Twilight Zone Radio Dramas (Volume 6)
Time Enough at Last
Henry Bemis is an avid bookworm and bank teller, whose hobby gets him into trouble at work when his boss becomes upset at his prioritising reading over his career. At home, his wife also disapproves of his time spent reading and takes to preventing him from having access to any literature. Spending his lunch break in the bank vault where he can get peace and quiet for reading, a large explosion is heard. Stepping out of the vault, he discovers that his home town has been destroyed and that he is the only one left alive.
A Passage for Trumpet
Joey Crown was a once good trumpet player whose life has become a struggle with no money or prospects, and has him turning to alcohol. His attempts to be allowed to play his instrument in a band fail due to him not being reliable enough. Heading up on to his apartment roof, Joey plays his trumpet for what he intends to be the last time before heading to a pawn shop to sell it. However, his final session has him encounter a distant trumpet player who he doesn't recognise, though when the two come face to face, it changes Joey's outlook.
I Shot an Arrow into the Air
Arrow One takes off with a crew consisting of Captain Donlin, crewman Corey, and six others. Passing through an asteroid belt, the spacecraft is damaged and results in a crash landing on what is belived to be an asteroid. The crash kills half the crew, with the four remaining working out how to survive. Corey however is insistent that he will live, with his selfish nature coming to the fore. However, while he may live at the expense of others, Corey has a surprise as to where the spacecraft has landed.
The Brain Center at Whipple's
Wallace V. Whipple is owner of a Midwestern manufacturing company which is on a drive to increas efficiency. The company announces that its purchase of teh X109B14 computer will eliminate thousands of jobs and go on to allow the plant to be completely automated within six months. His assistant Walter offers little encouragement on the automation drive, and is eventually replaced. However, the computer still has one man left who it can get rid of in the search for complete efficiency.
The Grave
Outlaw Pinto Sykes is ambushed and killed by townsfolk who go on to drag his body through the town, before burying him in a nearby cemetery. The men who killed Pinto however are angered by gun-for-hire Conny Miller who also arrives in town having failed to stop Pinto previously. The townsfolk accuse Miller of being scared of Pinto, and challenge him to head up to the outlaws grave at midnight. There is one catch however - Pinto vowed that should Miller ever show up he would reach out from the grave and grab him.
The Hitch-Hiker
Twenty seven year-old Nan Adams is driving from New York to Los Angeles when she survives a skid on the highway. A passing mechanic helps her put on the spare wheel and has her follow him to a nearby town to service the car. While in the town, she begins to see a man around that nobody else is able to. Setting about continuing on her journey, Nan continues to see the man who appears to be trying to hitch-hike repeatedly throughout her journey.
Mr. Denton on Doomsday
Al Denton has become the town drunk and laughingstock after being wracked by guilt of the deaths he has caused - by being the quickest draw of a gun in town. When Al is challenged to yet another draw and manages to hit his opponent in the hand, he sets about getting clean from his heavy drinking. Travelling salesman Henry J. Fate arrives in town just in time for Denton to be challenged to another duel, with a potion for sale which will that Fate ensures that he will make the shot.
Sounds and Silences
Roswell G. Flemington is a former serviceman in the United States Navy and now the owner of a model ship company. He grew up in a house with his mother who required absolute silence, and since becoming an adult, makes as much noise as possible to compensate. His wife sets about leaving him due to no longer being able to cope with the racket. However, on waking the following morning, Roswell discovers that he himself has to cope with every little thing making vast amounts of noise.
The Odyssey of Flight 33
Flight 33 is heading towards New York for a landing at La Guardia. The flight is slightly behind schedule and flying into a cloud, the crew hear a strange noise and notice that the aircraft is speeding up. Attempting to contact the control tower, they receive no response. Lowering the aircraft to get a sight of land, they eventually spot the location of New York City - or where it should be. Discovering the land is covered in trees, and spotting a large dinosaur, they determine that somehow they have gone back in time.
The Changing of the Guard
Professor Ellis Fowler is being forcibly retired after fifty-one years teaching. Heading home, Fowler becomes melancholy at the end of his teaching career and begins to wonder whether he has done any good in the world. A short time later, his helper Mrs Landers discovers the Fowler has taken his gun out of the house. Fowler meanwhile heads to a statue of Horace Mann at the school with the intent of committing suicide, though is interrupted by evidence of his effect on the world.