Ellison opened each program by reading vignettes of his own composition while music from the opening credits of Dark of the Sun played in the background.
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The show's opening theme was, for much of its run, "Needles and Bones" from Vangelis's 1975 album Heaven and Hell.
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The trio's appreciation for the genre and differing tastes brought a unique quality to the program, which was an eclectic mixture of science fiction news, reviews, readings, filk music, occasional on-air listener phone calls, interviews, and playing of science fiction radio shows such as "X Minus One" and "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".
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"Jupiter" from Holst's The Planets was also used, as well as "Tubular Bells" and other mixed material.
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