November 10, 2024
The Outpost
He wakes up in a habitat in an asteroid cloud in a distant corner of the galaxy light years from home. And there’s only one other here. Well. What do we do now?
A Mark Time Award winner from Julie Hoverson at 19 Nocturne Boulevard.
The Lucky Strike, Act 1
There was always that question - what if the U.S. had not been able to make an atomic bomb that worked? Would they have invaded Japan? Or were there other alternatives? This is one way to look at it - an alternate history tale adapted from the story by Kim Stanley Robinson, from Seeing Ear Theater.
November 17, 2024
The Lucky Strike, Act 2-3
So the Enola Gay plane crashed, and a new captain and crew and plane was assigned to drop the new bomb on the civilian population of Japan. Timothy Hutton stars as the captain of the Lucky Strike, and he has a burning question on his conscience.
From Seeing Ear Theater, an online audio project of the Sci-Fi Channel. Produced and directed by Brian Smith with sound design by John Colucci. From the original story by Kim Stanley Robinson.
Series available from Archive.org or RadioEchoes. November 24, 2024
Fare Tonight, With Increasing Clottyness
City-wide vampire activity is at record levels! Every cab driver in town is on the alert. Poor Bhaya—a recent immigrant to this fair land (and low man on the cabbie totem pole) -- draws the notorious Gravesmoor section for his nightshift. When he picks up an implacable vampire hunter for a fare, Bhaya finds himself in for a wild ride through a hellish night. It is on this evil night that Bhaya learns the real truth about vampires—that they are the lousiest tippers of all! But will Bhaya survive long enough to pass on this wisdom to his fellow hack drivers? The weather out there certainly doesn't look favorable for the living!
Adapted from a story in EC Comics Tales From the Crypt comic by William Gaines. Written by Andrew Joffe, directed by George Zarr for Seeing Ear Theater, an online project of the Sci-Fi Channel.
The Dying End
A one-act post-holocaust science fiction play reminiscent of Waiting For Godot. Written by Dawes Butler, the voice of many of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters. Produced by Joe Bevilaqua.
December 1, 2024
Black Jack Justice in The Learners Permit
Justice and Dixon Detective Agency is hired to pretend to do a job for a writer who wanted to see it being done so he could write about it. In the course fo pretending to do a stake-out the writer sees a real crime. Now, how do you explain that to the police?
Another radio detective tale from the Decoder Ring Theatre (of Canada). Written and produced by Gregg Taylor.
Roscoe North, Psychic Detective in
The Big Checkmate
Roscoe gets involved with a local Big Time Chess Match that might be crooked.
An episode of the series Program Already In Progress (of Oregon), and starring Instant Comedy. Written and produced by Dan Bernard and Tom Walsh.
December 8, 2024
Radio Theater About Radio Actors
The Boy Who Cried Martian
In 1938, Orson Welles terrified the nation with a false tale of a Martian invasion. One year later, after being all but driven from the industry, Orson is back on the air and about to face the most challenging broadcast OF HIS LIFE!
An episode of Uncanny County, a treasure trove of weirdness from Todd Faulkner and Alison Crane.
Peter Galaxy, Interstellar Envoy
Two old radio actors relaxing on the front porch are approached by aliens who think they are the character they used to play on the radio - 60 years ago.
Decoder Ring Theatre does their own version of this silly story from the Great Northern Audio Theatre. Written by Jerry Stearns and Brian Price, and produced by Gregg Taylor. December 15, 2024
Super Pal: The Saving Of The World
Big City might have a problem with a comet, and they are deciding which of several local superheroes to call about it.
It’s a mockmentary format tale from the Decoder Ring Theatre’s Summer Showcase series of productions from the Mark Time Awards shows.
Above and Below, Part 1
Another kind of radio detective, set in Midnight City, a world of isolated buildings, lonely people and with menace lurking just around the corner. Marcus Reachman struggles to make a living there as a private detective.
Act 1 of the pilot of a series from the BBC, of which no other episodes were made. Written by Daniel McNaughton.
Conclusion next week. December 22, 2024
Above and Below, Part 2
Dan McNaughton’s tale of a down-and-out detective as he meets his android sidekick, who seems to be a vagrant but is much more than she appears to be.
Written as the pilot for an online radio series, but the series was never picked up. Winner of a BBC Audio Drama Award in 2013.
December 29, 2024
SHOCKWAVE
Cable Video at the St. Paul Spaceport
Remembering Shockwave, a show on KFAI for 25 years. This was a typical kind of show, with Dave Romm, Jerry Stearns and Brian Westley discussing the available cable video resources at the St. Paul Spaceport, where the show was originating (or so we said, anyway). Some productions, some scripts, and plenty of improvisation.
Dead Tribbles
A Shockwave sketch where Star Trek mashes up with Monty Python’s Flying Circus.
Go Fish With Death
The kind of thing we would play from other audio theater groups around the country. This from the Champaign-Urbana Radio Theater in Illinois.
Scrabble With God
Our take on the previous idea, written by local author, John M. Ford, and featuring Charles Brin, Greg Moore and Richard Steiffer.
January 5, 2025
Cubicles
Cassie’s favorite uncle is missing, so she and Light Sarah go looking for him in the giant Cube Farm. A brand new piece from Great Northern Audio Theatre.
The Zombie Secret Hand Shake
An apocalypse tale from Big Fun Radio Funtime.
A Day At The Library
Because libraries are a service, and you can go in and stand-in line to use their 3D Printer. From Big Fun Radio Funtime. January 12, 2025
A Pair of the Not Quite So Best
The Canal
An episode of The Adventures of Indigo Harkman. A confusing steampunk story from Stagestruck Audio Theatre, a project of the Wichita State University Theater Department.
Tales From Williamsville
Small town intrigue in interpersonal relationships, with too much narration. From Final Rune Productions in Maine. January 19, 2025
Science Fiction on the Lighter Side
The Jewels of the 11th Generation
Finding a lost Generation Starship in deep space that is rumored to contain jewels, and then being boarded by space pirates - neither of which went the way they were expected to go.
From the Decoder Ring Theatre’s Summer Showcase series featuring stories from the Mark Time Radio Shows of the early 21st Century.
Fibber McGee and Molly - The Flying Saucer
A recreation of an Old Time Radio episode of one of the very best of the OTR series. Performed live by the KCAL Old Time Radio players of Nicholasville, KY in 2022.
