Talkzone

March 17, 2026

X Minus One & Mary Foster, the Editor\'s Daughter

Episode Segments

X Minus One: Mars Is Heaven

From the far horizons of the unknown, X Minus One is a half-hour science fiction series that was broadcast from April 24, 1955, to January 9, 1958, in various timeslots on the NBC Network. In today\'s story, \"Mars Is Heaven\" from 5/8/1955, a human expedition travels to Mars, expecting a barren and alien world. Instead, when they arrive, they discover something astonishing: the landscape looks exactly like a small American town from the early 1900s.

Mary Foster, the Editor\'s Daughter: Episode #2402

Life in the little town of Valley Springs isn\'t as quiet as you might think. Beneath the wholesome exterior roils an inner world of gossip and backbiting, crime and intrigue, and plenty of romantic frustration for the young widow Mary Foster Lord.