X Minus One (1955-57) aired “The Parade” on May 1, 1955 as its second episode. Most of the program’s dramatizations were taken from stories in the SF magazines (either Galaxy or Astounding), but on occasion George Lefferts and Ernest Kinoy–the pair responsible for the magazine adaptations–would pen an episode themselves. Such is the case with …

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Suspense (1942-62) aired “August Heat” on May 31, 1945 as its 143rd episode of nearly 950. Suspense was one of the very few creme de la creme “class” shows during radio’s Golden Age. Directing, scripts, full orchestral scores which few shows could afford, and some of the most famous Hollywood film actors actually asking to …

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