X Minus One - "Real Gone" (Old Time Radio, 1957)

X Minus One | Old Time Radio · Sep 25, 2026 · 23m · transcript

X Minus One, “Real Gone,” originally broadcast on February 27, 1957. Episode 90 of NBC Radio’s science-fiction anthology features real-life New York disc jockey Al “Jazzbo” Collins as himself.

Collins introduces the story of his friend Ralph Therian, a struggling sculptor whose extraordinarily detailed miniature works suddenly make him a sensation in the Manhattan art world. But as the prices rise and the acclaim grows, Collins begins to wonder about Therian’s remarkable creative process and his uneasy partnership. This original radio play was written by Ernest Kinoy from an idea by Collins…