You will not believe it if you hear it today, but in its time, Orson Welles’ Mercury Theatre on the Air production of H. G. Wells “War of the Worlds,” broadcast on October 30, 1938, is on record as not only scaring the pants off its audience, but also sending many of them running for the hills.
Anyone interested in hearing a recording of the original broadcast can find it in The Mercury Theatre on the Air online archive, (Real Audio & MP3) of most Mercury/Campell broadcasts from 1938-1940.
Why is this a particularly piquant time to catch this program?
Aside from the upcoming All Hallow’s Eve, see if you can discover another reason from this essay on Orson Welles from Ken Sanes’ Transparency website.
Anyone interested in hearing a recording of the original broadcast can find it in The Mercury Theatre on the Air online archive, (Real Audio & MP3) of most Mercury/Campell broadcasts from 1938-1940.
Why is this a particularly piquant time to catch this program?
Aside from the upcoming All Hallow’s Eve, see if you can discover another reason from this essay on Orson Welles from Ken Sanes’ Transparency website.
