Dimension X was an NBC radio program broadcast on an unsponsored, sustaining basis from April 8, 1950 to September 29, 1951. The first 13 episodes were broadcast live, and the remainder were pre-recorded. Fred Wiehe and Edward King were the directors, and Norman Rose was heard as both announcer and narrator, opening the show with: “Adventures in time and space… told in future tense…”
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Sep11Wed10:00 am Adventures in ResearchAdventures in ResearchSep 11 @ 10:00 am – 10:15 amTales of dramatic and entertaining accounts in the history of scientific research, written by Westinghouse physicist Dr. Phillips Thomas. Heard from 1946 into the 1950s, Adventures in Research encouraged a civic interest in science and highlighted technology, inventors and their … Continue reading →10:30 am CBS Radio WorkshopCBS Radio WorkshopSep 11 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 amThe CBS Radio Workshop was an experimental dramatic radio anthology series that aired on CBS from January 27, 1956, until September 22, 1957. More…11:30 am Rock and Roll Dance PartyRock and Roll Dance PartySep 11 @ 11:30 am – 12:00 pm“Rock and roll is a river of music which has absorbed many streams: rhythm and blues, jazz, ragtime, cowboy songs, country songs, folk songs. All have contributed greatly to the big beat.” And something about cigarettes. More…12:00 pm The Damon Runyon TheaterThe Damon Runyon TheaterSep 11 @ 12:00 pm – 12:30 pmAlfred Damon Runyon (October 4, 1880 – December 10, 1946) was an American newspaperman and short-story writer. He spun humorous and sentimental tales of gamblers, hustlers, actors, and gangsters. His distinctive vernacular style is known as “Runyonese”: a mixture of … Continue reading →1:00 pm Grand Ole OpryGrand Ole OprySep 11 @ 1:00 pm – 1:30 pmThe Grand Ole Opry is a weekly American country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee founded on November 28, 1925, by George D. Hay as a one-hour radio “barn dance” on WSM. … It is the longest running radio broadcast … Continue reading →2:00 pm Boston BlackieBoston BlackieSep 11 @ 2:00 pm – 2:30 pmBoston Blackie is a fictional character who has been on both sides of the law. As originally created by author Jack Boyle, he was a safecracker — a hardened criminal who had served time in a California prison. Prowling the … Continue reading →