Great Radio Science Fiction

By: Robert Heinlein, Arch Oboler, Isaac Asimov

Narrated by: Orson Welles, Aldous Huxley, Old Time Radio

Close your eyes and see the future. Radio often explored the issues of the day by imagining the days to come - and never did it better than in the stories you'll hear in this collection! From 2000 Plus to Dimension X, this is Great Radio Science Fiction!

Hear the stories of Robert Heinlein, Arch Oboler, and Isaac Asimov. Hear the voices of Orson Welles, Aldous Huxley, and more! Hear intense parables about the law of unintended consequences, creative allegorical dramas about our innate call to adventure, and terrific tales about first contact with the unknown, the fanciful, and the altogether unexpected.

Episodes include: Dimension X: Courtesy 07-26-51, Vital Factor 08-16-51, First Contact 09-08-51, Nightfall 09-29-51; X Minus One: Cold Equations 08-25-55, Requiem 10-27-55, Marionettes, Inc. 12-21-55, The Sense of Wonder 04-24-56; 2000 Plus: When Worlds Met 05-03-50, The Robot Killer (Killer Robot) 1950; Arch Oboler's Plays: The Truth 01-13-40, Rocket from Manhattan 09-29-45; Suspense: Donovan's Brain - Part One 05-18-44, Donovan's Brain - Part Two 05-25-44; CBS Radio Workshop: Brave New World - Part One 01-27-56, Brave New World - Part Two 02-03-56, A Pride of Carrots 09-14-56, The Space Merchants - Part One 02-17-57, The Space Merchants - Part Two 02-24-57, The Green Hills of Earth 07-21-57

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Nostalgic listen with a couple of incredible gems

This is a great collection of old radio plays, some of them are pretty corny but tucked in towards the end is Huxley’s “Brave New World” with narration by Huxley in addition to solid radio acting performances. Very much enjoyed the whole collection.

A curiosity...

This is a collection of radio dramas from the 50s and 60s. They demonstrate what people thought space travel and the future would look like. The acting is good, though some stores dip into melodrama. The stories pulled from science fiction short stories are the best of the bunch, that's about 1/3rd of the collection. If you don't mind listening to very dated entertainment, then you might enjoy this collection.

Great Old SYFI

I enjoy Audible because of the great range of books. Old to current AI information.

Nice stories excellent narratives

Good collection of stories worth listening too. If nothing else to do waiting for the heatwave to break

Pretty good!

Courtesy Simak 3.5
The Vital Factor Bond 5.0
First Contact Leinster 4.0
Nightfall Asimov 5.0
Cold Equations Godwin 5.0
Requiem Heinlein 5.0
Marionettes Inc. Bradbury 5.0
The Sense of Wonder Lesser 4.5
When Worlds Met ??? 3.0
The Robot Killer ??? 3.5
The Truth Oboler 3.0
Rocket From Manhattan Oboler 4.0
Donovan’s Brain Siodmak 4.0
Brave New World Huxley 4.5
A Pride of Carrots Nathan (clever!) 5.0
The Space Merchants Pohl 5.0
The Green Hills of Earth Heinlein 2.0

Wonderful

I love listening to these old radio programs, the imagination is a wonderful thing more people should use it.

such fun but at the same time it makes you think..

These are just the best. Each chapter is a story in its own right. Excellent delivery and leaves you with something to ponder.

Bad sound quality

The quality is very poor and the sound effects drown out the voices. Probably original radio tracks.