The Castaways

Description

General Gadosh has his problems on Tahani Atoll. First, the natives commit suicide rather than leave the island, and then the A-Bomb fails to go off!

Islanders refuse evacuation before an H‑bomb test;citing ancient ancestry.

Island residents won't leave their home before a hydrogen bomb test, saying their families have lived there for generations.

X Minus One is an American half-hour science fiction radio drama series that was broadcast from April 24, 1955, to January 9, 1958, in various timeslots on NBC. Known for high production values in adapting stories from the leading American authors of the era, X Minus One has been described as one of the finest offerings of American radio drama and one of the best science fiction series in any medium.

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