X Minus One - "Tunnel Under the World" (09-04-56)

INTRO: Bob Plays The Capris "Moon Out Tonight" Released 1958-1959 

Tunnel Under the World (Aired September 4, 1956)

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:

September 4, 1956. NBC network. "The Tunnel Under The World". Sustaining. A fascinating story of a man who wakes up three days in a row to find the date still June 15th. The script was used previously on "X Minus One" on March 14, 1956 (see cat. #52957) and subsequently on "Future Tense" on May 8, 1974 (see cat. #13277). The program was rebroadcast on "Monitor" during September, 1974. Dean Olmquist, Amy Sidell, Elaine Rost, Bob Hastings, Ken Rafitte, Larry Haines, Norman Rose, Frederick Pohl (author). 29:06. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.