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Oct 9, 2013 · October 9, 2013. Editor’s note: In marking the 75th anniversary of “The War of the Worlds” broadcast, Wellesnet offers a transcript of the October 30, 1938 broadcast as heard on the Columbia Broadcasting System. It was performed by Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre on the Air from a script by Howard Koch and based on the novel by H.G ...
"The War of the Worlds" by H. G. Wells. as performed by Orson Welles & the Mercury Theatre on the Air. and broadcast on the Columbia Broadcasting System on Sunday, October 30, 1938 from 8:00 to 9:00 P. M. * * * ANNOUNCER.
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May 6, 2015 · May 6, 2015. Orson Welles (arms raised) rehearses his radio depiction of H.G. Wells' classic, The War of the Worlds. The broadcast, which aired on October 30, 1938, and claimed that...
The program’s evocative script was authored by Howard Koch, then in his first professional job; later, he became the Academy Award-winning scriptwriter of the motion picture “Casablanca.” He drew his radio story and its title from an 1898 novella by English writer H.G. Wells, shifting the story location from the London area to New
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60 - 65 minutes. 5 M, 6 Any (4-22 actors possible: 0-9 W, 4-22 M) Set: Minimal. Broadcast from New York's Mercury Theatre in 1938, this infamous radio play, based on the novel by H. G. Wells, had many terrified listeners convinced that an actual alien invasion of Earth was taking place. Adapted by Howard E. Koch, co-writer of Casablanca, and ...
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Dec 31, 2014 · 1988-10-30. Topics. Radio Drama, H. G. Wells, Radio Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi, science fiction, NPR, National Public Radio, H.G. Wells, Orson Welles. Language. English. A slightly updated version of Howard Koch's classic script, broadcast in 1988 for the 50th Anniversary of Orson Welles' classic broadcast.
