Posted by : Ray Plumlee in (Dimension X)
Posted on January 12th, 2010
and last modified on April 20th, 2010
Listen To Dimension X Episode 04 No Contact
Tagged Under : 1950, Dimension X, Future Tense, Old Time Radio, OTR, Rocketship, sci-fi, science fiction
Dimension X
In the far flung future of 1982, no kidding, Spacemen discover The Great Galactic Barrier. Manned space flights to the moon and mars are common. Now they are trying to travel to the planet Volta (not sure where this is or eve what solar system). Volta is beyond the barrier. The Great Galactic Barrier is a strange invisible barrier which is frustrating Man’s attempts to explore the depths of space. So far five ships have attempted the voyage, but none have ever returned, their fate a mystery since no signal can pass through the barrier.
On June 2, 1987 the rocket ship Star Cloud blasts off for Volta. To avoid the fate of the first five expeditions the Star Cloud’s hull has been lined in lead. The Star Cloud is the sixth ship to attempt the trip, commanded by Captain Lewis Thorson and his crew, who are plagued even before they lift off. First there is a stowaway (Charlie who had been grounded for acceleration bends) aboard who is discovered and removed just before lift off. Then several of the crew come down with the Space Blues, a malady that seems to only effect certain crew members.
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The suspense builds as the sixth expedition approaches The Great Galactic Barrier. What will happen? Will they make it through? Alive? Be aware that there is a really good twist ending to this show that you will probably not guess and find very creative.
The script from this show was used again on this series, Dimension X, on October 29, 1950 and subsequently on The Chase” on September 28, 1952, and on “X Minus One” on April 24, 1955. The “X Minus One” program was rebroadcast on “Monitor” during May, 1974.
Broadcast Date: 50-04-22 (50-10-29) ***
*** Broadcast again. Not sure if it was a transcription or an original production.
Cast:
Captain Lewis Thorson – Luis Van Rooten
Donald Buka – LT Collier
Cameron Prud’Homme – Spaceman Charlie
Other Cast:
Wendell Holmes & Bill Griffis
Other Credits:
Written By: George Lefferts & Ernest Kinoy
Publication Source: Not known.
Adapted for Radio: George Lefferts & Ernest Kinoy
Produced By: William Welch
Directed By: Edward King
Music By: Albert Berman
Engineer: Bill Chambers
Announcer: Norman Rose
Commercial: None
Promotion: None
Space Age Gizmos:
Cyclatron = rocket motors
Robot Control – Automatic Pilot
Space Blues – Blue discoloration coloration affecting only some Spacemen for an unknown reason.
Space Ships/Ports/Stations This Episode:
None Listed
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