X Minus One: Time and Time Again (January 11, 1956)
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X Minus One: Time and Time Again (January 11, 1956)
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Narrated by:
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Fred Collins
About this listen
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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What listeners say about X Minus One: Time and Time Again (January 11, 1956)
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Jeff Lyon
- 04-07-20
Differences in the Available Versions
This story is an old favorite of mine; there are three versions of this story available on Audible.
The version narrated by Jim Roberts is the audio book of the actual story.
The other two versions, Dimension X and X Minus One (this one) are radio dramatizations of an adaptation by Ernest Kinoy and depart significantly from the original.
Dimension X, broadcast in 1951 is okay, but I found the voice acting in this version, X Minus One slightly better.
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