X-MINUS ONE

This collection of "X-Minus One" radio programs features 127 shows on 1 DVD. Each episode is presented in the .mp3 format. There are close to 53 hours of suspenseful and entertaining "X-Minus One" episodes.

The DVD is labeled and provided in a highly protective jewel case. A list of the programs on the disc as well as the date the program originally aired (if known) is also provided.


PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR EQUIPMENT WILL PLAY MP3 FORMATTED FILES BEFORE PURCHASING THIS ITEM.

IT IS ULTIMATELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUYER TO ENSURE THAT HIS OR HER EQUIPMENT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE MP3 FORMAT.


A note concerning sound quality. The sound quality for the shows in this collection is very good to good. It is difficult to find perfect recordings from the golden age of radio due to the equipment used for recording and the fact that many of the recordings were made 60, 70 or even 80 years ago.

HERE'S SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR "X-MINUS ONE":

"X Minus One" was a half-hour radio program broadcast in America from April 1955 to January 1958 on NBC.

A revival of "Dimension X," "X Minus One" is widely considered among the finest radio dramas ever produced. The first 15 episodes were new versions of "Dimension X" episodes, but the remainder were adaptations of newly published science fiction stories by respected writers such as Frederik Pohl, Theodore Sturgeon, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov and Robert A. Heinlein, with a few original scripts.

Among the best episodes are Robert Sheckley's "Skulking Permit," Bradbury's "Mars Is Heaven," Heinlein's "Universe," Pohl’s "Tunnel Under The World," J. T. McIntosh’s "Hallucination Orbit," Fritz Leiber’s "A Pail of Air" and George Lefferts's "The Parade."

Announced by Fred Collins, the listener was greeted with the following introduction each night, although later shows were partnered with Galaxy Science Fiction rather than Astounding Science Fiction:

"Countdown for blastoff... X minus five, four, three, two, X minus one... Fire! [Rocket launch SFX] From the far horizons of the unknown come transcribed tales of new dimensions in time and space. These are stories of the future; adventures in which you'll live in a million could-be years on a thousand may-be worlds. The National Broadcasting Company in cooperation with Street and Smith, publishers of Astounding Science Fiction presents... X Minus One. "

The series was cancelled after the 126th broadcast on January 9, 1958. However, the early 1970s brought a wave of nostalgia for old-time radio, and an experimental new episode was created in 1973, "The Iron Chancellor" by Robert Silverberg, but failed to revive the series. NBC also tried broadcasting the old recordings, but their irregular once-monthly scheduling kept even devoted listeners from following broadcasts.

Episode Listing for the "X-Minus One" programs included in this collection:

X Minus One - 550422 - 000 - And the Moon Be Still as Bright
X Minus One - 550424 - 001 - No Contact
X Minus One - 550501 - 002 - The Parade
X Minus One - 550508 - 003 - Mars Is Heaven
X Minus One - 550515 - 004 - Universe
X Minus One - 550522 - 005 - Knock
X Minus One - 550529 - 006 - The Man In The Moon
X Minus One - 550605 - 007 - Perigi's Wonderful Dolls
X Minus One - 550707 - 008 - The Green Hills Of Earth
X Minus One - 550714 - 009 - Dr. Grimshaw's Sanitorium
X Minus One - 550721 - 010 - Nightmare
X Minus One - 550728 - 011 - The Embassy
X Minus One - 550804 - 012 - The Veldt
X Minus One - 550811 - 013 - Almost Human
X Minus One - 550818 - 014 - Courtesy
X Minus One - 550825 - 015 - The Cold Equation
X Minus One - 550901 - 016 - Shanghaied
X Minus One - 550908 - 017 - The Martian Death March
X Minus One - 550915 - 018 - The Castaways
X Minus One - 550922 - 019 - And The Moon Be Still As Bright
X Minus One - 551006 - 020 - First Contact
X Minus One - 551020 - 021 - Child's Play
X Minus One - 551027 - 022 - Requiem
X Minus One - 551103 - 023 - Hello Tomorrow
X Minus One - 551110 - 024 - The Dwellers In Silence
X Minus One - 551116 - 025 - The Outer Limit
X Minus One - 551123 - 026 - Zero Hour
X Minus One - 551130 - 027 - The Vital Factor
X Minus One - 551207 - 028 - Nightfall
X Minus One - 551214 - 029 - To The Future
X Minus One - 551221 - 030 - Marionettes Inc
X Minus One - 551228 - 031 - A Logic Named Joe
X Minus One - 560104 - 032 - The Roads Must Roll
X Minus One - 560111 - 033 - Time And Time Again
X Minus One - 560118 - 034 - Perigi's Wonderful Dolls
X Minus One - 560125 - 035 - The Parade
X Minus One - 560201 - 036 - The Cave Of Night
X Minus One - 560208 - 037 - C-Chute
X Minus One - 560215 - 038 - Skulking Permit
X Minus One - 560222 - 039 - Junkyard
X Minus One - 560229 - 040 - Hello Tomorrow
X Minus One - 560307 - 041 - A Gun For Dinosaur
X Minus One - 560314 - 042 - Tunnel Under The World
X Minus One - 560321 - 043 - One Thousand Dollars A Plate
X Minus One - 560328 - 044 - A Pail Of Air
X Minus One - 560403 - 045 - How-To
X Minus One - 560410 - 046 - Star Bright
X Minus One - 560417 - 047 - Jaywalker
X Minus One - 560424 - 048 - The Sense Of Wonder
X Minus One - 560501 - 049 - Sea Legs
X Minus One - 560508 - 050 - The Seventh Order
X Minus One - 560515 - 051 - Hallucination Orbit
X Minus One - 560522 - 052 - The Defenders
X Minus One - 560529 - 053 - Lulungameena
X Minus One - 560605 - 054 - Project Mastodon
X Minus One - 560612 - 055 - If You Was A Moklin
X Minus One - 560619 - 056 - Project Trojan
X Minus One - 560626 - 057 - Wherever You May Be
X Minus One - 560703 - 058 - Mr. Costello, Hero
X Minus One - 560710 - 059 - Bad Medicine
X Minus One - 560717 - 060 - The Old Die Rich
X Minus One - 560724 - 061 - The Stars Are The Styx
X Minus One - 560731 - 062 - Student Body
X Minus One - 560807 - 063 - The Last Martian
X Minus One - 560814 - 064 - The Snowball Effect
X Minus One - 560828 - 065 - Surface Tension
X Minus One - 560904 - 066 - Tunnel Under The World
X Minus One - 560911 - 067 - The Lifeboat Mutiny
X Minus One - 560926 - 068 - The Map Makers
X Minus One - 561003 - 069 - Protective Mimicry
X Minus One - 561010 - 070 - Colony
X Minus One - 561017 - 071 - Soldier Boy
X Minus One - 561024 - 072 - Pictures Don't Lie
X Minus One - 561031 - 073 - Sam This Is You
X Minus One - 561107 - 074 - Appointment In Tomorrow
X Minus One - 561114 - 075 - The Martian Death March
X Minus One - 561121 - 076 - Chain Of Command
X Minus One - 561128 - 077 - The Castaways
X Minus One - 561205 - 078 - There Will Come Soft Rains
X Minus One - 561212 - 079 - Hostess
X Minus One - 561219 - 080 - The Reluctant Heroes
X Minus One - 561226 - 081 - Honeymoon In Hell
X Minus One - 570102 - 082 - The Moon Is Green
X Minus One - 570109 - 083 - Saucer Of Loneliness
X Minus One - 570116 - 084 - The Girls From Earth
X Minus One - 570123 - 085 - Open Warfare
X Minus One - 570130 - 086 - Caretaker
X Minus One - 570206 - 087 - Venus Is A Man's World
X Minus One - 570213 - 088 - The Trap
X Minus One - 570220 - 089 - Field Study
X Minus One - 570227 - 090 - Real Gone
X Minus One - 570306 - 091 - The Seventh Victim
X Minus One - 570313 - 092 - The Lights On Precipice Peak
X Minus One - 570320 - 093 - Protection
X Minus One - 570327 - 094 - At The Post
X Minus One - 570403 - 095 - Martian Sam
X Minus One - 570410 - 096 - Something For Nothing
X Minus One - 570417 - 097 - The Discovery Of Mornial Mathaway
X Minus One - 570424 - 098 - Man's Best Friend
X Minus One - 570620 - 099 - Inside Story
X Minus One - 570627 - 100 - The Category Inventor
X Minus One - 570704 - 101 - The Skulking Permit
X Minus One - 570711 - 102 - Early Model
X Minus One - 570718 - 103 - The Merchants Of Venus
X Minus One - 570725 - 104 - The Haunted Corpse
X Minus One - 570801 - 105 - End As A World
X Minus One - 570808 - 106 - The Scapegoat
X Minus One - 570815 - 107 - At The Post
X Minus One - 570822 - 108 - Drop Dead
X Minus One - 570829 - 109 - Volpla
X Minus One - 570905 - 110 - A Saucer Of Loneliness
X Minus One - 570912 - 111 - The Old Die Rich
X Minus One - 570919 - 112 - Tsylana
X Minus One - 570926 - 113 - The Native Problem
X Minus One - 571003 - 114 - A Wind Is Rising
X Minus One - 571010 - 115 - Death Wish
X Minus One - 571017 - 116 - Point Of Departure
X Minus One - 571024 - 117 - The Light
X Minus One - 571031 - 118 - Lulu
X Minus One - 571121 - 119 - The Coffin Cure
X Minus One - 571128 - 120 - Shocktroop
X Minus One - 571212 - 121 - The Haunted Corpse
X Minus One - 571219 - 122 - Double Dare
X Minus One - 571226 - 123 - Target One
X Minus One - 580102 - 124 - Prime Difference
X Minus One - 580109 - 125 - Gray Flannel Armor
X Minus One - 730127 - 126 - The Iron Chancellor

IMPORTANT NOTE!: The DVD presented for sale contains radio programs recorded and preserved in the MP3 audio format. The MP3 format allows for audio compression and can allow the storage of over 400 hours of audio per DVD. The MP3 format is compatible with many newer DVD and MP3 players. The MP3 format is also playable on Windows based computers with DVD drives using Real Player, Windows Media Player or other players.

Attention EBay: After a careful search of the Library of Congress and the United States Trademark and Patent Office, it has been determined that the programs listed for sale here are in the Public Domain. They are being offered with the understanding that no valid or active copyright, trademark, and/or patent exist for them. These recordings are sold for private home listening and use only. No broadcast rights are stated, implied, or given. Historical Media assumes no responsibility for unauthorized use of these programs. The Library Of Congress has ruled that old radio broadcasts are within the Public Domain, since they were not qualified for copyright protection when presented, nor was any attempt to place them under such copyright protection when the opportunity existed in 1978-1979 when the copyright law regarding these programs was revised. Radio shows created before January 1, 1978 are protected by the Copyright Act of 1909. These shows are listed in accordance with current EBay policies concerning selling Old Time Radio Public Domain materials.