orson welles radio broadcast of war of the worlds
This was the narrative of perhaps the most infamous radio broadcast ever. Despite his age Welles had been in radio for several years most notably as the voice of The Shadow in the hit mystery program of the same name. The War Of The Worlds The 1938 Radio Script By Howard E Koch Playscripts Inc Orson Welles was only 23 years old when his Mercury Theater company decided to update HG. . The War of the Worlds was a Halloween episode of the radio series The Mercury Theatre on the Air directed and narrated by Orson. Orson Welles This landmark radio program first aired on Sunday October 30 1938 over the Columbia Broadcasting System radio network. Wells tale of alien invasion startled many listeners who thought Martians were really attacking. The performance on October 30 using the format of a simulated news broadcast narrated by. Description Watch the video and answer the question below. On the evening of October 30th 1938 a 23-year-old Orson beg...