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X Minus One - "Honeymoon in Hell" (Old Time Radio, 1956)
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X Minus One presents “Honeymoon in Hell,” originally broadcast on NBC on December 26, 1956. This is episode 81 of the acclaimed science-fiction anthology series.
Adapted by George Lefferts from Fredric Brown’s 1950 Galaxy Science Fiction novelette, the story imagines a near future threatened by Cold War tensions and a disturbing collapse in male births. Government officials and a powerful electronic brain place their hopes in an unusual lunar mission involving a former space pilot and a Soviet scientist. The cast includes William Redfield, Vilma Cure, and Wendell Holmes; Daniel Sutter directed.
The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.
Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:50 Original Broadcast
29:48 Closing
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Adapted by George Lefferts from Fredric Brown’s 1950 Galaxy Science Fiction novelette, the story imagines a near future threatened by Cold War tensions and a disturbing collapse in male births. Government officials and a powerful electronic brain place their hopes in an unusual lunar mission involving a former space pilot and a Soviet scientist. The cast includes William Redfield, Vilma Cure, and Wendell Holmes; Daniel Sutter directed.
The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.
Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:50 Original Broadcast
29:48 Closing
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-50-greatest-old-time-radio-shows-old-time-radio--7218119/support.
Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio