Tag Archives: Robert A. Heinlein

November 01

X Minus One – “Requiem”

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Another Robert Heinlein classic about an older man nearing the end of his life and all he wants before he dies is to visit the moon.  He asks a Doctor to have dinner with him after he was turned down for a moon ride at the annual fair.   The man happens to be the owner […]

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April 25

X Minus One – The Green Hills of Earth

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“This is the story of Riesling, the singer of the space ways. Future generations of school children have sung his songs in English, French or German, the language doesn’t matter, but it was an Earth tongue. But the real story of Riesling is not found in the footnotes of a scholars critique or a publishers […]

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X Minus One – Perigi’s Wonderful Dolls

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  Before there was Chucky, there was a perfect doll in a window shop that caught the eyes of a child. Tune in now to see how wonderful (or terrible) these dolls truly are. Initially a revival of NBC’s Dimension X (1950–51), the first 15 episodes of X Minus One were new versions of Dimension X episodes, […]

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March 28

X Minus One – Universe

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Special treat for you tonight!  Imagine this…you are the last of humanity’s descendants aboard a space Ark flying through space.  However; on the Ark there the crew is divided into two factions. The lower decks are occupied by humans, and the upper by your mutant over lords. One man dares probe the upper levels and […]

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March 21

X Minus One – Mars is Heaven

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When the first space rocket lands on Mars, what will we find? Only the ruins of a dead and deserted planet? Or will there be life? Intelligent life, in some strange form that we can only imagine? Will we be welcomed with open arms? Or will the Martians treat us as invaders?  Mars in Heaven […]

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March 14

X Minus One – The Parade

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When a martian comes to town he needs to creative way to announce his arrival.  What better way then to hire an advertising company!  The Parade originally aired on January 25, 1956. Initially a revival of NBC’s Dimension X (1950–51), the first 15 episodes of X Minus One were new versions of Dimension X episodes, […]

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March 07

X Minus One – No Contact

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“No Contact” originally aired on April 24, 1955 as a feature from the very popular series X Minus One radio series. Initially a revival of NBC’s Dimension X (1950–51), the first 15 episodes of X Minus One were new versions of Dimension X episodes, but the remainder were adaptations by NBC staff writers, including Ernest […]

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