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X Minus One - "Nightmare" (Old Time Radio, 1955)
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X Minus One presents “Nightmare,” episode 10, originally broadcast on NBC Radio on July 21, 1955. Adapted for radio by George Lefferts from Stephen Vincent Benét’s poem “The Revolt of the Machines,” this unsponsored science-fiction drama stars John Gibson, Joyce Gordon, Luis Van Rooten, Joseph Julian, and Santos Ortega.
At Long Island’s Brook Meadow Atomic Pile, statistical clerk Sampson Gurney spots an alarming pattern in a series of seemingly unrelated accidents and equipment failures. As he turns to the installation’s immense electronic computer for answers, everyday office and industrial machinery takes on a chilling new significance.
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
00:47 Original Broadcast
24:57 Closing
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At Long Island’s Brook Meadow Atomic Pile, statistical clerk Sampson Gurney spots an alarming pattern in a series of seemingly unrelated accidents and equipment failures. As he turns to the installation’s immense electronic computer for answers, everyday office and industrial machinery takes on a chilling new significance.
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
00:47 Original Broadcast
24:57 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