The Veldt

It's inspired in part by Stephen King visiting a hotel in Estes Park, Colorado called The Stanley in 1974, where he stayed in room 217, which is a room that becomes quite important in the story.

Also inspired by his reading of a 1950 Ray Bradbury short story called The Veldt.

and wanting to write on his own a story about a boy whose dreams become real.

Jeff, you mentioned a few minutes ago, like there's Poe all over this.

In a highly automated future home, George and Lydia Hadley become troubled by a nursery whose walls create environments from their children's thoughts.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is Dimension X, episode 43, Veldt, broadcast on NBC, August 9th, 1951.

Ernest Kenoy adapted Ray Bradbury's short story for radio, with Fred Wyhe directing, and Bill Quinn, Lesley Woods, Joan Alexander, and Beat Alexander in the cast.

When the nursery repeatedly presents an African veldt complete with lions, the Hadleys turn to Dr. McLean as they try to regain control of the technology at the center of their household.

Next week we tell the story of such a man as Dimension X brings you Nelson Bond's The Vital Factor.

Dimension X is presented, transcribed each week by the National Broadcasting Company in cooperation with Street and Smith, publishers of the magazine Astounding Science Fiction.

Today, Dimension X has presented The Veldt, written for radio by Ernest Canoy from Ray Bradbury's The Illustrated Man.

Included in the cast were Lesley Woods and Bill Quinn as the parents, Joan Lazor and David Anderson as the children.

Greg, we have another Ray Bradbury treat.

We did the Marionette Ink last week, and this week we're doing Ray Bradbury's The Veldt.

Are you ready?

Mary, I'm looking forward to this.

[laughs] Meryl Streep gets all the fun.

We're getting distracted, Greg.

Let's go with The Veldt.

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August 9th, 1951, NBC presents Dimension X, episode 43, Veldt.

From Ray Bradbury's story, adapted for radio by Ernest Kenoy, comes the Hadley family and their highly automated happy life home, where a thought-responsive nursery can create lifelike surroundings.

George and Lydia Hadley grow concerned when the room repeatedly forms an African veldt, complete with lions, and they turn to psychologist Dr. David McLean.

Next week, we tell the story of such a man as Dimension X brings you Nelson Bond's The Vital Factor.

Dimension X is presented, transcribed each week by the National Broadcasting Company in cooperation with Street and Smith, publishers of the magazine Astounding Science Fiction.

Today, Dimension X has presented The Veldt, written for radio by Ernest Canoy from Ray Bradbury's The Illustrated Man.

Included in the cast were Leslie Woods and Bill Quinn as the parents, Joan Lazor and David Anderson as the children.