Classic Radio’s Greatest Science Fiction Shows, Vol. 2 Audiobook
Classic Radio’s Greatest Science Fiction Shows, Vol. 2 Audiobook
- Orson Welles, A Full Cast
- Blackstone Audiobooks
- 2016-12-01
- 5 h 27 min
Summary:
This collection contains twelve episodes from the best science fiction shows ever broadcast through the golden age of radio, including a two-part Suspense episode starring Orson Welles written by Curt Siodmak, writer of The Wolf Guy, one of Universal Pictures’ biggest hits. Additional classics include stories by H. G. Wells, Robert Heinlein, Frederick Pohl, and Murray Leinster on Dimension X, Escape, and X Minus One.
You’ll hear radio’s finest actors perform prior to the mike, including about Classic Radio’s Greatest Science Fiction Shows, Vol. 2 Lawrence Olivier, Raymond Burr, John McIntire, Jeanette Nolan, Daws Butler, Alan Reed, June Foray, Joseph Kearns, John Dehner, Dick Beals, Betty Lou Gerson, and more.
Relive twelve of the best science fiction radio shows from yesteryear and the legendary stars that made them great with this incredible collection.
Included are the following shows and episodes:
Suspense. “Donovan’s Mind, Component 1” by Curt Siodmak (18 May 1944)
Suspense. “Donovan’s Human brain, Component 2” by Curt Siodmak (25 May 1944)
The Sealed Publication. “Avoid Tomorrow” by Robert Arthur and David Kogan (29 Jul 1945)
Escape. “Dream of Armageddon” by H. G. Wells (5 Sep 1948)
Mysterious Tourist. “The Big Mind” by Robert Arthur and David Kogan (14 Mar 1950)
Aspect X. “The Streets Must Roll” by Robert Heinlein (1 Sep 1950)
Theater Royal. “The Country of the Blind” by H. G. Wells (2 Jan 1954)
Exploring Tomorrow. “First Get in touch with” by Murray Leinster (15 Jan 1958)
X Minus 1. “Requiem” by Robert Heinlein (27 Oct 1955)
X Minus 1. “Tunnel beneath the World” by Frederick Pohl (14 Mar 1956)
CBS Radio Workshop. “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (25 Might 1956)
CBS Radio Workshop. “A Pride of Carrots, or Venus Well Served” by Robert Nathan (14 Sep 1956)