Even though this show was JUST a show ...thousands of people started fleeing in panic the area ...it was all fake and people were sucked into it. How much more powerful the news when it is just slightly tweeked to suit you taste , style agenda ...so I suggest we take the 3 month challenge and turns off the news... The War of the Worlds (radio drama) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For the 1968 remake, see The War of the Worlds (radio 1968). Panic Broadcast redirects here. For the Soilwork album, see The Panic Broadcast. The War of the Worlds Orson Welles in 1937 Genre Radio drama Running time 62 minutes Home station CBS Radio Host(s) The Mercury Theatre on the Air Starring Orson Welles Frank Readick Kenny Delmar Ray Collins Announcer Dan Seymour Writer(s) Howard Koch (adaptation) Anne Froelick H.G. Wells (novel) Director(s) Orson Welles Producer(s) John Houseman Orson Welles Exec. producer(s) Davidson Taylor (for CBS) Narrated by Orson Welles Recording studio Columbia Broadcasting Building, 485 Madison Avenue, New York Air dates since October 30, 1938 Opening theme Piano Concerto No. 1, byPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky The War of the Worlds is an episode of the American radio drama anthology series The Mercury Theatre on the Air. It was performed as a Halloween episode of the series on October 30, 1938, and aired over the Columbia Broadcasting System radio network. Directed and narrated by actor and future filmmaker Orson Welles, the episode was an adaptation of H. G. Wellss novel The War of the Worlds (1898). The first two thirds of the 62-minute broadcast were presented as a series of simulatednews bulletins, which suggested to many listeners that an actual alien invasion byMartians was currently in progress. Compounding the issue was the fact that the Mercury Theatre on the Air was a sustaining show (it ran without commercial breaks), adding to the programs realism. Although there were sensationalist accounts in the press about a supposed panic in response to the broadcast, the precise extent of listener response has been debated, particularly since the show was not drawing a large share of the radio audience. Many more Americans were listening to Edgar Bergen; however, when Bergens opening comedy routine ended and gave way to a musical interlude, many people may have started turning the radio dial to see what else was on. Those people found a radio show that sounded like a real account of an alien attack. The show did issue a disclaimer at the beginning of the show, but the people tuning in late did not hear that announcement and so a small panic did occur. [1] In the days following the adaptation, however, there was widespread outrage in the media.[2] The programs news-bulletin format was described as cruelly deceptive by some newspapers (which had lost advertising revenue to radio) and public figures, leading to an outcry against the perpetrators of the broadcast and calls for regulation by the Federal Communications Commission.[1] Despite these complaints—or perhaps in part because of them—the episode secured Welless fame as a dramatist. These are topics for discussion at our weekly meetings Establish a positive attitude Overcome Worry and fear Promote prosperity and health Acquire a better picture of YOU Better business relationships Better family relationships Hope for your future Love for your family Fulfillment in life Stop in for coffee
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