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All available episodes. Dimension X was an anthology science-fiction series, originally aired from 1950-1951. This program dealt with more "adult" oriented themes like death, religion and science, war, politics and the moral issues of human being in regards to their place in the universe. Many the episodes were adapted from stories by the prominent science fiction writers of the era, for example, Kurt Vonnegut and Ray Bradbury. - Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Listen, download free - Spreaker | Apple Podcasts | YouTube Music
Mars offers you a Wisconsin front porch; that's your cue to distrust the welcome.
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A cybernetics experiment turns into a hard-boiled robbery setup when Duke brings Junior into the outside world.
Dimension X frames cybernetics as a crime story when Duke visits Professor Blossom's isolated house and meets Junior, the thinking machine kept in the nursery.
A Mars-to-Earth homecoming turns uneasy when a family refuge feels too perfectly preserved.
Dwellers in Silence makes a return from Mars feel less like rescue than a quiet test of what Earth has become. After twenty hard years away, Captain Parsons and his two companions arrive expecting a world damaged by cosmic dust and radioactivity, only to find Dr.
A Mars landing becomes a reunion with the dead, where the welcome feels warmer than it should.
Mars is Heaven treats first contact as a pressure test for grief. Captain Black's crew lands on Mars and finds what looks like Green Lake, Wisconsin, in 1928, with Lieutenant Lustig pulled toward a white house with green shutters and the impossible sight of his dead grandparents…
A doll-shop doorway opens into a tense family drama where a child's guilt makes ordinary instructions feel ominous.
Dimension X begins outside a doll shop on a quiet Washington side street near the Pentagon, with a woman and a little girl waiting as the child looks through the window.
A hidden underground operation turns a family home into the site of a risky miniaturization experiment.
A quiet European street tightens into a trap after a man checks behind him and knocks at Engineer Wensler's door. Inside, Alan and Eva reveal their work with the underground, along with the arms and provisions hidden in the house.
A science fiction radio drama about the last man on earth who hears a mysterious knock on the door and encounters an entity named Amazon.
A 1950s science fiction radio drama episode titled 'Embassy' from the series Dimension X, exploring themes of alien contact through a detective agency narrative.
This episode follows the crew of the rocket Star Cloud as they attempt to breach a mysterious galactic barrier that has destroyed previous spaceships on a mission to reach the distant planet Volta.
This episode presents two Ray Bradbury science fiction stories, starting with 'There Will Come Soft Rains' about a fully automated house in 1980.
A 1950s radio drama episode set in Mexico during a fiesta, following Mr.
A 1950s radio play adaptation of Destination Moon depicts the tense preparations for a rocket launch to the moon, interrupted by bureaucratic obstacles from Washington.
This episode of Dimension X is a science fiction story about a logic named Joe and a man named Frank who saves civilization, set in a futuristic world.
This episode of Dimension X presents a suspenseful science fiction story about the man in the moon, set in the unknown world of the future.
A 1950 radio drama episode from Dimension X set in the South Pacific on Tahani Atoll, where arc lights illuminate the night as mysterious activities unfold.
This 1950 radio drama episode adapts Ray Bradbury's 'The Martian Chronicles,' beginning with a January 1999 scene transitioning from Ohio winter to a Martian setting.
A 1950s science fiction radio drama about a test pilot preparing to fly a new rocket ship designed for outer space travel to the moon, with tense instructions about fuel limits and safety procedures.
This 1950s science fiction radio episode follows space explorers attempting to breach a mysterious galactic barrier to reach the distant planet Volta, after previous ships vanished.
This episode adapts Ray Bradbury's 'And the Moon Be Still as Bright' from The Martian Chronicles, following a fourth expedition to Mars after three previous missions mysteriously vanished.
This episode of Dimension X follows passengers on an immigration spaceship traveling to colonize distant red stars, focusing on Anne Travis and her interactions with fellow traveler Lottie Elders as they anticipate their new lives.
A science fiction episode set in a future where spacemen are recruited for long voyages, juxtaposed with a humorous conversation about avoiding marriage.
A 1950 Christmas message from the President of the United States emphasizing faith, prayer, and peace during wartime, particularly referencing soldiers in Korea.
A 1950s radio drama episode from Dimension X depicting the tense first human landing on Mars, where astronauts face uncertainty about potential Martian reception.
A narrator recalls living with his prospector father on Mars 30 years ago when they spotted someone walking across the desert, sparking mystery and concern.
A science fiction episode where a statistical clerk working with the ENIAC computer at an atomic pile project recounts mysterious, seemingly unrelated accidents that hint at a larger, planned nightmare.
Two characters, Hugh and Alan, navigate a ship to visit John the Witness, encountering dangers and discussing beliefs about Jordan.
A science fiction story about a spaceship crew encountering an unidentified object in deep space that triggers military alerts and mysterious scanner readings.
A 1951 science fiction radio drama episode titled 'Requiem' from the series Dimension X, featuring atmospheric storytelling with poetic and mysterious elements.
A science fiction episode from Dimension X follows a reporter on a planet with six suns who is assigned to cover a major story involving a difficult interview.
A 1950s science fiction radio episode depicts a futuristic automated house with a specially designed nursery that operates on soft automaticity.
A private investigator is called by the mayor to confidentially investigate a man who sold him radioactive water claiming to be an elixir of life.
This episode explores the life of businessman Wayne Crowder, who built a fortune from everyday products and is depicted as cold and calculating, with a skyscraper office where he commands his staff at the push of a button.
A man in a futuristic 1990 setting confides in a bartender about his marital struggles, revealing a shift from conflict to unsettling sweetness in his wife's behavior.
A science fiction episode depicting a brutal skirmish in the Great War, where medics struggle to recover soldiers from a massive blast zone.
A survivor from a doomed expedition to the planet Landor records a warning for future explorers, detailing how 180 men were reduced to two, with imminent death looming.
A science fiction episode set in a galactic empire where Earth is a radioactive backwater planet visited by an archaeologist and a soldier.
Two cadets, Hugh Hoyland and Alan Mahoney, venture deep into a deserted ship to meet John the Witness, encountering mutant dangers and discussing beliefs in Jordan.
A man recounts his dramatic personal transformation that began in 1945, hinting at science fiction elements like dimension travel and the construction of human life.
In a futuristic underground war, Commander Sanderson navigates his subterranean cruiser through hostile territory while dealing with technical failures and seismic threats.
This episode of Dimension X presents Robert Heinlein's story 'The Roads Must Roll,' exploring a future where the automotive age collapses due to overwhelming traffic congestion in sprawling cities.
A science fiction radio drama from 1950 exploring mysterious events in New York through the lens of Dimension X, involving time, space, and unknown dimensions.
This episode presents a science fiction radio drama about survivors of a 1991 atomic war who rebuild civilization underground over 2,000 years, featuring actress Nancy Olsen.
A private detective recounts a mysterious manuscript detailing the Dr.
This episode is a promotional radio show for Wheaties cereal during National Wheaties Week, featuring an introduction to the sci-fi series Dimension X.
A 1950s science fiction radio drama exploring humanity's first contact with alien civilizations through interstellar travel.
This science fiction episode explores the mystery of an ancient, advanced race that built cities across the galaxy but destroyed themselves, leaving only ruins, as a freighter discovers unfamiliar planets.
In a futuristic 2006, Harry Underhill runs a company selling robot servants, but his business mysteriously declines as orders are cancelled.
Dimension X presents “Dwellers in Silence,” a 1951 radio narrative about Captain John Parsons and two Mars-born crewmen returning to Earth 20 years after the Earth Wars.
Dimension X presents “Almost Human,” a 1950 radio drama about Professor Blossom’s eight-foot robot Junior, whose brain is taught behavior through nursery rhymes.
Dimension X presents “Perigi's Wonderful Dolls,” a radio drama about Colonel Henry Grayson, his daughter Cindy, and a ten-dollar talking doll rented from Santor Perigi in Washington.
Dimension X presents Ray Bradbury’s “Mars is Heaven,” in which Captain John Black’s 1987 crew lands on Mars and finds a town resembling Green Lake, Wisconsin, in 1928.
Dimension X presents “Beyond Infinity,” a 1950 radio drama in which Dr.
The episode explores psychological experiments in telepathy and thought transference, set on a college campus where Professor Barnhouse's work leads to a mysterious accident.
The episode opens with a futuristic narrative set in 1965, following Steve and Charlie as they prepare to launch the first rocket designed for outer space, with tensions rising over procedures and a humorous moment about a moon trip.
This episode tells the true story of Riesling, a singer of the spaceways, as remembered by old-time spacemen pioneers.