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X Minus One - "Protection" (Old Time Radio, 1957)
X Minus One, “Protection,” originally broadcast March 20, 1957, is episode 93 of the NBC Radio Network science-fiction series. This surviving 22-minute production adapts Robert Sheckley’s short story, first published in Galaxy Science Fiction.
Columbia student Bob comes under the protection of a Valadusian Derg, an unseen alien guardian that warns him of danger. What first seems like remarkable good fortune gradually makes everyday life far more complicated in this darkly comic tale. William Redfield stars as Bob, with Elliott Reid as Charlie; the radio adaptation was written by Ernest Kinoy…
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