2000 Plus - "The Rocket and the Skull" (1951)

2000 Plus presents “The Rocket and the Skull,” originally broadcast on October 10, 1951. Cataloged as episode 77, this Mutual Broadcasting System science-fiction drama imagines the challenges of spaceflight in the then-distant year 2006. Colonel Bradbury, a key figure in the Western drive to reach the Moon, is injured when his experimental X-93 rocket-jet suffers a catastrophic failure. As doctors attempt a daring medical procedure, pressure builds from a rival Eastern Alliance—and strange communications connected with Mars complicate an already urgent mission. The cast includes Nat Polen as Colonel Bradbury, Arnold Robertson as General Hilton, and Merrill Joels as Dr. Keys. Old Time Sci-Fi Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:49 Original Broadcast 27:37 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-sci-fi-radio-old-time-radio--7215317/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio