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Beyond Tomorrow

The art of Science Fiction goes back to the time when a young person stepped away from the campfire, looked towards the stars and wondered "What's out there?" The Sci Fi genre gained respectability as it moved from the pages of pulp magazines to network radio programs, Beyond Tomorrow features stories from the masters of Sci Fi, including Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov.

Beyond Tomorrow

3 old time radio show recordings
(total playtime 1 hours, 1600 min)
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"Requeim"



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Science Fiction (1950)

Robert Heinlein, writer
Robert Heinlein, writer

The 1950s 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 SF shows in a broader series, for example, Escape: "The Time Machine". On March 15, 1950, the first show of Mutual's 2000 PLUS aired, becoming the very first true science fiction seriesin the US. Three shows and one audition were transcribed to disk, but it's not certain if they were actually broadcast, despite announcements in newspapers. Robot Attack!

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In the audition, the series title was Beyond This World and the audition show was "The Outer Limit". The first show under the series name Beyond Tomorrow was "Requiem", a story by Robert Heinlein, which was later be done in Dimension X. The last show, which was the same as the audition, "The Outer Limit", may be the most often used science fiction story in radio. It was also heard in Escape (Feb 7, 1950), Dimension X (Apr 8, 1950 and Sep 8, 1950), Suspense (Feb 15, 1954) and X Minus One (Nov 16, 1955).

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With only three shows prepared, it's possible the series may have been canceled before any were aired. Fortunately, the disks survived and we have a taste of what could have been an interesting series. See also: Sci-Fi Listener's Favorites, Robots of Old Time Radio, Science Fiction Authors Collection, and Aliens, Martians, and UFO's Collection. For additional reading see also: Article on Science Fiction in Radio.

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    3 recordings on 1 MP3 CD for just $5.00. Total playtime 1 hours, 1600 min
    3 recordings on 1 MP3 CD for just $5.00
    total playtime 1 hours, 1600 min
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    1. 3 shows – total playtime 1 hours, 26 minutes
    2. Beyond Tomorrow 500223 Audition The Outer Limit.mp3
    3. Beyond Tomorrow 500405 01 Requeim.mp3
    4. Beyond Tomorrow 500411 02 Incident At Switchpath.mp3
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    3 recordings on 1 MP3 Collection Download for just $5.00. Total playtime 1 hours, 1600 min
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    20 MB – total playtime 1 hours, 26 min
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    1. 3 shows – 20 MB – total playtime 1 hours, 26 minutes
    2. Beyond Tomorrow 500223 Audition The Outer Limit.mp3
    3. Beyond Tomorrow 500405 01 Requeim.mp3
    4. Beyond Tomorrow 500411 02 Incident At Switchpath.mp3
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    3 recordings on 2 Audio CDs. Total playtime 1 hours, 26 min
    3 recordings on 2 Audio CDs
    total playtime 1 hours, 26 min

    Beyond Tomorrow Disc A001

    1. Beyond Tomorrow 500223 Audition The Outer Limit
    2. Beyond Tomorrow 500405 01 Requeim

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    Beyond Tomorrow Disc A002

    1. Beyond Tomorrow 500411 02 Incident At Switchpath

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