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What happened when War of the Worlds by HG Wells was played over radio broadcast in the 1930's?
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∙ 13y ago
The Broadcast, was first of all, in l938, not l930. It was aired in the New York Metropolitan Area on I believe W-O-R (all stations were AM at the time, discounting code stations and hams) The program was aired on a dramatic program-the Mercury Theatre, which did not ordinarily specialize in Science Fiction. The attack was centered in the metropolitan area and targets included the Pulaski Skyway and Bayonne Bridge, documentary coverage of the effects of the heat rays(rather olike Lasers) was graphic and intended to frighten the audience! One long term consequence of the Mock War was a lengthy De-facto Ban on science fiction on radio and later movies from the period of about l939-45 coinciding with the War. No major science fiction film was made in the United States in those years though there were a few Occult opuses which were tolerated as (Private issue) or homebound substitutes which did have a supernatural, rather than technical wallop. Orson Welles wrote the script in cooperation with Howard Koch. The novel on which the War of the Worlds was based was written by the British science fiction writer, H.G. Wells. There was no family relationship between Orson Welles (note spellling) and H.G. Wells.
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∙ 15y ago
The radio broadcast of "War of the Worlds" by HG Wells in the 1930s caused panic among some listeners who believed the Martian invasion described on air was real. People mistook the fictional broadcast for actual news updates, leading to widespread fear and confusion in certain areas. This event showcased the power of mass media and the potential impact of misinformation on the public.
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