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rurallib

(62,434 posts) Tue Oct 8, 2019, 09:02 PM Oct 2019

Old Time Radio for Halloween - Orson Welles "War Of The World"

Most of you have heard the stories about this show some 81 years ago on October 30,1938. The legend is that this broadcast caused a wide spread panic. Many of those stories are thought to be overhyped.

This is the original broadcast, therefore it may be scratchy. 60 minutes long:

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Old Time Radio for Halloween - Orson Welles "War Of The World" (Original Post) rurallib Oct 2019 OP

That's fun. Harker Oct 2019 #1

There were a number of calls to the radio network, sure. Aristus Oct 2019 #2

Harker

(14,030 posts)

1. That's fun.

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 09:28 PM

Oct 2019

The Mercury Theatre cast did up an entertaining "Dracula", also.

Aristus

(66,437 posts)

2. There were a number of calls to the radio network, sure.

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 09:40 PM

Oct 2019

But not the widespread panic that had been reported. It was reported by the newspapers, who were trying to take down the upstart communications medium of radio, which was cutting into their profits.

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