Project Audion: Classic Audio Dramas for Modern Times

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"Dr Christian: To Live A Dream" recreation of Rod Serling's first script, a classic radio 1949 drama

"Dr Christian: To Live A Dream" recreation of Rod Serling's first script, a classic radio 1949 drama14. Feb.43 Min.

Even the greatest creative people had to start somewhere. For Rod Serling, whose "Twilight Zone" series is one of the landmarks of television, it was the radio series "Doctor Christian." Project Audion is proud to recreate his very first professionally-sold script for that show, which hasn't been heard since it originally aired back on November 9, 1949.

Doctor Christian, which starred Jean Herscholt, was a popular and long-running light drama series about a small town doctor and the wide range of people he helped. While completing college, Rod Serling submitted a script about a boxer who was facing the fight of his life - titled "To Live a Dream."  Entered into the annual Dr. Christian scriptwriting contest, it came in second place, and gave Serling his first income from writing, his first national broadcast...and the first step of Rod Serling's own dream. It's a surprisingly polished and intense first step, at that!  Audion's far-flung voice actors included.

Ken Raney in Texas

Andy Hartson-Bowyer in Virginia

Sheree Wichard in Pennsylvania

Pete Lutz in Texas

Hunter Adkins in Maryland

Dana Gonsalves in Texas

and Tim Burns in Kansas

Music, Sound, production and direction from Larry Groebe in Texas.