''2000X'' is a dramatic

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released by

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and produced by the Hollywood Theater of the Ear. There were 49 plays of various lengths in 26 one-hour programs, broadcast weekly and later released on the Internet. Plays were adaptations of futuristic stories, novels and plays by noted authors. Producer/director Yuri Rasovsky and

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won the 2001

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from the

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for their work on this program. Ellison acted as host and consultant, and co-adapted his

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" 'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Harlequin".

Plays in the series

External links

Broadcast order as listed on the original ''2000x'' site''2000X: Tales of the Next Millennia'' - Amazon.com
- plot summaries and reviews {{Nebula Award for Best Script/Bradbury Award 2001–2020 American radio dramas NPR programs American science fiction radio programs 2000 radio programme debuts 2000 radio programme endings