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Waging The War of the Worlds - by John Gosling & Howard Koch (Paperback)
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Highlights
- The 1938 Orson Welles broadcast of The War of the Worlds was a landmark in the history of entertainment, sparking public hysteria in America and a series of broadcasts around the world that elicited similar responses.
- About the Author: John Gosling has written many articles for British science fiction magazines and runs a highly respected War of the Worlds website (www.war-of the-worlds.co.uk).
- 247 Pages
- Performing Arts, Film
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About the Book
The 1938 Orson Welles broadcast of The War of the Worlds was a landmark in the history of entertainment, sparking a public hysteria in America and a series of subsequent broadcasts around the world that elicited similar responses. This book examines the historic broadcast in-depth. It covers all aspects of the phenomenon including fascination with Mars; H.G. Wells novel; Orson Welles and the making of the broadcast; initial reactions and the resulting "fog of war;" anxieties underlying the panic; and the aftermath. Chapters also look at later broadcasts in the United States, Latin America, Brazil and Portugal, and address the likelihood that a similar panic could happen again. The original script of the 1938 The War of the Worlds radio broadcast, written by Howard Koch, is included.Book Synopsis
The 1938 Orson Welles broadcast of The War of the Worlds was a landmark in the history of entertainment, sparking public hysteria in America and a series of broadcasts around the world that elicited similar responses. This book examines all aspects of the historic broadcast in depth, including fascination with Mars, H.G. Wells' novel, Orson Welles and the making of the broadcast, initial reactions and the resulting "fog of war," anxieties underlying the panic, and the aftermath. Additional chapters look at later broadcasts in the United States, Brazil, elsewhere in Latin America, and Portugal, and address the likelihood that a similar panic could happen again. The Howard Koch original script of the 1938 The War of the Worlds radio broadcast is included.
Review Quotes
"is brisk and straightforward...the author possesses a refreshing degree of knowledge about the UFO phenomenon"-International UFO Reporter; "definitive...deserves your attention and a place on your bookshelf"-SF Crowsnest.com; "while the American public is not likely to ever be fooled again by a broadcast, one sure way to cause a radio panic in 2009 would be to deprive the serious scholar or armchair enthusiast of their own copy of [this book]"-I Still Love Radio.
About the Author
John Gosling has written many articles for British science fiction magazines and runs a highly respected War of the Worlds website (www.war-of the-worlds.co.uk).
