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The Last Land Rush (Aired October 6, 1964)Theater Five probably came a bit late in ABC's Radio History to really contribute to the body of Golden Age Radio drama, but better late than never. Some have implied that Theater Five was a rather lightweight attempt to recapture the wonderful Radio heritage of the Golden Age of Radio. I suppose this should be considered a Golden Age Revival series in that respect. But in all fairness to ABC Radio, this was never a half-hearted attempt by any means. The production values, polish, direction, sound engineering, and acting were all top notch. THIS EPISODE: October 6, 1964. ABC network. "The Last Land Rush". Commercials deleted. An imaginative story in the day, in the not-too-distant future, when overpopulation is a more serious problem. The government allows citizens to claim land on highway medians...if they can kill to keep it! George Bamber (writer), Ted Bell (director), Neal Pultz (audio engineer), Jack C. Wilson (script editor), Alexander Vlas-Daczenco (composer),

Two Little Puncture Wounds (1958) *The Exact Date Is UnknownThe old-time radio era, sometimes referred to as the Golden Age of Radio, refers to a period of radio programming in the United States lasting from the proliferation of radio broadcasting in the early 1920s until the 1950s, when television superseded radio as the medium of choice for scripted programming and radio shifted to playing popular music. During this period, when radio was dominant and filled with a variety of formats and genres, people regularly tuned into their favorite radio programs. In fact, according to a 1947 C. E. Hooper survey, 82 out of 100 Americans were found to be radio listeners. Theatrer 10:30 was a Canadian Old Time Radio show. The date of the broadcast for the episodes is generally unknown. The shows are in the genres of horror, fantasy and mystery. It was a production of CBC Radio. This series aired from September 1968 through 1971, though air dates for particular episodes are unavailable. THIS EPISODE:Two Little Punctures

Martians Never Die (Aired March 12, 1953)The 1950's saw both the twilight of the Golden Age of Radio and the birth of the science fiction radio series.. Science fiction was not new to radio before 1950 but it was either targeted to juvenile audiences or were shows in a broader series. For example, ESCAPE's  "The Time Machine".  On March 15, 1950, the first show of Mutual's 2000 PLUS aired and becoming the very first true science fiction series in the US.  DIMENSION X followed shortly on April 8, 1950 and broadcast over NBC stations. TALES OF TOMORROW was the third dedicated science fiction series over the stations of the American Broadcasting Corporation and following DIMENSION X by almost 2 years. The host of the show was Raymond Edward Johnson of INNER SANCTUM fame. Mr. Johnson handled TALES OF TOMORROW openings in a similar fashion to INNER SANCTUM openings but with a "science fiction" flavor instead of a "macabre" sense. The shows of this series were quite good, borrowing ideas from stories in "Galaxy" ma