This inaugural episode is from Dimension X which aired from 1950 to 1951. In radio Sci-Fi dramas Dimension X was preceded by 2000 Plus and followed by X-Minus One, which recreated a number of Dimension X scripts. Dimension X was directed by Fred Wiehe and Edward King, with Norman Rose as both announcer and narrator.

Well, let’s get to it…  this first drama named “The Outer Limit,” was written by Graham Doar (and adapted by Ernest Kinoy) -- it aired on April 8, 1950.