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Dimension X
- Nightfall (Dramatized)
- By: Isaac Asimov
- Length: 28 mins
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On a world where nighttime only comes every 2,500 years, what happens when darkness is about to fall? Based on Isaac Asimov's classic story, this episode of Dimension X originally aired on September 29, 1951.
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Dimension X
- Requiem (Dramatized)
- By: Robert Heinlein
- Length: 23 mins
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A dying tycoon wants to live out his final days on the Moon. Based on a story by Robert Heinlein, this episode of Dimension X originally aired on September 22, 1951.
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Dimension X
- Pebble in the Sky (Dramatized)
- By: Isaac Asimov
- Length: 24 mins
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A beaten, radioactive Earth seeks to reclaim its power, its colonies, and its empire. Based on the novel by Isaac Asimov, this episode of Dimension X originally aired on June 17, 1951.
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Disappointing.
- By John on 06-04-12
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Dimension X
- And the Moon Be Still as Bright (Dramatized)
- By: Ray Bradbury
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 29 mins
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Explorers from Earth have wiped out the Martian race with chicken pox. But only one man is willing to stand up for the civilization they left behind. Based on a story from Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles, this episode of Dimension X originally aired on September 29, 1950.
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Dimension X
- To the Future (Dramatized)
- By: Ray Bradbury
- Length: 29 mins
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A couple travels back in time to escape their ravaged world. But can they really leave the future behind? Based on the Ray Bradbury story, "The Fox in the Forest", this episode of Dimension X originally aired on May 27, 1950.
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The Foundation Trilogy (Dramatized)
- By: Isaac Asimov, Patrick Tull - adaptation, Mike Stott - adaptation
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Beevers, Lee Montague, Julian Glover, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
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The opening episode begins on Trantor, capital of the Galactic Empire, with the meeting of Seldon and Dornick, their trial, and their exile to Terminus. The action then jumps forward 50 years, to the first Seldon Crisis, where the repercussions of the recent independence of the Four Kingdoms of the Periphery are being felt on Terminus, and are handled by the first Mayor, Salvor Hardin....
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A Muffled Foundation
- By Robert on 28-04-11
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Dimension X
- Nightfall (Dramatized)
- By: Isaac Asimov
- Length: 28 mins
- Original Recording
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On a world where nighttime only comes every 2,500 years, what happens when darkness is about to fall? Based on Isaac Asimov's classic story, this episode of Dimension X originally aired on September 29, 1951.
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Dimension X
- Requiem (Dramatized)
- By: Robert Heinlein
- Length: 23 mins
- Original Recording
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A dying tycoon wants to live out his final days on the Moon. Based on a story by Robert Heinlein, this episode of Dimension X originally aired on September 22, 1951.
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Dimension X
- Pebble in the Sky (Dramatized)
- By: Isaac Asimov
- Length: 24 mins
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A beaten, radioactive Earth seeks to reclaim its power, its colonies, and its empire. Based on the novel by Isaac Asimov, this episode of Dimension X originally aired on June 17, 1951.
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Disappointing.
- By John on 06-04-12
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Dimension X
- And the Moon Be Still as Bright (Dramatized)
- By: Ray Bradbury
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 29 mins
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Explorers from Earth have wiped out the Martian race with chicken pox. But only one man is willing to stand up for the civilization they left behind. Based on a story from Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles, this episode of Dimension X originally aired on September 29, 1950.
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Dimension X
- To the Future (Dramatized)
- By: Ray Bradbury
- Length: 29 mins
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A couple travels back in time to escape their ravaged world. But can they really leave the future behind? Based on the Ray Bradbury story, "The Fox in the Forest", this episode of Dimension X originally aired on May 27, 1950.
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The Foundation Trilogy (Dramatized)
- By: Isaac Asimov, Patrick Tull - adaptation, Mike Stott - adaptation
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Beevers, Lee Montague, Julian Glover, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
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The opening episode begins on Trantor, capital of the Galactic Empire, with the meeting of Seldon and Dornick, their trial, and their exile to Terminus. The action then jumps forward 50 years, to the first Seldon Crisis, where the repercussions of the recent independence of the Four Kingdoms of the Periphery are being felt on Terminus, and are handled by the first Mayor, Salvor Hardin....
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A Muffled Foundation
- By Robert on 28-04-11
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Albion: The Legend of Arthur
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: Robert Valentine
- Narrated by: Lois Chimimba, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Gruffudd Glyn, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
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We arrive in Albion, AD 490. Once spirits of both light and darkness ruled the land, now tribes of Britons stand alone as Saxon invaders threaten the vulnerable shores. But that’s the least of their worries, the Old Gods are returning from the shadows, bringing their magic with them. Albion: The Legend of Arthur pushes friendships and family loyalties to the test in a world of warlords, witchcraft, heroism and betrayal as we join Arthur on an adventure like no other and witness the birth of one of our greatest legends.
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Worth Your Full Attention!
- By Simon on 07-05-20
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X Minus One: The Green Hills of Earth (July 7, 1955)
- By: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrated by: Fred Collins
- Length: 23 mins
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X Minus One premiered in April 1955 on NBC and ran until January 1958. Like its predecessor series, Dimension X, X Minus One featured stories by the greatest names in modern science fiction: Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, Clifford Simak, Robert Bloch, and many more.
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Isaac Asimov Radio Dramas
- By: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
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This collection features three classic, dramatized Isaac Asimov stories: "Pebble in the Sky", "Nightfall", and "Hostess".
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Excellent dramatisation
- By Ade G on 30-09-18
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The Soul-Breaker
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: Sebastian Fitzek
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh, Robert Glenister, Robert Lindsay, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
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Three women go missing without trace. A week is enough for the psychopath known in the press as the 'the Soul-Breaker' to destroy them. By the seventh day the women are psychologically dead, like bodies without a soul. Shortly before Christmas, the Soul-Breaker strikes again, this time in an exclusive psychiatric clinic. The clinic has been cut off by a snowstorm, and the Soul-Breaker is in their midst. Trapped in the clinic, staff and patients band together to protect each other, but in a night of unimaginable terror, the Soul-Breaker shows them that no one is safe.
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The Sound of Fitzek!
- By Simon on 23-08-18
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Dan Dare: The Audio Adventures - Season 1
- By: Richard Kurti, Bev Doyle, James Swallow, and others
- Narrated by: Ed Stoppard, Geoff McGivern, Heida Reed, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
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The complete collection of season one of Dan Dare: The Audio Adventures. This includes all six episodes: 'Voyage to Venus', 'The Red Moon Mystery', 'Marooned on Mercury', 'Reign of the Robots', 'Operation Saturn' and 'Prisoners of Space'. Also included are both the documentary Dan Dare: 21st Century Spaceman and New Worlds - the Music of Imran Ahmad.
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Using a credit - this is the one to buy!
- By Nigel on 12-08-17
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Jago & Litefoot Series 1
- By: Alan Barnes, Jonathan Morris, Andy Lane, and others
- Narrated by: Christopher Benjamin, Trevor Baxter, Conrad Asquith, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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The continuing adventures of Henry Gordon Jago and George Litefoot, characters first introduced on television in Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1977), who have become Infernal Investigators, solving mysteries involving paranormal or alien phenomena in 1880s London.
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Nostalgic Characters From A Golden Age
- By S. Morris on 30-10-17
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Sherlock Holmes: The Voice of Treason
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: George Mann, Cavan Scott
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton, Frances Jeater, Don Gilet, and others
- Length: 8 hrs
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Investigating a crime seemingly unconnected to the Royal Family, Holmes & Watson uncover a conspiracy to kidnap Queen Victoria and destabilise the British Empire. With a ticking clock to her next public engagement, Holmes and Watson must discover who is behind the plot and locate her majesty, while Mycroft tries to keep the monarch’s disappearance a secret from the British people. At first, Holmes believes Moriarty is responsible for the abduction, but when the Napoleon of Crime is proved innocent, Holmes must work with his arch-nemesis to rescue the Queen.
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Poor performance killed this dead for me
- By Gertrude Perkins on 16-03-20
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Dimension X
- Knock (Dramatized)
- By: Fredric Brown
- Length: 29 mins
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"The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door...." Based on a story by Frederic Brown, this episode of Dimension X originally aired May 6, 1950.
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Dimension X
- Report on the Barnhouse Effect (Dramatized)
- By: Kurt Vonnegut, Claris A. Ross (adaptation)
- Length: 28 mins
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A professor discovers the secret of mind over matter - then struggles to keep his power out of the hands of the military. Based on a Kurt Vonnegut story, this episode of Dimension X originally aired on April 22, 1950.
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Foundation
- By: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: William Hope
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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The Galactic Empire has prospered for 12,000 years. Nobody suspects that the heart of the thriving Empire is rotten, until psychohistorian Hari Seldon uses his new science to foresee its terrible fate. Exiled to the desolate planet Terminus, Seldon establishes a colony of the greatest minds in the Empire, a Foundation which holds the key to changing the fate of the galaxy.
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foundation. classic golden age sci fi
- By john COZ WE CAN on 27-10-19
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Dimension X
- Beyond Infinity (Dramatized)
- By: Dimension X
- Length: 27 mins
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In a totalitarian nation, rebels plot to use a unique weapon that shrinks objects to microscopic size. This episode of Dimension X originally aired on July 21, 1950.
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Original story.
- By joseph on 20-05-19
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Dimension X
- Nightmare (Dramatized)
- By: Dimension X
- Length: 24 mins
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Are the machines about to rise up against their human masters? This episode of Dimension X originally aired on June 10, 1951.
Summary
Featuring "adventures in time and space told in future tense", Dimension X aired over NBC from April 8, 1950, through September 29, 1951. The series adapted stories by the modern masters of science fiction, including Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, Clifford Simak, Theodore Sturgeon, and many others.
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- Kristi R.
- 18-05-12
An ark in space that loses it's purpose.
Would you consider the audio edition of Dimension X to be better than the print version?
Never read the short story but I enjoyed this Heinlein story about a space ship that had been in space so long that after mutinees and factions creating their own religion lose all sight of the original purpose of the mission.
What did you like best about this story?
The mutants were more humane than the humans. Sad but so true.
Which character – as performed by the narrator – was your favorite?
The head mutant who shows the young scientist the errors of his beliefs by opening the spaceships shields to display the universe outside. That was an awesome moment.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It made me angry that the powers to be refused to listen to any reason and only after they had no chance of survival did they realize that the young scientist and the mutants were telling the truth.
Any additional comments?
Great Heinlein story, dramatically told.
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- James
- 08-05-07
Needs better audio
Great story, Great Actors, but the experience is ruined by very poor audio... the sound effects overwhelm the dialog to the point of making it unbearable to listen to. PLEASE PLEASE check the Levels and re-release.
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- Frankr24
- 18-12-16
Great to hear an old story
I love Heinlein most of all! It was great to hear an old story that I was unfamiliar with. I really appreciate the perspective of our sci Fi history!
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- Cather
- 01-07-07
Classic Radio Theatre
Okay, you're going to have to deal with the fact that this is Cheesy Radio Theatre from the 1950s. But it's cool.
What's really interesting is that, in adapting the story to radio, many changes were made. So even if you've read Universe/Common Sense you haven't heard this story.
Loses a couple of stars because of how serious and overwrought they were in the 1950's... it shows here... but it's well worth listening to.