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FWD# 61159
Fri, 22 Jul 2005
The new movie War of the Worlds (2005) triggered my memory of the "Martian invasion of Earth" radio broadcast.
As expected, Wikipedia had a The War of the Worlds overview and article on the radio play.
The Internet Archive has a newsreel Attack By Mars Panics Thousands with Orson Welles trying to explain away the mass hysteria.
I think this article explains why the radio play had such a big impact. Lots of other good stuff here too.
The The Mercury Theatre on the Air site has a MP3 of the broadcast and a torrent of all their shows. "If possible, please download this instead".
I found the broadcast to be pretty scary. We hear reporters describing the machines atacking, then silence, and later we learn everyone was killed ...