30th October 1938: War of the Worlds by Orson Welles is broadcast

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30th October 2019

30th October 1938: War of the Worlds by Orson Welles is broadcast

On the 30^th October 1938, Orson Welles directed and narrated a radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds as part of the Mercury Theatre on the Air.

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