The Veldt by X Minus One

Summary

Relic Radio Sci-Fi Podcast Summary: "The Veldt" by X Minus One

Podcast Information:

• Title: Relic Radio Sci-Fi (Old Time Radio)
• Host/Author: RelicRadio.com
• Episode: The Veldt by X Minus One
• Release Date: August 4, 2025
• Description: Relic Radio Science Fiction presents classic and original sci-fi stories from legends like Ray Bradbury, transporting listeners through captivating narratives of space and time.

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Introduction

The Veldt, adapted from Ray Bradbury’s renowned short story, delves into the complex dynamics of a futuristic family entangled with advanced technology. The episode, presented by X Minus One, masterfully captures the tension between human relationships and technological dependency, set within the confines of a highly automated home.

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Plot Overview

The story centers on George and Lydia Abbott, parents residing in the technologically advanced Happy Life Home—a $60,000 soundproof abode equipped with the latest in automatic living solutions. Central to their home is the nursery, a virtual reality room designed to cater to their children's imaginative needs through immersive simulations.

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Key Sections and Events

1. Introduction to the Happy Life Home ([02:06] - [03:50])

   • Dr. David McLean introduces the Abbotts' case, highlighting the onset of unusual symptoms post-purchase of their high-tech home.
   • George Abbott reminisces about obtaining the home:

     "[02:44] George Abbott: We'd always wanted one, and then we could afford it. So."

2. The Nursery's Wonderful Beginnings ([03:09] - [05:30])

   • Description of the nursery’s advanced features with shapeshifting walls and interactive environments.
   • The children, Peter and Wendy, exhibit excitement over manipulating virtual landscapes:

     "[04:40] Wendy Abbott: Go on in, dear." "[05:10] Wendy Abbott: Oh, it’s nice in here. It is. Come on in."

3. Emerging Tensions and Realism ([05:30] - [08:12])

   • Parents plan a night out, relying on the nursery for child care.
   • Dr. McLean narrates the nursery's detailed African veldt simulation, complete with realistic sounds and smells.
   • Signs of unease emerge as the simulation becomes disturbingly lifelike:

     "[08:10] George Abbott: Let’s get out of this, son. It’s a little too real."

4. Escalation of Fear ([08:12] - [14:38])

   • Wendy notices changes in the nursery; George dismisses initial concerns.
   • Disturbing realism increases with lifelike lions and other African fauna invading the space:

     "[09:46] Wendy Abbott: They look so real." "[10:05] George Abbott: Of course they do. But it’s all dimensional."

5. Climactic Confrontation ([14:38] - [22:50])

   • George attempts to shut down the nursery, leading to chaos as the children rebel.
   • The nursery's virtual lions become perilously real, culminating in the family's downfall:

     "[19:58] George Abbott: We were for a long while. Now we’re gonna start really living instead of being handled and massaged..." "[21:44] George Abbott: The lions."

6. Conclusion and Aftermath ([22:00] - [23:37])

   • Dr. McLean reports the tragic outcome: Lydia and George are metaphorically devoured by the nursery’s illusionary horrors.
   • The family is now under intensive therapy, highlighting the dangers of over-reliance on technology:

     "[22:32] Dr. David McLean: He squinted at the lions with his hands up to his eyes..."

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Themes and Insights

1. Technological Dependence and Dehumanization:

   • The Happy Life Home epitomizes the utopian promise of technology while simultaneously showcasing its potential to erode familial bonds.
   • George Abbott reflects on the house replacing parental roles:

     "[17:44] George Abbott: You've let this room replace you and your wife in your children's affections."

2. Reality vs. Illusion:

   • The nursery blurs the lines between virtual simulations and tangible reality, leading to catastrophic consequences.
   • The lifelike sensations experienced by the characters question the integrity of perceived reality.

3. Parental Control and Rebellion:

   • Attempts by George to regain control result in rebellion from the children, symbolizing a breakdown of authority within the family structure.

4. Psychological Manipulation:

   • The nursery's ability to manifest the children's subconscious desires and fears underscores themes of psychological manipulation and loss of autonomy.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamp Attribution

• George Abbott on the Nursery’s Capabilities:

  "[03:16] George Abbott: There were crystalline walls that wavered from two to three dimensions."

• Wendy Abbott Expressing Fear:

  "[09:40] Wendy Abbott: George, I’m afraid. They’re so real."

• Lydia Abbott on Technological Replacement:

  "[18:04] Lydia Abbott: You've let this room replace you and your wife in your children's affections."

• Dr. McLean on the Outcome:

  "[22:24] Announcer: Oh, they'll be here directly."

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Conclusion

The Veldt serves as a cautionary tale about the perils of over-reliance on technology within the household. Through the tragic downfall of the Abbott family, the narrative explores deep-seated fears about technology’s ability to supplant human roles and the fragile nature of reality when mediated by machines. Relic Radio Sci-Fi’s adaptation of this classic story remains a poignant reminder of the balance needed between technological advancement and maintaining genuine human connections.

Transcript

[Announcer]

Relic Radio.

[George Abbott]

This is Relic Radio. Sci Fi Old Time Radio Science fiction stories from relicradio.com.

[Narrator]

Countdown for Blast Off. X/5.

[George Abbott]

4, 3, 2.

[Narrator]

X minus 1.

[George Abbott]

Fire.

[Narrator]

From the far horizons of the unknown. Come transcribed Tales of New Dimensions in Time and space. These are stories of the future. Adventures in which you'll live in a million could be years on a thousand maybe worlds. The National Broadcasting Company in cooperation with street and Smith Publishers of Astounding Science Fiction presents X Minus One. Tonight's story, Ray Bradbury's tale, the Veldt.

[Dr. David McLean]

This is the office of Dr. David McLean, resident psychiatrist of the New Chicago Institute of Human engineering.

[Lydia Abbott]

All right, Ms. Carver, will you take this, please? To Charles S. Haworth, senior psychiatrist, New Chicago Institute of Human Engineering. The following constitutes my report on the case of George and Lydia Abbott, which we discussed by telephone. Subject George relates onset of symptoms to the purchase of a $60,000 soundproof Happy Life home under narcosynthesis during initial interviews. Subject described the experience in the following manner. Ms. Carver, would you play back the sonic record of the initial interview?

[George Abbott]

We'd always wanted one, and then we could afford it. So.

[Lydia Abbott]

Go on, Mr. Abbott.

[George Abbott]

Tell me about the home. The home? Well, it was supposed to do everything the agent told us. And it did, I guess. He clothed us, fed us and rocked us to sleep. Played and sang. And it was good to us. Very good. Sure.

[Lydia Abbott]

Tell me about the nursery.

[George Abbott]

The nursery? The nursery. Ah.

[Lydia Abbott]

It was completely automatic.

[George Abbott]

Completely automatic. There were crystalline walls that wavered from two to three dimensions. There were pseudo textured floors that shifted from brick to dirt to waving grass. The nursery was the best. But then we wanted the best for the children. Doctor, I must be crazy. We have no children.

[Lydia Abbott]

What about Peter and Wendy?

[George Abbott]

They're your children. Oh, no, no. We have no children, Doctor. We have no children.

[Lydia Abbott]

All right, Ms. Carver. To continue. After three sessions, the subject was able to recall and accept the idea that he had two children. He described the first day.

[George Abbott]

All right, Peter and Wendy, this is your nursery.

[Announcer]

What's so special about a nursery, dad?

[George Abbott]

Plenty. Just go in and see.

[Announcer]

Do we have to?

[Wendy Abbott]

You'll be surprised.

[Announcer]

Gee, go ahead. I'm scared. I'm not. Hey, it's nice in here. It is. Come on in, Wendy. Why, look at the pictures on the walls. They're real.

[George Abbott]

They're almost real. You can change them any way you like just by thinking of them.

[Wendy Abbott]

Go on in, dear.

[Announcer]

Well, all right. Mommy. Hey, Wendy, look what I can do with the pictures. That's the white rabbit from Alice in Wonderland? Sure. I just thought about it, and there it was. Let me try, Peter. Let me try. Well, go ahead. Just think. How about wizard and Oz? I want to see wizard and Oz.

[George Abbott]

Well, dear, there we are.

[Wendy Abbott]

Oh, they like it?

[George Abbott]

Why shouldn't they? All I have to do is think, and they've got whatever they want in three dimensions. Color, sound and smell.

[Wendy Abbott]

Oh, it's nice that we can give them all the advantages.

[George Abbott]

Sure. What else are we working for, huh? Well, what do you want to do this evening?

[Wendy Abbott]

Well, the Petersons asked us over for bridge.

[George Abbott]

But if you don't have to worry about the kids, they'll be all right in the nursery. Come on, Lydia. We deserve a night out.

[Dr. David McLean]

And in the nursery. The walls are a kaleidoscope of time and space and imagination. The green forest of Sherwood and the quiet forms of Robin and his merry men gave way to the roll of the high seas and the smell of salt in the air as Sir Henry Morgan sailed into the harbor of Jamaica. And behind the crystalline quartz walls, the vacuum tubes and grids and banks of metal image tape spun quietly and efficiently, erasing the line between illusion and reality. Of course, the electric bill from Consolidated Utilities was tremendous. But it was worth it. The happy life home breathed contentedly as life proceeded with soft automaticity as guaranteed in the brochure and bill of sale.

[Wendy Abbott]

George. George, I wish you'd look at the nursery.

[George Abbott]

What's wrong with it?

[Announcer]

I don't know.

[George Abbott]

I was in the nursery last week. It's perfectly all right.

[Wendy Abbott]

It's different now.

[George Abbott]

What do you mean, different?

[Wendy Abbott]

I want you to come and see.

[George Abbott]

Are the kids there? No.

[Wendy Abbott]

Madge Allen took them to a show along with her kids. That's why I want you to look at it now before they get back.

[George Abbott]

Oh, all right, but what you expect me to do? I don't know. I'm no mechanic.

[Wendy Abbott]

This isn't a question of a leaky faucet, George.

[Dr. David McLean]

All right, dear.

[George Abbott]

I'm coming.

[Dr. David McLean]

The nursery light flicked on as they came down the hall. The relays clicked and the tubes warmed and chemical odor banks and pipes bubbled into life as they paused before the closed door.

[Wendy Abbott]

Go ahead, George. Open it.

[Dr. David McLean]

On all sides in three dimensions stretched the hot, tired landscapes of an African belt reproduced to the last stick and pebble and bit of straw. The ceiling above them became a sky with a hot yellow sun. A wind blew in from the baked veldt land. The hot straw smell of lion grass. The cool green smell of the hidden waterhole. The great rusty smell of animals. The howl of the jackal in the distance and the paper re rustling of the great vultures that wheeled and circled under the yellow burning sun.

[George Abbott]

Let's get out of this, son. It's a little too real.

[Wendy Abbott]

George. You promised you'd look around.

[George Abbott]

Well, I don't see anything.

[Wendy Abbott]

Wait a minute. There are the vultures.

[George Abbott]

Filthy creatures.

[Announcer]

There.

[Wendy Abbott]

There are the lions. Far over that way.

[George Abbott]

Yes, I see them.

[Wendy Abbott]

They're on their way to the water hole.

[George Abbott]

They've just eaten some animal. A zebra or a baby giraffe, maybe.

[Wendy Abbott]

Can you see it? Are you sure?

[George Abbott]

It's a little late to be sure. Nothing over there but clean bone. And the vultures swooping down for what's left.

[Wendy Abbott]

Did you hear that scream?

[George Abbott]

What scream?

[Wendy Abbott]

About a moment ago.

[George Abbott]

Sorry. No.

[Announcer]

Oh, here come the lions.

[Wendy Abbott]

George, they're frightening.

[George Abbott]

Take it easy, Lydia. They're just illusion.

[Dr. David McLean]

The lions were 15ft away. So real, so startlingly real you could feel the prickling fur on your hand. And your mouth was stuffed with the dusty upholstery smell of their heated pelts. And the yellow of them was in your eyes like the yellow of an exquisite tapestry. The yellows of lions and summer grass. And the sound of the matted lion lungs exhaling on the silent noontide. And the smell of meat from the panting, dripping mud.

[Wendy Abbott]

George, I'm afraid. They're so real.

[George Abbott]

They're only an illusion, Lydia, that's all.

[Announcer]

Watch out.

[George Abbott]

I'll. Quick. Outside.

[Wendy Abbott]

They almost got us.

[George Abbott]

Now, take it easy. Calm down.

[Wendy Abbott]

I could feel their breath.

[George Abbott]

Get a hold of yourself, Lydia. They aren't real walls. That's all it is. Crystalloid walls.

[Wendy Abbott]

They look so real.

[George Abbott]

Of course they do. But it's all dimensional. Color, reactionary process. And metal tape film behind glass screens. It's all odor, phonics and sonics now. Here, take my haggard.

[Wendy Abbott]

I'm afraid. Did you see? Did you feel it? It's too real.

[George Abbott]

No.

[Wendy Abbott]

And we've got to tell Wendy and Peter not to read any more on Africa.

[George Abbott]

Of course. Of course.

[Wendy Abbott]

I want you to lock that place up.

[George Abbott]

But you know how difficult Peter is about that. I punished him last week by locking the nursery for an afternoon. And he threw a tantrum. And Wendy, too, Where they live.

[Wendy Abbott]

For the nursery it's got to be locked. That's all there is to it.

[George Abbott]

You've been working too hard, Lydia. You need a rest.

[Wendy Abbott]

I don't know. Maybe I don't have enough to do. I have too much time to think. All I do is set the menu selector dials at the beginning of the week.

[George Abbott]

But that's the whole idea. The house is automatic.

[Wendy Abbott]

I know, but couldn't we turn it off for about a week and take a vacation?

[George Abbott]

You mean you want to fry eggs.

[Wendy Abbott]

For me and darn socks? I feel like I don't belong here. The house is wife and mother and maid. How can I compete with the African Velds? George, those lions can't get out of there, can they?

[George Abbott]

Of course not, dear. Now don't think about it anymore.

[Dr. David McLean]

They ate alone. He sat idly, watching the dining room table produce warm dishes of food from its mechanical interior.

[George Abbott]

You forgot the ketchup. That's better.

[Dr. David McLean]

It wouldn't hurt to lock the children out of the nursery. For a while it was clear that they had been spending too much time in Africa. But sun. He could feel it on his neck still, like a hot paw. And the lions. And the smell of blood. Remarkable how the nursery caught the telepathic emanations of the children's minds and created a life to fulfill their desires. The children thought zebras. And there were zebras. Sun. Sun.

[Lydia Abbott]

Giraffes.

[Dr. David McLean]

Giraffes. Death and death. They were so young. But long before you knew what death was, you were wishing it on someone else. But this. The long, hot African belt. The awful death in the jaws of a lion. And repeat again and again and again. The children came home dutifully at 8:30.

[Announcer]

Hi, Mom. Hi, Pop.

[Wendy Abbott]

Darlings. Do you want something to eat, dear? We're just having dessert.

[Announcer]

We're full of strawberry ice cream and hot dogs. We'll just sit and watch.

[George Abbott]

Sure. Peter, tell us about the nursery.

[Announcer]

The nursery?

[George Abbott]

All about Africa and everything.

[Announcer]

I don't understand.

[George Abbott]

Well, your mother and I were just traveling through Africa with Rod and Real.

[Announcer]

There's no Africa in the nursery.

[George Abbott]

Oh, come now, Peter. We know better.

[Announcer]

I don't remember any Africa. Do you win. Go run and see, huh? Sure. I'll be right back.

[George Abbott]

Wendy, come back here. Wendy.

[Announcer]

Oh, she'll be right back, Pa. She doesn't have to.

[George Abbott]

I've seen it. Come on.

[Announcer]

Sure, Pop, but Wendy will tell us.

[George Abbott]

Open the door.

[Announcer]

See, Daddy? It's not Africa. It's Florida, like in Banbi. There go the deer. See? It isn't Africa.

[George Abbott]

I see it isn't. Go to bed.

[Announcer]

But it isn't 9 o'. Clock.

[George Abbott]

You heard me. Go to bed.

[Wendy Abbott]

Okay.

[Announcer]

Good night, Mom. Good night, Pop. Good night.

[Wendy Abbott]

Good night, dear. I'll be right in.

[George Abbott]

Wait a minute, Lydia. Look at this.

[Wendy Abbott]

What is it?

[George Abbott]

This is the corner where the lions were, isn't It.

[Wendy Abbott]

What is that? You picked up?

[George Abbott]

An old wallet of mine. There's a smell of hot grass on it. The smell of a lion. It's wet with saliva. It has been chewed.

[Wendy Abbott]

George. Those smears of blood.

[George Abbott]

Come on out now. Let's go to bed.

[Dr. David McLean]

But in the middle of the night, he was still awake, and he knew his wife was awake.

[Wendy Abbott]

George, how did your wallet get in the nursery?

[George Abbott]

I don't know. Wendy must have changed the walls from the African veldt. I'm gonna keep it locked. Maybe it isn't good for the children. My father used to say children are like carpets. They should be stepped on occasionally. We've never lifted a hand. They're spoiled and we're spoiled. I think I'll have Dr. MacLean come tomorrow morning and have a look at Africa.

[Wendy Abbott]

But it isn't Africa now. It's Florida and Bambi.

[George Abbott]

I have a feeling it'll be Africa again before then.

[Dr. David McLean]

Although their automatic Somno beds tried very hard, the two adults could not be rocked to sleep for another hour. A smell of cats was in the night air. And in the morning, the stove cooked French toast and the dining room table poured the syrup and melted butter.

[Announcer]

Pop?

[George Abbott]

Yes?

[Announcer]

You aren't gonna lock up the nursery for good, are you?

[George Abbott]

That all depends.

[Announcer]

On what?

[George Abbott]

On you and your sister.

[Wendy Abbott]

We feel you should have some variety, dear.

[Announcer]

I wouldn't want the nursery locked up, ever.

[George Abbott]

Well, as a matter of fact, we're thinking of turning the whole house off for about a month. Sort of camping out.

[Wendy Abbott]

Be fun for a change now. Don't you think so, Wendy?

[Announcer]

No, it'd be awful. I don't want to do anything but look and listen and smell. What else is there to do?

[George Abbott]

Oh, all right.

[Lydia Abbott]

All right.

[George Abbott]

Go play in Africa.

[Announcer]

Are you going to shut off the house soon?

[George Abbott]

We're considering it.

[Announcer]

I don't think you better consider it anymore, Pop.

[George Abbott]

I won't have any threats from you, son.

[Announcer]

Okay, Pop. Come on, Wendy. Let's get back.

[Dr. David McLean]

After breakfast. Dr. David McLean arrived.

[Lydia Abbott]

I saw the nursery last year, George. It looked all right to me.

[George Abbott]

You didn't notice anything unusual? No.

[Lydia Abbott]

The pattern showed the usual violence, attention, tendency towards slight paranoia. All children feel persecuted by their parents. Are perfectly normal.

[George Abbott]

There. There it is.

[Lydia Abbott]

Suppose we take a look at it now.

[Dr. David McLean]

They entered without knocking and sent the children out. The screams had faded and the lions were feeding quietly under the trees.

[George Abbott]

I wish I could see what they're eating.

[Lydia Abbott]

How long has this been going on?

[George Abbott]

A little over a month.

[Lydia Abbott]

Certainly doesn't feel good.

[George Abbott]

I don't want feelings. I want facts.

[Lydia Abbott]

George. George, a psychologist never saw a fact in his life. He knows about feelings. And this doesn't feel good. My advice to you is to have the whole room torn down and your children brought to me every day for the next year for treatment.

[George Abbott]

Is it that bad?

[Lydia Abbott]

I'm afraid so. You know, that's why the nursery was developed originally. To let us examine the patterns left on the wall by a child's mind.

[George Abbott]

But what is it? What's wrong with Peter and Wendy?

[Lydia Abbott]

It's hard to say.

[George Abbott]

I haven't punished them more than average. Oh, I took away a few gadgets last week. I locked the nursery to show I meant business.

[Lydia Abbott]

You've let this room replace you and your wife in your children's affections. This room is their real father and mother. And now you come along and want to shut it. You can feel the hatred coming out of that sky. George, turn everything off. The nursery, the automatic kitchen, the whole automatic house. Start now.

[George Abbott]

But won't the shock be too much for the children?

[Lydia Abbott]

I don't want them going any deeper. Let's get out of here. Never like these rooms.

[George Abbott]

Get nervous. Those lions look real, don't they? I don't suppose there's any way.

[Lydia Abbott]

What?

[George Abbott]

That they could become real?

[Lydia Abbott]

Not that I know.

[George Abbott]

Some flaw in the machinery. Tampering? No, I don't imagine the room will like being turned off.

[Lydia Abbott]

Nothing ever likes to die, even a room.

[George Abbott]

I wonder if it hates me for turning it off.

[Lydia Abbott]

Paranoia is thick today. Hello. Is this your scarf? Stained brown blood.

[George Abbott]

That's Lydia's. Come on. The main fuse box is out here.

[Lydia Abbott]

Go ahead, pull the switch.

[George Abbott]

It's off.

[Dr. David McLean]

The two children were in hysterics. They screamed and kicked and throw things. They yelled and sobbed and swore and jumped on the furniture, weeping.

[George Abbott]

It's off and it stays off. The whole house dies as of now.

[Dr. David McLean]

He marched around the house cutting switches and pulling fuses.

[Announcer]

Don't let them do it. Don't let Pop kill everything. I hate you. I hate you.

[George Abbott]

Insults won't get you anywhere.

[Announcer]

I wish you were dead.

[George Abbott]

We were for a long while. Now we're gonna start really living instead of being handled and massage. We're gonna live once more, Daddy.

[Announcer]

Just once more. One more minute of the nursery, that's all. Just one more minute.

[Wendy Abbott]

Oh, George. It can't hurt, really.

[Announcer]

Aww.

[George Abbott]

Oh. All right, all right. Only shut up. One minute and that's the end. Forever.

[Announcer]

Gee, thanks, Pop. Thanks.

[George Abbott]

And then we're going on a vacation. Dr. MacLean is coming in half an hour to help us out. Lydia, turn on the nursery for just a minute.

[Announcer]

Oh, boy. Come on, Wendy. Come on. Thanks, Daddy. Thanks a lot.

[George Abbott]

Just one minute. Remember now, where'd I put those suitcases? Lydia.

[Wendy Abbott]

Don't shout, George. I'm right here.

[George Abbott]

Did you leave them alone in the nursery?

[Wendy Abbott]

Well, I've got to get ready. George.

[George Abbott]

I guess we better get them out of there before they get involved with those beasts again.

[Announcer]

Pop, come here. Daddy. Mommy.

[George Abbott]

Come on, quick.

[Announcer]

Wendy. Peter. What's the matter?

[George Abbott]

Hurry up. Open the nursery. Wendy. Peter.

[Announcer]

Why, they aren't anywhere. Wendy. Peter.

[George Abbott]

Peter, the door. Open the door. They lock up from the outside. Peter.

[Announcer]

Peter. Wendy. Peter, open the door, dear.

[George Abbott]

Let us help. Peter. Peter, open the door. It's time to go. Open the door.

[Wendy Abbott]

George.

[Announcer]

The lions.

[George Abbott]

Peter, do you hear me? Open this door.

[Announcer]

They're all around us.

[George Abbott]

George.

[Announcer]

Son.

[George Abbott]

Son, do you hear me?

[Announcer]

Let us out, son. George, look up.

[George Abbott]

The lions.

[Announcer]

They're coming.

[Dr. David McLean]

When Dr. David McLean came half hour later, he found the two children in the nursery sitting in the center of the open glade eating a picnic lunch. Beyond them was the water hole in the yellow Veldtland. Above was the hot sun. At a distance, Dr. MacLean saw the lions fighting and clawing and then settling down to feed in silence under the shady trees.

[Lydia Abbott]

Hi, kids. Where are your mom and dad?

[Announcer]

Oh, they'll be here directly.

[Lydia Abbott]

Good, good. We've got to get along.

[Dr. David McLean]

He squinted at the lions with his hands up to his eyes. Now they were done feeding and they moved to the water hole to drink. A shadow from flickered as the vultures dropped down from the blazing sky to finish what the lions left.

[Announcer]

Dr. McLean. Dr. McLean.

[George Abbott]

Huh?

[Lydia Abbott]

What?

[Announcer]

Have a cup of tea.

[Lydia Abbott]

Which concludes my report to date. There were no lions, of course not in a physical sense. Lydia and George were devoured, however, almost as surely as if there had been lions. Their personalities were devoured by the mechanistic marvels which had usurped their role as parents. All four members of the family are under intensive therapy now and are doing as well as can be expected. Send that by telerote, Ms. Carver. Oh, and would you ask George Abbott to step inside? I'm ready for him now.

[Narrator]

You have just heard X minus 1. Presented by the National Broadcasting Company in cooperation with street and Smith Publishers of Astounding Science Fiction. Tonight by transcription, X minus one has brought you the Velt, written by Ray Bradbury and adapted for radio by Ernest Kanoy. Featured in the cast were Mary Patton, Bill Quinn, David Pfeffer, Beverly Lunsford, Charles Penman and John Larkin. Your announcer, Fred Collins. X Minus one was directed by Dan Sutter and is an NBC Radio Network production.