Joseph Julian, Matt Crowley, Murray Leinster (author), Roger De Koven, Ernest Kinoy (adaptor), Norman Rose (host), Van Woodward (producer), Edward King (director), Bob Warren (announcer), Harold Huber, Kermit Murdock, Wendell Holmes, Albert Buhrman (music), Bill Chambers (sound engineer). 29:10.  Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.