SCIENCE FICTION – OR FACT?

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, April 21st, 1999

SPACE PATROL (1950s) “Hidden Castle” —Commander Buzz Corey and Space Cadet Happy rescue a sweet young thing from a stranded space cruiser. Ed Kemmer is Corey, Lyn Osborn is Happy. AFRS rebroadcast. (11:14; 13:20)

DIMENSION X (5-27-50) “To The Future” starring John Larkin, Jan Minor. Narrated by Norman Rose from a story by Ray Bradbury. A man and wife from the year 2155 have “escaped” in time back to the year 1950 where they find themselves in Mexico at Fiesta time. Sustaining, NBC. (13:25; 15:45)

CBS RADIO WORKSHOP (1-17-56) “Brave New World” — Part 1. A fine radio adapta­tion of the novel by Aldous Huxley. Narrated by Huxley, the cast features Joseph Kearns, William Conrad, Bill Idleson, Vic Perrin. Ninty­six identical “beings” have been cloned from one human egg, all pre-conditioned for their role in a new society where people are “produced” assembly line-style in the image of hero Henry Ford. This is the first broad­cast in the series. Sustaining, CBS. (16:30; 12:20)

CBS RADIO WORKSHOP (2-3-56) “Brave New World” — Part 2. Continuing the explora­tion of the new world, we see “Improved” methods of love, entertainment, death. Sustain­ing, CBS. (15:15; 13:40)

QUIET, PLEASE (2-2-48) “Pathetic Fallacy” is the tale of a mechanical “brain” come alive with a crush on her inventor! Written and directed by Willis Cooper who created radio’s “Light’s Out.” Ernest Chappell is host and narrator; Vicki Vola is the voice of the machine. Sustaining, Mutual. (13:00; 17:20)

SUSPENSE (9-9-62) “Strange Day in May” starring William Mason. Major Thomas Manning goes into space to try to determine what happened to two astronauts lost before him. AFRS  Rebroadcast. (12:25; 10:30)