# 2000 Plus

Networks named by its archives: Mutual, NBC. Heard 1947–1951. 41 episodes.

2000 PLUS Two Thousand Plus was arguably the first radio anthology science fiction series for adults, arriving on the Mutual Broadcasting Network about a month before the better-known Dimension X debuted on NBC. Airing March 15, 1950, to December 26, 1951, it was created by Sherman H. Dryer and produced with Robert Weenolsen. There were earlier series with science fiction themes like the 1941 series Latitude Zero, and juvenile serials like Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and Flash Gordon, but, except for an audition episode of Beyond Tomorrow (produced February 23, 1950, but it is unclear whether the series was ever actually broadcast, though it was announced in newspapers in April of that year), this was the first science fiction series for adults. Unlike its contemporary counterpart Dimension X which used scripts derived from published stories, 2000 Plus produced all original stories penned by Dryer and various staff writers, positing what life would be like in “the years beyond 2000 AD.” The resulting stories were of uneven quality, and often reflected a paranoia about changes brought by technological advances. After airing on Wednesdays at 9:00 PM in New York for more than a year, the series bounced around the Mutual schedule in 1951 before airing its final episode at the end of that year. Of the nearly 90 episodes that were broadcast, only 16 are known to exist. A pioneering science fiction series that is often overshadowed by the better-known series Dimension X, X…

## Sets

- OTRR 2000 Plus Singles (Old Time Radio Researchers): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/OTRR_2000_Plus_Singles
- 2000 Plus (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/otr_2000Plus
- 2000 Plus 51 12 26 The Temple Of The Pharaohs (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/2000Plus511226TheTempleOfThePharaohs
- 2000 Plus 50 05 17 The Insect (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/2000Plus500517TheInsect
- 2000 Plus 50 09 28 The Green Thing (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/2000Plus500928TheGreenThing

## Episodes, in broadcast order

1. [Interior Decorator](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/d1e004ae599a), aired 19 January 1947 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_2000_Plus_Singles/subtest/Phil%20Harris%2047-01-19%20%28017%29%20Interior%20Decorator.mp3
1. [The Robot Killer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/9b3f9c3ba620), aired 1950 (28 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_2000_Plus_Singles/2000%20Plus%201950-xx-xx%20%28xx%29%20The%20Robot%20Killer.mp3
1. [The Flying Saucers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/5badaf06bae1), aired 1950 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_2000_Plus_Singles/2000%20Plus%201950-xx-xx%20%28xx%29%20The%20Flying%20Saucers.mp3
1. [Flying Saucers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/4d1041c2212d), aired 1950 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/otr_2000Plus/1950-xx-xx_xxxx-29m25s-2000Plus-FlyingSaucers.mp3
1. [The Other Man (AFRS #13)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/b81ab03c9726), aired 1950 (31 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_2000_Plus_Singles/2000%20Plus%201950-xx-xx%20%28xx%29%20The%20Other%20Man%20%28AFRS%20%2313%29.mp3
1. [Men From Mars, the](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/e83ce1f3baa0), aired 29 March 1950 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/otr_2000Plus/1950-03-29_000329m32s-2000Plus-MenFromMars.mp3
1. [The Men from Mars](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/a31a09874f1e), aired 29 March 1950 (28 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_2000_Plus_Singles/2000%20Plus%201950-03-29%20%2803%29%20The%20Men%20from%20Mars.mp3
1. [When Machines Went Mad](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/70dab9b51595), aired 26 April 1950 (22 min): https://archive.org/download/otr_2000Plus/1950-04-26_0007-21m46s-2000Plus-WhenMachinesWentMad.mp3
1. [When the Machines Went Mad](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/5727425d9f26), aired 26 April 1950 (22 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_2000_Plus_Singles/2000%20Plus%201950-04-26%20%2807%29%20When%20the%20Machines%20Went%20Mad.mp3
1. [When Worlds Met](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/2a185ae8a696), aired 3 May 1950 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/otr_2000Plus/1950-05-03_0008-29m23s-2000Plus-WhenWorldsMet.mp3
1. [When the Worlds Met (AFRS)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/353bbaaa9a7a), aired 3 May 1950 (31 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_2000_Plus_Singles/2000%20Plus%201950-05-03%20%2808%29%20When%20the%20Worlds%20Met%20%28AFRS%29.mp3
1. [When the Worlds Met](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/0126001d453d), aired 3 May 1950 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_2000_Plus_Singles/2000%20Plus%201950-05-03%20%2808%29%20When%20the%20Worlds%20Met.mp3
1. [The Insect](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/7fccb4d83cad), aired 17 May 1950 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/2000Plus500517TheInsect/2000%20Plus%2050-05-17%20The%20Insect.mp3
1. [Insect, the](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/acc1a5a707aa), aired 17 May 1950 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/otr_2000Plus/1950-05-17_0010-29m28s-2000Plus-TheInsect.mp3
1. [Other Man, the](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/6c7295233099), aired 7 June 1950 (31 min): https://archive.org/download/otr_2000Plus/1950-06-07_0013-30m37s-2000Plus-TheOtherMan.mp3
1. [Brooklyn Brain, the](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/3005ef798e21), aired 21 June 1950 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/otr_2000Plus/1950-06-21_0015-28m57s-2000Plus-BrooklynBrain.mp3
1. [The Brooklyn Brain](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/a75910b424a0), aired 21 June 1950 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_2000_Plus_Singles/2000%20Plus%201950-06-21%20%2815%29%20The%20Brooklyn%20Brain.mp3
1. [Space Wreck](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/1061102e61ea), aired 28 June 1950 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_2000_Plus_Singles/2000%20Plus%201950-06-28%20%2816%29%20Space%20Wreck.mp3
1. [Veteran Comes Home, a](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/633f2cd2bcc3), aired 5 July 1950 (28 min): https://archive.org/download/otr_2000Plus/1950-07-05_0017-28m18s-2000Plus-AVeteranComesHome.mp3
1. [A Veteran Comes Home](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/7d0ec33a3060), aired 5 July 1950 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_2000_Plus_Singles/2000%20Plus%201950-07-05%20%2817%29%20A%20Veteran%20Comes%20Home.mp3
1. [Green Thing, the](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/a080b0fe0893), aired 27 September 1950 (31 min): https://archive.org/download/otr_2000Plus/1950-09-27_0029-30m23s-2000Plus-TheGreenThing.mp3
1. [The Green Thing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/93f4064f4534), aired 27 September 1950 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_2000_Plus_Singles/2000%20Plus%201950-09-27%20%2829%29%20The%20Green%20Thing.mp3
1. [The Green Thing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/6b2ee35dd611), aired 28 September 1950 (31 min): https://archive.org/download/2000Plus500928TheGreenThing/2000%20Plus%2050-09-28%20The%20Green%20Thing.mp3
1. [Giant Walks, the](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/2f43e5e9b435), aired 8 November 1950 (28 min): https://archive.org/download/otr_2000Plus/1950-11-08_0035-27m57s-2000Plus-TheGiantWalks.mp3
1. [The Giant Walks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/50d8c6646365), aired 8 November 1950 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_2000_Plus_Singles/2000%20Plus%201950-11-08%20%2835%29%20The%20Giant%20Walks.mp3
1. [Worlds Apart](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/2859e3d7d60e), aired 15 November 1950 (28 min): https://archive.org/download/otr_2000Plus/1950-11-15_0036-28m08s-2000Plus-WorldsApart.mp3
1. [Alone (AFRS #39)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/f845392194c5), aired 15 November 1950 (31 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_2000_Plus_Singles/2000%20Plus%201950-11-15%20%2836%29%20Alone%20%28AFRS%20%2339%29.mp3
1. [Worlds Apart](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/570847876ea5), aired 29 November 1950 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_2000_Plus_Singles/2000%20Plus%201950-11-29%20%2837%29%20Worlds%20Apart.mp3
1. [The Temple of the Pharaohs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/10613637c32c), aired 1951 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_2000_Plus_Singles/2000%20Plus%201951-xx-xx%20%28xx%29%20The%20Temple%20of%20the%20Pharaohs.mp3
1. [The Insect](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/f8abb7c268fb), aired August 1951 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_2000_Plus_Singles/2000%20Plus%201951-08-xx%20%28xx%29%20The%20Insect.mp3
1. [Rocket And The Skull, the](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/85ebfaa28c57), aired 10 October 1951 (28 min): https://archive.org/download/otr_2000Plus/1951-10-10_xxxx-27m36s-2000Plus-RocketAndTheSkull.mp3
1. [The Rocket and the Skull](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/6f5d47381f73), aired 10 October 1951 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_2000_Plus_Singles/2000%20Plus%201951-10-10%20%2877%29%20The%20Rocket%20and%20the%20Skull.mp3
1. [The Temple of the Pharaohs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/6a2827c81f0b), aired 26 December 1951 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/2000Plus511226TheTempleOfThePharaohs/2000%20Plus%2051-12-26%20The%20Temple%20of%20the%20Pharaohs.mp3
1. [Old Time Radio Researchers Introduction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/4b80406f899f) (3:01): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_2000_Plus_Singles/00%20OTRR%20Introduction.mp3
1. [2000 Plus Synopsis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/b83421fb0d5a) (2:09): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_2000_Plus_Singles/01%202000%20Plus%20Synopsis.mp3
1. [Luis van Rooten](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/8cc499e2d709) (4:18): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_2000_Plus_Singles/02%20Luis%20van%20Rooten%20Biography.mp3
1. [Lon Clark](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/59611ada703b) (5:00): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_2000_Plus_Singles/03%20Lon%20Clark%20Biography.mp3
1. [Ralph Bell](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/b6121c5ac443) (4:35): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_2000_Plus_Singles/04%20Ralph%20Bell%20Biography.mp3
1. [2000PlusxxxxxxAVeteranComesHome](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/f526ed15d436) (28 min): https://archive.org/download/otr_2000Plus/2000PlusxxxxxxAVeteranComesHome.mp3
1. [The Robot Killer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/10151cf965e9) (28 min): https://archive.org/download/otr_2000Plus/2000Plus-1950-TheRobotKiller.mp3
1. [Temple Of The Pharaohs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/2000-plus/e6d8238d3794) (29 min): https://archive.org/download/otr_2000Plus/xxxx-xx-xx_0014-2000Plus-TempleOfThePharaohs.mp3

A set by the Old Time Radio Researchers Group (otrr.org), at the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio collection.

Nothing here is called public domain on this site's say-so. In the United States, sound recordings first fixed before 15 February 1972 have federal protection under the Music Modernization Act of 2018, for most until 2067 at the latest, so most American radio of the 1930s to the 1950s is not in the public domain there. Each set shows the licence, mark or statement its archive gives, and says whose it is.