X Minus One

X Minus One
Cover of Dell paperback (1951) of original Heinlein's story "Universe".
GenreScience fiction
Country of originUS
Language(s)English
Home stationNBC
AnnouncerFred Collins
Directed byFred Weihe, Daniel Sutter, George Voutsas
Produced byWilliam Welch
Original releaseApril 24, 1955 (1955-04-24) –
January 9, 1958 (1958-01-09)
No. of episodes126

X Minus One is an American half-hour science fiction radio drama series that was broadcast from April 24, 1955, to January 9, 1958, in various timeslots on NBC. Known for high production values in adapting stories from the leading American authors of the era, X Minus One has been described as one of the finest offerings of American radio drama and one of the best science fiction series in any medium.[1][2]

  1. ^ Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 729–730. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  2. ^ Peter Nicholls with John Clute. The Science Fiction Encyclopedia (1993), St. Martin's Press