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The Shiver ShowAuthor: Time Warp Studios
The Shiver Show brings you the most spine-tingling tales of crime, horror, and sci-fi from the golden age of radio. This was an era before TV, before screenswhen families huddled around the radio, hearts pounding, as stories of suspense crackled through the airwaves.From the 1930s to the 1960s, these Old Time Radio dramas captured imaginations like nothing elseand you can hear them now. Carefully curated and lovingly remastered to cut the static but keep the chills, The Shiver Show brings you the very best of that haunting era.Co-hosts Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn prise open the coffin lid on what made these vintage dramas so unforgettable: eerie scores, masterful voice acting, immersive soundscapes, and themes that still resonate today.Press play, close your eyes, and get ready to shiver. Language: en-ca Genres: Drama, Fiction, Science Fiction Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Mars Is Heaven - Old Time Radio Sci-Fi
Episode 35
Saturday, 22 November, 2025
This week on The Shiver Show, co-hosts Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn take you on a journey to the Red Planet—a mission wrapped in nostalgia and dread. Our featured old time radio drama is the 1951 Dimension X adaptation of “Mars Is Heaven!”, an award-winning tale from the golden age of radio drama.Written by Ray Bradbury and published in Planet Stories (1948), the tale later became part of The Martian Chronicles under the title “The Third Expedition.” It has since earned a place in the Science Fiction Hall of Fame (1929–1964) for its chilling reminder of the fallibility of man.The Dimension X radio version—adapted for broadcast by scriptwriter Ernest Kinoy—first aired in January 1951. The show features an ensemble cast including Wendell Holmes, Peter Capell, Joseph Julian, Bill Zuckert, Bill Lipton, Bill Griffis, Ethel Everette, and Charme Allen.Set in the year 1986, the story follows a crew of Earth astronauts who land on Mars expecting desolation, and instead find a small Midwestern American town from the 1920's. Stranger still, the inhabitants are their long-dead relatives and friends. Is it heaven, or something more sinister?Join Mary and Greg as they wriggle into their spacesuits, and set out to explore this eerie classic. Thank you for listening! If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments! Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowpodcastFollow The Shiver Show https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow
