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Listen to the war of the worlds the original 1938 broadcast remastered in full in. It was performed as a halloween episode of the series on october 30, 1938, and aired over the columbia broadcasting system radio network. You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2. In 1938, orson wells summoned martians for war of the worlds. The myth of the war of the worlds panic orson welles infamous 1938 radio program did not touch off nationwide hysteria. Orson welles the war of the worlds the original 1938.
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