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Where Tom Corbett, Captain Video, CMDR Corry and Other Spacemen Still Live

The first episode in the Space Patrol radio show series is a lost episode. It is believed to have been broadcast on 4 October 1952. It is one of the tragedies of collecting old time radio (OTR) that many of these old gems are lost forever and only occasionally does one of these lost shows turn up from a previously unknown source.

* The Old Time Radio Researchers Organization Database indicates that this episode is lost and no longer available. Anyone who may discover a copy of this "Lost" episode and would like to get it into public circulation please contact Spaceman (Senior Rating) Ray.

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First aired on 01 January 1952. First part of a 2 part series. The Old Time Radio Researchers Organization Database indicates that this episode is believed to be lost. Anyone who may discover a copy of this "Lost" episode and would like to get it into public circulation please contact Spaceman (Senior Rating) Ray.

Show Description:

By extrapolating the story line from Part 2, which is available, it is probably about discovering crystals on the Titan Moon of Jupiter that when in contact with metal will crystallize the metal making it brittle. For obvious reasons this can be very dangerous to a spaceship.

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The Tom Corbett, Space Cadet Radio Show ran six months on radio from January 1, 1952 June 26, 1952. Included here is the series log for the radio version. As there was also a Tom Corbett, Space Cadet Television version running simultaneously that version of the show will be discussed elsewhere on this website.

As a further note it is one of the tragedies of collecting old time radio (OTR) that many of these old gems are lost forever and only occasionally does one of these lost shows does turn up from a previously unknown source.

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