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Welcome to my Sci-Fi x Horror podcast channel. This podcast is for the Science Fiction and Horror enthusiast. SFXH will air classic OTR dramas including X-Minus One, Lights Out, Macabre, Weird Circle, Orbiter X, and more.

Feedback and comments are welcome at info@duane.media and Instagram @duane.otr. Listen to and download all my podcast for free at my website: https://otr.duane.media

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  • 248 episodes
  • Updated July 28

Episodes248

  • Oct 11, 2022 · 30 min

    The House and the Brain (Edward Bulwer Lytton) | The Weird Circle, 1943

    This week is episode two from, The Weird Circle, with the The House and the Brain drama. Based on the 1859 short story by English writer Edward Bulwer Lytton (1803-1873). This episode aired Sunday, September 5, 1943. Story: An evil spirit kept alive 400 years haunts a house and murders the old woman living there. A young couple enters the house... Starring: Court Benson, Edward Bulwer, Robert Dryden, Percy Granger, Gordon Heath Weird Circle was produced in New York City at RCA Studios and aired from 1943 to 1945. Originally airing on the Mutual Broadcasting System, then on NBC's Red network. Most plays were adaptations of classic horror stories from legendary authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Charles Dickens, among others. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES. Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Thank you for your support. https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr #scifiradio #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #bbcradio #raybradbury #twilightzone #horror #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #horrorclassics #xminusone #sciencefiction #duaneotr :: :: :

  • Oct 4, 2022 · 32 min

    Adventures of Research | Piece of Silk (ep 1); Fight Against Fire (ep 2), 1943

    Adventures in Research was broadcast from Westinghouse's flagship Pittsburgh radio station. Piece of Silk aired, February 2, 1943; Fight Against Fire aired, February 9, 1943. Each tells the story of an important discovery or invention, and dramatizes the words and actions of those involved in the discovery. A Piece of Silk is about, André-Jacques Garneri, the man who perfected the first parachute. Fight Against Fire focused on the bombs used in the war effort. Paul Shannon was the host and it was sponsored by Westinghouse and Phillip Thomas, a Westinghouse physicist, who wrote the show's scripts. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES. Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Thank you for your support. https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr #scifiradio #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #bbcradio #raybradbury #twilightzone #horror #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #horrorclassics #xminusone #sciencefiction #duaneotr :: :: :

  • Sep 27, 2022 · 32 min

    Ray Bradbury | Mars is Heaven | Dimension X, 1950

    Ray Bradbury | Dimension X does their adaptation of Mars is Heaven. This episode aired Friday, July 7, 1950. Mars is Heaven aired a few weeks earlier on the Escape series [6 June, 1950]. That episode is on this podcast, posted July 26, 2022. Later it aired on X-Minus One, stay tuned for that episode. Mars Is Heaven was first published in 1948 in 'Planet Stories' science fiction magazine. Dimension X aired on NBC Radio from April 8, 1950, to September 29, 1951. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES. Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Thank you for your support. https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr #scifiradio #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #bbcradio #raybradbury #twilightzone #horror #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #horrorclassics #xminusone #sciencefiction #duaneotr :: :: :

  • Sep 20, 2022 · 30 min

    Orbiter X [BBC] | Conflict in Space (ep 2), 1959

    This week is the second episode from Orbiter X, with their first episode titled: Conflict in Space. This episode aired October 5, 1959. Orbiter X aired on BBC Light Programme [BBC] station and written by B. D. Chapman. The series aired on Monday evenings from 28 September 1959 to 28 December 1959. CAST (partial): Captain Bob Britton (John Carson); Captain Douglas McClelland (Andrew Crawford); Flight Engineer Hicks (Barrie Gosney); Colonel Kent (Donald Bisset); Control Officer Camm (Francis Hall); Greta Ravel (Irene Prador) SERIES PLOT: The Commomwealth Space Project (CSP), based in Woomera, South Australia, is working to build a space station, Orbiter X, to orbit a thousand miles above the Earth's surface. Planned as a refueling station with laboratories and other services, the CSP has launched the various components for the space station into orbit. But before construction begins, the first assembly ship, Orbiter 1, is attacked and loses contact with CSP Control. A second ship, Orbiter 2, sent to rescue the first crew finds Orbiter 1 deserted and the spacecraft's log missing. Orbiter 2 is also attacked by a UFO and seriously injured. With their spacecraft crippled, the crew have no alternative but to abandon ship and place themselves at the mercy of their attackers. Once aboard the UFO, they meet the deputy leader of the 'Unity' organization: a group of technocrats who plan to use Orbiter X themselves and create a New World Order. [Wikipedia] : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES. Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Thank you for your support. https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr #scifiradio #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #bbcradio #raybradbury #twilightzone #horror #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #horrorclassics #xminusone #sciencefiction #duaneotr :: :: :

  • Sep 13, 2022 · 31 min

    Island of Death | Inner Sanctum Mysteries, 1941

    Inner Sanctum with this weeks drama, titled - Island of Death. This broadcast aired, Friday, December 7, 1941. Interestingly, the show is preceded by news bulletins about WWII and the Japanese attack on Hawaii, and General MacArthur and the Philippines. The story is a tale of voodoo, conjuring and black magic. Inner Sanctum Mystery ran from January 7, 1941, to October 5, 1952 on the NBC Blue Network. Created by producer Himan Brown. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES. Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Thank you for your support. https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr #scifiradio #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #bbcradio #raybradbury #twilightzone #horror #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #horrorclassics #xminusone #sciencefiction #duaneotr :: :: :

  • Sep 6, 2022 · 28 min

    Dark Fantasy | Men Call Me Mad, 1941

    Dark Fantasy is our first entry for September, let's enjoy their fifth episode titled, Men Call Me Mad. This episode aired Friday, December 19, 1941. Story: A scientist, in his lab, tells that he's found worlds exist within worlds. Projecting how he's found tiny people in a moonbeam proves the theory. His new potion will make him smaller. Small enough to eventually join the moonbeam world. Broadcast on NBC Radio on WKY in Oklahoma City. Dark Fantasy had a short run of only 31 episodes, debuting on November 14, 1941, and ending on June 19, 1942. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES. Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Thank you for your support. https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr #scifiradio #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #bbcradio #raybradbury #twilightzone #horror #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #horrorclassics #xminusone #sciencefiction #duaneotr :: :: :

  • Aug 30, 2022 · 32 min

    Ray Bradbury | There Will Come Soft Rains/Zero Hour | Dimension X, 1950

    Dimension-X with this famous story from Ray Bradbury: There Will Come Soft Rains/Zero Hour. This episode aired June 17, 1950. Actors: Denise Alexander, Butch Cavell, Peter Lazer, Rita Lynn, Norman Rose, Agnes Young Ray Bradbury: b. August 1920 - d. June 2012. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES. Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Thank you for your support. https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr #scifiradio #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #bbcradio #raybradbury #twilightzone #horror #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #horrorclassics #xminusone #sciencefiction #duaneotr :: :: :

  • Aug 23, 2022 · 33 min

    Quiet Please | I Have Been Looking For You, 1947

    Quiet Please with their second episode titled, I Have Been Looking For You. This episode aired June 15, 1947. Quiet, Please was created by Wyllis Cooper, also known for creating Lights Out. Ernest Chappell was the show's announcer and lead actor. Quiet, Please debuted June 8, 1947 on the Mutual Broadcasting System, and ended June 25, 1949, on the ABC Radio. A total of 106 shows were broadcast, with only a very few of them repeats. Plot: A man is looking for someone, a women is looking for someone, both have been looking their whole lives. They don't know the names of the people they seek, but will never forget them. Seen in the distance, but gone are they when near. They think of them constantly and always searching. Featuring: Claudia Morgan, Peggy Stanley, Martin Wolfson : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES. Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Thank you for your support. https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr #scifiradio #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #bbcradio #raybradbury #twilightzone #horror #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #horrorclassics #xminusone #sciencefiction #duaneotr :: :: :

  • Aug 16, 2022 · 32 min

    Orbiter X [BBC] | The First Step to the Stars (ep 1), 1959

    Let's welcome a new series to the podcast, Orbiter X, with their first episode titled: The First Step to the Stars. This episode aired September 28, 1959. Orbiter X aired on BBC Light Programme [BBC] station and written by B. D. Chapman. The series aired on Monday evenings from 28 September 1959 to 28 December 1959. CAST (partial): Captain Bob Britton (John Carson); Captain Douglas McClelland (Andrew Crawford); Flight Engineer Hicks (Barrie Gosney); Colonel Kent (Donald Bisset); Control Officer Camm (Francis Hall); Greta Ravel (Irene Prador) SERIES PLOT: The Commomwealth Space Project (CSP), based in Woomera, South Australia, is working to build a space station, Orbiter X, to orbit a thousand miles above the Earth's surface. Planned as a refueling station with laboratories and other services, the CSP has launched the various components for the space station into orbit. But before construction begins, the first assembly ship, Orbiter 1, is attacked and loses contact with CSP Control. A second ship, Orbiter 2, sent to rescue the first crew finds Orbiter 1 deserted and the spacecraft's log missing. Orbiter 2 is also attacked by a UFO and seriously injured. With their spacecraft crippled, the crew have no alternative but to abandon ship and place themselves at the mercy of their attackers. Once aboard the UFO, they meet the deputy leader of the 'Unity' organization: a group of technocrats who plan to use Orbiter X themselves and create a New World Order. [Wikipedia] : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES. Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Thank you for your support. https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr #scifiradio #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #bbcradio #raybradbury #twilightzone #horror #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #horrorclassics #xminusone #sciencefiction #duaneotr :: :: :

  • Aug 9, 2022 · 30 min

    Macabre | Weekend, 1961

    Macabre episode titled, Weekend. This episode are November 11, 1961. Macabre aired on The American Forces Radio Network (AFRS). AFRS is a government television and radio broadcast service the U.S. military provides to those stationed or assigned overseas. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES. Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Thank you for your support. https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr #scifiradio #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #bbcradio #raybradbury #twilightzone #horror #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #horrorclassics #xminusone #sciencefiction #duaneotr :: :: :

  • Aug 2, 2022 · 31 min

    Lights Out (Arch Oboler) | Nobody Died, 1942

    Lights Out with their 27th episode, Nobody Died. This episode aired, December 9, 1936. Created by Wyllis Cooper and later taken over by Arch Oboler. Lights Out aired from January 3, 1934 to the summer of 1947, predominantly on NBC Radio. Plot: A dying patient begs the doctor to prolong her life just until her youngest son arrives. The doctor tries a cancer research drug to save the patient. Does the patient live? How high up the political ladder does the news go? : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES. Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Thank you for your support. https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr #scifiradio #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #bbcradio #raybradbury #twilightzone #horror #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #horrorclassics #xminusone #sciencefiction #duaneotr :: :: :

  • Jul 26, 2022 · 33 min

    Ray Bradbury | Mars Is Heaven | Escape, 1950

    Ray Bradbury | Escape does their adaptation of, Mars Is Heaven. This episode aired June 2, 1950. Mars Is Heaven was first published in 1948 in 'Planet Stories' science fiction magazine. This story first aired on Escape, then Dimension X -- the following month, and in 1955 on X-Minus One. Escape aired on CBS Radio from July 1947, to September 1954. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES. Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Thank you for your support. https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr #scifiradio #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #bbcradio #raybradbury #twilightzone #horror #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #horrorclassics #xminusone #sciencefiction #duaneotr :: :: :

  • Jul 19, 2022 · 31 min

    Orbit One Zero [BBC] | The Unseen (ep. 6), 1961

    This week post wraps up the series with the sixth and final chapter from the BBC series Orbit One Zero. This episode is titled, 'The Unforseen,' and it aired 26 May 1961. If you missed any previous chapters in the series, scroll back in your player and one chapter is posted each past month. Chapter Six: A signal is cracked which tells the story of two dominant races on a "tenth planet", with one managing to use the other's technology in an attempt to move to Earth where resources are more abundant. The rod also changes behaviour and begins to move, with Dr Petrie in pursuit, however another cracked signal raises hopes on defeating the rod. Felix Felton as Dr Hayward Petrie; David Spenser as Tom Lambert; Graydon Gould as Clifford Brown; Elaine MacNamara as Elizabeth Ryder : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES. Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Thank you for your support. https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr #scifiradio #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #bbcradio #raybradbury #twilightzone #horror #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #horrorclassics #xminusone #sciencefiction #duaneotr :: :: :

  • Jul 12, 2022 · 21 min

    Exploring Tomorrow | Desert Object (aka Nago), 1957

    This week is the series Exploring Tomorrow with their third episode, 'Desert Object (aka Nago).' This episode aired December 25, 1957. Exploring Tomorrow aired on the Mutual Broadcasting System from December 4, 1957, to June 13, 1958. It was advertised as, "the first science-fiction show of science-fictioneers, by science-fictioneers and for science-fictioneers - real science fiction for a change!" Narrated by John W. Campbell (b. June 1910 - d. July 1971), editor of (science fiction magazine) 'Astounding Magazine'. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES. Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Thank you for your support. https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr #scifiradio #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #bbcradio #raybradbury #twilightzone #horror #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #horrorclassics #xminusone #sciencefiction #duaneotr :: :: :

  • Jul 5, 2022 · 30 min

    Inner Sanctum | The Tell-Tale Heart (Boris Karloff | Edgar Allan Poe), 1941

    Inner Sanctum adapts the classic short-story, The Tell-Tale Heart with Boris Karloff, written by Edgar Allan Poe. The story was first published in 1843, while this episode was broadcast August 3, 1941. Inner Sanctum Mystery ran from January 7, 1941, to October 5, 1952 on the NBC Blue Network. Created by producer Himan Brown. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES. Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Thank you for your support. https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr #scifiradio #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #bbcradio #raybradbury #twilightzone #horror #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #horrorclassics #xminusone #sciencefiction #duaneotr :: :: :

  • Jun 28, 2022 · 32 min

    Ray Bradbury | And the Moon be Still as Bright | Dimension X, 1950

    Ray Bradbury wrote this story — And the Moon be Still as Bright. This drama is from Dimension X and it aired September 29, 1950. Plot: A rocket lands on Mars, only to find the native Martians have disappeared. Crew member, Jeff Spender, of the Fourth Expedition, becomes disgusted by his co-shipmen's disrespectful "American" attitude towards the ruins, he seeks to right this wrong. This story later aired on X-Minus One, which will be posted here coming up soon. As a reminder, all my podcasts channels are posting episodes in the order they aired from the program or from the writer. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES. Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Thank you for your support. https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr #scifiradio #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #bbcradio #raybradbury #twilightzone #horror #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #horrorclassics #xminusone #sciencefiction #duaneotr :: :: :

  • Jun 21, 2022 · 31 min

    Orbit One Zero [BBC] | The Frozen World (ep 5), 1961

    This week we continue with the fifth chapter of a six-part series from the BBC series Orbit One Zero. This episode is titled, The Frozen World, and it aired 19 May 1961. Each month I will post one episode of the series to the end of the series. Chapter Five: Elizabeth is found in the laboratory frozen along with the rest of the room, but still alive. They find a tape recorder in the lab which contains a recording of the situation Elizabeth found herself in. The tape reveals the purpose of the rods, but the tape recorder fails before the entire message can be relayed. Felix Felton as Dr Hayward Petrie; David Spenser as Tom Lambert; Graydon Gould as Clifford Brown; Elaine MacNamara as Elizabeth Ryder : : : : : website: https://otr.duane.media Instagram: @duane.otr | Twitter: @duane_otr

  • Jun 14, 2022 · 32 min

    Dimension-X | With Folded Hands, 1950

    The second episode from Dimension-X was titled With Folded Hands. Story by Sci-Fi writer, Jack Williamson. This episode aired April 15, 1950. Plot: The perfect "mechanicals" from another planet make humans unnecessary, and they are always "at your service." The year is 2006. Housework has been made easy by robots (or as referred to in this story, 'mechanicals') who make coffee, wash the dishes, and have a mysterious agenda. Cast: Peter Capell, Bryna Raeburn, Norman Rose, Alexander Scourby Jack Williamson (b. 04/1908 - d. 11/2006), is often referred to as the “Dean of Science Fiction,” and was one of the first to use the term, “genetic engineering.” : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES. Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Thank you for your support. https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr #scifiradio #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #bbcradio #raybradbury #twilightzone #horror #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #horrorclassics #xminusone #sciencefiction #duaneotr :: :: :

  • Jun 7, 2022 · 26 min

    Dark Fantasy | The Demon Tree, 1941

    Dark Fantasy is our first entry for June, let's enjoy their episode titled, The Demon Tree. This episode aired December 5, 1941. Broadcast on NBC Radio on WKY in Oklahoma City. Story: a strange forest with an even stranger tree, that some say can strangle people if they enter the forest. Fanciful legend or fact? Starring: Eleanor Naylor Corin and Ben Morris. Dark Fantasy had a short run of only 31 episodes, debuting on November 14, 1941, and ending on June 19, 1942. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES. Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Thank you for your support. https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr #scifiradio #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #bbcradio #raybradbury #twilightzone #horror #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #horrorclassics #xminusone #sciencefiction #duaneotr :: :: :

  • May 31, 2022 · 32 min

    Ray Bradbury | The Wind, by Radio City Playhouse, 1949

    End of month and it's a new Ray Bradbury story in our monthly Bradbury series, this play aired on Radio City Playhouse and it is titled, The Wind. This episode aired October 30, 1949. The common and everyday wind is personified as a sinister kind of monster who tracks its victims to the ends of the earth and sucks away their lives. NOTE: The last Tuesday of each month will be a different Ray Bradbury story, until my supply is depleted. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES. Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Thank you for your support. https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr #scifiradio #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #bbcradio #raybradbury #twilightzone #horror #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #horrorclassics #xminusone #sciencefiction #duaneotr :: :: :