This Halloween marks the seventieth anniversary of the famous radio broadcast that, allegedly, caused mass panic in America as people who tuned in their radios thought they really were being invaded by Martians. Others say the reports of panic and hysteria were greatly exaggerrated by newspaper journalists who feared this new fangled radio gizmo was going to put them out of business.
Whatever the truth, The War of the Worlds by H G Wells is a story every true sci-fi fan should know. Written 110 years ago, it's the original alien invasion story written by one of the fathers of science fiction. Orson Welles' radio version was also genius and gripping drama, and you can see it brought faithfully to life here.
Whatever the truth, The War of the Worlds by H G Wells is a story every true sci-fi fan should know. Written 110 years ago, it's the original alien invasion story written by one of the fathers of science fiction. Orson Welles' radio version was also genius and gripping drama, and you can see it brought faithfully to life here.
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