War of the Worlds Original Radio Broadcast - Orson Welles [Audio-MP3]

Orson Welles "War of the Worlds" Original Radio Broadcast, October 30, 1938



a.k.a. The Martian Invasion Hoax



Ripper credits: RocknRoland

Duration: 51mn 17s

Format: MP3, ABR 96 Kbps, 1 channel, 44.1 KHz



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Description:



This is the full length 1938 Halloween special radio broadcast by Orson

Welles and the Mercury Radio Theater on Oct. 30, 1938 that caused panic

in America.



The breaking news format where a reporter interrupted the regular programming

at intervals until taking over the airwaves with the panic and confusion of

a Martian invasion proved to be incredibly realistic. So realistic, a reported

1 million listeners actually believed an invasion was occurring. At the

conclusion of the broadcast, the police stormed the broadcast booth,

confiscated scripts and interviewed the players.



Included is the script and various newspaper accounts with an image from

the New York Times.