Dimension X

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Hard core science fiction fans are sure to enjoy one of the most dramatic anthologies of the genre, "Dimension X." The golden age of radio was a period in American history that spawned some of the most creative minds and prolific writers. In fact, this old time radio show paved the way for some of the more popular sci-fi writers today to mark their place in the literary scene. More notable among then new authors were Ray Bradbury and the brilliant Isaac Asimov.

Dimension X featured stories that were literally "out-of-this-world," as the central theme's to each episode would be man encountering some alien race, or man discovering uncharted territories in outer space. The entire old radio show collection is comprised of 50 episodes which aired from April 8, 1950 and ended on September 29, 1951.

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.

In Science Fiction Television (2004), M. Keith Booker wrote: It was not until the 1950s that science fiction radio really hit its stride, even as science fiction was beginning to appear on television as well. Radio programs such as Mutual's 2000 Plus and NBC's Dimension X were anthology series that offered a variety of exciting tales of future technology, with a special focus on space exploration (including alien invasion), though both series also often reflected contemporary anxieties about the dangers of technology.

The series opened with "The Outer Limit", Ernest Kinoy's adaptation of Graham Doar's short story from The Saturday Evening Post (December 24, 1949) about alien contact. A week later (April 15, 1950), the program presented Jack Williamson's most famous story, "With Folded Hands", first published in the July 1947 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. With a five-month hiatus from January 1951 to June 1951, the series spanned 17 months. All 50 episodes of the series survived and can be heard today. Later, NBC's X Minus One (1955–58) utilized many of the same actors and scripts, and on a few occasions, reused the actual Dimension X broadcast with only minor editing

Episode List

A Logic Named Joe
Almost Human
And The Moon Be Still As Bright
Beyond Infinity
Childs Play
Competition
Courtesy
Destination Moon
Dr Grimshaw Sanitorium
Dwellers In Silence
Embassy
First Contact
Hello Tomorrow
Knock
Marrionettes
Mars Is Heaven
Mars Is Heaven
Nightfall
Nightmare
No Contact
No Contract
Outer Limit
Pebble In The Sky
Perigis Wonderful Dolls
Potters Of Firsk
Report on Barnhouse Effect
Requiem
Shanghied
The Castaways
The Green Hills of Earth
The Green Hills Of Earth
The Kaleidoscope
The Last Objective
The Lost Race
The Man In The Moon
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Death March
The Outer Limit (Rerun)
The Parade
The Professor Was A Thief
The Roads Must Roll
There Will Come Soft Rain
Time and Time Again
To The Future
Universe
Universe
Untitled Story
Veldt
Vital Factor
With Folded Hands