Starring Orson Welles, Sir Lawrence Olivier, Raymond Burr and many others!
(12 half-hour episodes / 6 hours via digital download)
This collection contains 12 of the greatest science fiction shows ever broadcast during the golden age of radio – including a 2-part “Suspense” story starring Orson Welles written by Curt Siodmak, author of The Wolfman. Other sci-fi radio 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 before the microphones, including: Sir Lawrence Olivier, Raymond Burr, John McIntire, Jeanette Nolan, Daws Butler, Alan Reed, June Foray, Joseph Kearns, John Dehner, Dick Beals, Betty Lou Gerson and many more. Relive 12 of the best classic radio sci-fi shows from yesterday and the legendary stars that made them great in this incredible collection.
Suspense 5/18/44 Donovan’s Brain Pt. 1 w/ Orson Welles
Suspense 5/25/44 Donovan’s Brain Pt. 2 w/ Orson Welles
The Sealed Book 7/29/45 Beware of Tomorrow w/ Phillip Clarke
Escape 9/5/48 Dream of Armageddon w/ Betty Lou Gerson
Mysterious Traveler 3/14/50 The Big Brain w/ Santos Ortega
Dimension X 9/1/50 The Roads Must Roll w/ Wendell Holmes
Theatre Royal 1/2/54 The Country of the Blind w/ Sir Lawrence Olivier
Exploring Tomorrow 1/15/58 First Contact w/ Lon Clark
X Minus One 10/27/55 Requiem w/ Joe DeSantis
X Minus One 3/14/56 Tunnel Under the World w/ Les Damon
CBS Radio Workshop 5/25/56 The Little Prince w/ Raymond Burr & Dick Beals
CBS Radio Workshop 9/14/56 A Pride of Carrots or Venus Well Served w/ June Foray