I’ve mentioned before that I’m a big fan of radio plays/dramas. If you’re interested in checking some out, the Old Time Radio Researchers Group’s material on Archive.org is a pretty great source. I’ll make a couple of recommendations…
Escape! (1947 – 1954)
Three Skeleton Key: Written by George Toudouze, adapted by James Poe. This one is super popular, and for good reason. It aired several times, and my version of choice is the one narrated by Vincent Price. It’s about a trio of men stuck at a lighthouse when a ship carrying something terrible comes out of a storm and crashes on the rocks.
The Abominable Snowman: Written by Antony Ellis. A hunting expedition to prove the existence of the titular monster. It does not go well.
Pollack and the Porroh Man: Written by H.G. Wells. This one shows its age a bit with regards to its treatment of race, but aside from that (still rather glaring) flaw, it’s a pretty good story about a terrible person afflicted by a terrible curse.
X-Minus One (1955-1958)
A Gun for a Dinosaur: Written by L. Sprague de Camp, adapted by Ernest Kinoy. Time-travelling big game hunters going after dinosaurs for sport. I’m not generally a fan of hunting as a ‘thing’, but the story on this one is good enough that I’m willing to ignore that. A little disappointed it’s not a story about arming dinosaurs.
Time and Time Again: Written by H. Beam Piper, adapted by Ernest Kinoy. An excellent time travel story about a soldier’s mind being accidentally transported back in time to inhabit his younger self. The ending on this one is great and seems like an excellent set-up for a sequel or follow up.
To The Future: Written by Ray Bradbury, adapted by Ernest Kinoy. About a pair of tourist time-travellers who are trying to stay in the past, being hounded by an agent that has been charged with returning them to their proper time period.
