Old Time Radio (OTR) - Dimension X

Dimension X was first heard over NBC on Apr. 8, 1950 and ran until September the 29th, 1951. Although not the first adult science fiction radio series, Dimension X is remembered because of the quality of the shows. Some of the writers whose works were dramatized were Ray Bradbury, Robert Block, Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov and Kurt Vonnegut.

These stories were adapted for radio by in-house script writer George Lefferts. Cast regulars were Joe Desantos, Wendell Holmes, Santos Ortega, Joseph Julian, Jan Minor, Roger Decovan, John Gibson, Ralph Bell, and many others. The narrator was Norman Rose. This show dramatized the work of such young writers as Ray Bradbury, Robert (Psycho) Bloch, Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and Kurt Vonnegut. In-house script writer was Ernest Kinoy, who adapted the master works and contributed occasional storied of his own.

It was one of the first shows to be recorded on tape. This was so new that one show, "Mars is Heaven", had to be re-recorded 3 times because the engineer kept erasing the tape while editing it. Many of the scripts for DIMENSION X were used in its successor, X MINUS ONE, which ran Apr. 24, 1955 through Jan. 9, 1958. Below is the shows log and you can listen to all episodes..

A little like X Minus One this was definitely a favourite listen for me - some of the stories are excellent - Almost Human, The Embassy and Courtesy were particular favourites of mine.