Old Time Radio Featuring Orson Welles
Today marks the 71st anniversary of the infamous War Of The Worlds broadcast. It’s only fitting we hear it again today. From the Mercury Theater On The Air, it first aired October 30, 1938.
For more information on this broadcast, and the panic it allegedly created, here are some links:
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This week we have another episode of The Grape Nuts Flakes Program/Jack Benny Show where Welles stands in for Jack. This one aired April 4, 1943.
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The Mercury Summer Theater aired for only 15 episodes between June and September of 1946. From August 30, 1946 we’ll hear Moby Dick.
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