X Minus One - "Drop Dead" (Old Time Radio, 1957)

X Minus One presents “Drop Dead,” episode 108, originally broadcast on NBC Radio Network on August 22, 1957. This sustaining-program science-fiction drama adapts Clifford D. Simak’s 1956 Galaxy Science Fiction novelette, with radio adaptation by Ernest Kinoy. An Earth expedition reaches an unexplored planet and finds a single, strangely accommodating native creature known as the Critter. As the explorers evaluate this unfamiliar world for human use, its biology and ecology challenge their assumptions. The cast includes Lawson Zerbe, Ralph Camargo, and Joseph Bell. Old Time Radio Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:55 Original Broadcast 22:13 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-stories-old-time-radio--7218844/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio