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Mars Is Heaven

An unusual treatment of the sci-fi classic (even though it was the first). Stuart Novins opens the show on Earth with a "You Are There" type broadcast. The story was subsequently used on "Dimension X" on July 7, 1950 (see cat. #39679) and January 7, 1951 (see cat. #54686), on "X Minus One" on May 8, 1955 (see cat. #1097 and #12027) and on "Future Tense" during July, 19776 (see cat. #23800). One of the "Dimension X programs was rebroadcast on "Monitor" during July, 1973.

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When astronauts first touch down on Mars, they find Earth and a perfect small American town filled with family members they thought were gone forever.

Escape is an American radio drama. It was radio's leading anthology series of high-adventure radio dramas, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954.

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“Mars Is Heaven.” Escape. Radio broadcast, June 2, 1950.

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