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ext_63737 ([identity profile] beamjockey.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] james_davis_nicoll 2012-10-15 05:10 pm (UTC)

"One of the least convincing psychic battles ever depicted on radio ensues."

Reminds me of a story. This was back in the Seventies.

Barry Gehm and I were exploring an SF convention in Detroit. We entered a room where Science Fiction Oral History Association exhibit was playing tapes. We listened for a little while, and recognized the dialogue: the story was Heinlein's "Universe." Hugh Hoyland, the protagonist, was conversing with the bicephalic Joe-Jim.

Cover of Universe


Barry became excited. "Did they make a movie out of 'Universe'?" I could tell what he was thinking. Maybe there was a decent SF movie that had escaped his notice! What might the special effects have been like?

I was sorry to have to disappoint him. "No, this is a tape of an old radio show."

An expression of scorn clouded Barry's face. "Oh!" he said with contempt.

"It's easy to do two-headed mutants on RADIO!"



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