X MINUS 1: HONEYMOON IN HELL (DECEMBER 26, 1956)

George Lefferts adapted this Fredric Brown story, originally published in the November 1950 issue of Galaxy and then reprinted as the title story in Brown's 1958 short story collection, as the 81st episode of NBC Radio's X Minus 1, a series that ran from April 24, 1955 through January 8, 1958.  The program was a follow-up to the earlier Dimension X (1950-1951).  A number of the early episodes were based on stories from Astounding Science Fiction; from episode #37 February 1, 1956) the series drew most of its episodes from Galaxy.

As the world appears to be headed to atomic war, another looming crisis has hit the future Earth of the late  1960s -- very few male children are being born.  Officials suspect an alien plot.  A male cybernetics operator and a female Soviet scientist are paired to see if they can conceive a male child on the moon. Brown's  story has been reprinted a number of times, both here and in France, Spain, Italy, Sweden, and Holland.

The cast includes Vilma Cure, William Redfield, Wendell Holmes, Roger De Koven, Leon Janney, Jack Grimes, and Charles Penman.  Fred Collins was the announcer.  Daniel Sutter directed.

Enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCK1AD0G0Rs&t=3s