Time and Time Again by H. Beam Piper - X Minus One

After a wartime explosion catches war correspondent Allan Hartley unawares, he finds himself flung helplessly back through time and into the body of his own twelve year old self.
Aired 1st November 1956, on X Minus One - the science fiction radio series broadcast from 1955 to 1958 on NBC Radio

[@michaelledford4751]

This story is 1 of my all time favorites ,I listen for 2 hrs every evening before bed and this story I've been listening to twice a week for over a month now.

[@johnbianchi3877]

One of the best time based sci-fi’s I’ve ever heard.

[@timmc8444]

the single greatest radio story Ive ever heard...brilliant and the performances are spot on

[@arievena19744]

Thank you Great story. I enjoy all of Piper's stories, but this is the best.

[@timmc8444]

The single greatest old radio play ever!

[@russellkinnard9697]

The Fantastic Universe cover is one of my favorite Virgil Finlay color paintings.

[@Mr22thou]

I love these vintage sci-fi radio programs. I've listened to hundreds of them. This one's probably my all time favorite. Wonderful story, well written and very well acted and produced.

[@kishalaysinha9187]

I like a story that is neatly told and doesn't strain the reader or listener or watcher too much to understand what on earth the story is about.

[@JackPassmore]

Brilliant. This story is timelessly realistic. =0)

[@rtt1961]

Wonderfully acted. Great radio drama.

[@1701echopapa]

I recognize Bob Hastings' voice as Alan. One of the greatest voice actors of all time.

[@Englishman2031]

Thankyou for the upload

[@Bix12]

This is a great story....or rather, another great story. "Star Bright" is also one of my favorites.....

[@andrewroberthook3310]

Thx for posting very enjoyable and thought provoking

[@gerry5134]

Great story .... Enjoyed it 👍

[@judgedreadsxx1217]

I wish there was more!!! And if anyone no any other audio dramas please point me in the right direction please and thank you.

[@nardpuncher]

Just search "X minus one"

[@arievena19744]

Radio Dave also. I just discovered his channel. Chip Slater's channel also.

[@CyanBlackflower]

Great Sci Fi!! It's hard to find really good stuff.

[@redjacemory4404]

What an amazing story!

[@0therun1t21]

Wow, heavy episode! !

[@gregledbetter5942]

This was a really good one

[@donaldwhittaker7987]

Excellent

[@feralbluee]

interesting how people felt at the time of the bombings. they thought the war with Japan would go on for at least a year being won slowly island by island. But, it didn’t!! by the time i was born in September, it was over!! that feels very weird. the Bomb ended the war. i can’t believe i would have had my babyhood during WWII !! that feels like a pall over my babyhood until i was 5. and i’m feeling it more cause of the cloud over our lives now. (July, 2024 - a cloud of “Brave New World”.)

[@dbsommers1]

Classic.

[@highwaynhedgeseliyah362]

Maybe the reason he was sent back was to save that womans life...maybe she was pregnant with an important child! Bc that was the one thing that was changed.

[@alisenielsen640]

Gregory Benford used this theme in a 2018 novel

[@robkrol1101]

nice :) do you have maybe something from henry kutner or A.A.Van Vogt ?

[@NewThinkable]

Hi Rob, yes, Henry Kuttner audiobooks can be found in the 'Science Fiction Short Stories', and 'Science Fiction Novellas' playlists on this channel. Unfortunately we have no Van Vogt available yet, but will look to include some of his works soon.

[@robkrol1101]

thx :)

[@JayM409]

Great story, but they've changed the ending. It ends with his son planning his political career. Another Piper story makes reference to the father's run for president and his brilliant campaign manager, his son.

[@kishalaysinha9187]

6:24 of this 25-minute video gone and I still don't know what the story is about - sounds like the guy's son got badly wounded in a battlefield or maybe he was having a very strange past-life dream or something but I am not sure.

[@kollerbrian]

Well whatever you say, second sight. Brian Koller

[@kishalaysinha9187]

Now it sounds like a story of rebirth or reincarnation . What next?

[@kishalaysinha9187]

It now seems at about 10:00 of the video that the story has nothing to do with the son who was having a bad dream at the beginning of this drama because now a crazy guy borrows a gun from the other guy ostensibly to shoot his mad or dying dog but in fact to murder his wife! The story seems to be impromptu and the plot keeps changing! What next?

[@Airborne80]

Not everyone can keep up.

[@kishalaysinha9187]

Sounds like a modern version of General Othello planning to murder Desdemona (was that his wife's name?) suspected of infidelity a la faithful Sita ...

[@kishalaysinha9187]

WF, PF, NL, Kr. Nazi bosses - all very scared now - thought they were very smart - I am infinitely smarter. - G

[@Eidolon1andOnly]

You claim to be infinitely smarter, yet you couldn't grasp this easy to follow story, LMAO

[@kishalaysinha9187]

Mere tough army talk doesn't make a story interesting. Nyet!

[@kishalaysinha9187]

All the comments below praising this dull story are false and artificial. Why not be honest and thus help the fledgling author grow instead of giving false and insincere praise and not letting the author develop the necessary skills? False praise is the worst enemy of any author or singer etc.

[@artmoss6889]

Delete your account.

[@JustinSmith1986]

The author is dead bro

[@kishalaysinha9187]

seems to be a novice in the genre of science fiction or any thriller fiction - the story doesn't grab the listener's attention right from the very start as it should have - it wastes words - it is too rambling - too much waste motion

[@Airborne80]

I bet you are a blast at parties lol