The War Of The Worlds. 1938 Radio Broadcast [Audio CD]

H. G. Wells (Author), Orson Wells (Author), Mercury Theatre (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 15, 2005

The War Of The Worlds

30th October 1938
Read by Orsen Wells
(Mercury Radio Theatre)
This is the orginal radio broadcast preformed by Orsen Wells and the Mercury Radio Theatre On The Air, on 30th October 1938 that panicked America.

Millions of people listening to their radios that night believed they were hearing an actual invasion take place of the earth from the planet Mars.

The broadcast is on a CD that will play on any CD / DVD player etc.

Recording length approximately 57 minutes in orginal format as it aired on radio, 30th October 1939.

Product Details

• Audio CD: 200 pages
• Publisher: www.bnpublishing.com; 1 edition (July 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9568351299
• ISBN-13: 978-9568351298
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 4.8 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,391,258 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not as scary as in 1938, but still exciting and VERY interesting!!!, March 15, 2006

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Ralph DeMattia "A Lincoln Fan" (Fayetteville, Pennsylvania United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The War Of The Worlds. 1938 Radio Broadcast (Audio CD)

I had never heard the full radio broadcast untill purchasing this CD, but it is VERY easy to see how this could have scared the Bee-jeebers out of America on Halloween, 1938. Get this CD and listen to it every Halloween (as I now plan to) and you'll see how interseting old time radio was. Especially when you consider the horror that was just beginning to build in Germany at the same time as the broadcast.

3.0 out of 5 stars Substance great, presentation could be better, January 2, 2010

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C. Klein "CBK, RPCV" (Richmond VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The War of the Worlds: 1938 Radio Broadcast (MP3 CD)

About the work: 21st century listeners will recognize much of the recording as scripted, but it is not so surprising that some people took it seriously in 1938; seventy years ago, people had not yet become familiar with the many varieties of broadcast "trickery" that have since become commonplace. Some of the "reporting" will sound a little stiff (and thus suspicious) to a contemporary listener, but it's important to note that in the early days of broadcasting, the tone of news reporting was much more formal than it is now, and that patrician north-eastern accents like that of Welles were predominant, so the program probably did not sound as different from a real newscast as today's listeners might think. About this recording: There are several available for purchase, and this one could be better in a couple of ways. At one point, it skips ahead for about 30 seconds and then jumps back and plays through normally. The tracks are not named helpfully. The bonus material is not related to the "W of the W" broadcast, and includes a couple of partially duplicated tracks. The script that is mentioned as being included did not come with my CD.