X Minus One - Old Time Radio - Double Dare

X Minus One - Old Time Radio - Double Dare

In a captivating interplanetary saga, Earth and a distant planet find themselves embroiled in a heated debate, fiercely vying for the title of technological supremacy. With stakes at an all-time high, a momentous exchange takes place as both sides decide to trade teams of brilliant scientists, challenging one another to replicate and surpass the technological marvels that each has to offer. This compelling script, crafted by William Welch,. sets the stage for a showdown like no other.

Initially a revival of NBC's Dimension X (1950-51), X Minus One is widely considered among the finest science fiction dramas ever produced for radio. The first 15 episodes were new versions of Dimension X episodes, but the remainder were adaptations of newly published science fiction stories by leading writers in the field, including Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, Robert A. Heinlein, Frederik Pohl and Theodore Sturgeon, along with a few original scripts.[1]

Episodes of the show include adaptations of Robert Sheckley's "Skulking Permit," Bradbury's "Mars Is Heaven," Heinlein's "Universe" and "The Green Hills of Earth", " Pohl’s "The Tunnel under the World," J. T. McIntosh’s "Hallucination Orbit," Fritz Leiber’s "A Pail of Air" and George Lefferts' "The Parade."