War of the Worlds downloadable

[matgb]

Assumptions. Every educated person has heard of Orson Welles, and of the time when his Mercury Theatre broadcast of The War of the Worlds caused massed panic across America. It's just one of those things everyone knows, right?

Second assumption. Despite having heard of it, you've never actually heard it. Now you can, there's a complete archive

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[bopeepsheep]

Q gave WotW away as a freebie back when they were still doing cassettes (that dates me, I know, but what can you do...). I still have my copy about somewhere, and must have heard it several dozen times over the years. I don't like it as much as the Jeff Wayne version (quite different, obviously) but it's not bad listening.

[matgb]

Dates you? I have a pile of cassetes next to me to go through. Admittedly, I can't listen to them, but they're there. IIRC, we're roughly the same age, not that it matters.

I've only listened to the Jeff Wayne version once, that was ages ago, really must dig out a copy at some point. Or I could borrow SB's. Yes, that'd make sense.

(Bloke I met in the pub Wednesday thought I was younger than him. He's 22...)

[ginasketch]

omg 1938 Dracula!

squee!

[matgb]

Yeah, um, that might've been the second thing I DL'd...

[davegodfrey]

The Beeb broadcast it on halloween about fifteen years ago. I still have it on tape somewhere.

I think what convinced people is that you had a perfectly normal programme intercut with "breaking news" from an area not far from New York- but far enough that people couldn't see to check what was happenning.

[misscoollinda]

ooooooh, thank you! I love old radio. LOVE IT!