Listen "051: THE NIGHT THAT PANICKED AMERICA"
Episode Synopsis
In 1897 H.G. Wells wrote the novel War of the Worlds.
In 1938 Orson Welles created a radio drama based on the novel, and sent Americans into a panic when they believed it was a real news broadcast.
In 1975 the ABC Television Network produced a TV movie dramatizing the making of the radio broadcast and the public reaction to it.
In 2020, Ian and Matthew offer this podcast about the 1975 TV movie.
Layers upon layers.
In 1938 Orson Welles created a radio drama based on the novel, and sent Americans into a panic when they believed it was a real news broadcast.
In 1975 the ABC Television Network produced a TV movie dramatizing the making of the radio broadcast and the public reaction to it.
In 2020, Ian and Matthew offer this podcast about the 1975 TV movie.
Layers upon layers.
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