The Spies from Planet X: Space Patrol (September 19, 1953)

“The Spies from Planet X” is an episode of Space Patrol, the old-time radio show, first broadcast September 19, 1953. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Buzz Corey and Happy follow a man in Saturn City whom they believe to be a cousin of Prince Vakarati, the former ruler of Neptune. The man, Thomas Benson, runs a small curio shop. Commander Corey questions him at Space Patrol headquarters and learns that Benson has been dealing with a Saturn importing company. Meanwhile, Prince Vakarati and his scientist, Dr. Malengro, travel toward Saturn in a secret cruiser. The Space Patrol's investigation into the prince's spy ring continues, and a tense confrontation unfolds at the Saturn City spaceport. Space Patrol is a 1950s radio adventure series, first broadcast in 1953 on ABC.

Saturn City, Saturn, and Prince Vakarati's cruiser travelling through space toward Saturn

Characters: Buzz Corey, Happy, Prince Vakarati, Thomas Benson, Dr. Malengro, Commander Corey

Listen for: Listen for the questioning of Thomas Benson at headquarters and the tense exchange at the spaceport as Vakarati's identity is revealed.

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.