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Overview"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 indepth. 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." Full Product DetailsAuthor: John GoslingPublisher: McFarland & Company Imprint: McFarland & Company Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780786441051ISBN 10: 0786441054 Pages: 247 Publication Date: 30 September 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsis 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. is brisk and straightforward...the author possesses a refreshing degree of knowledge about the UFO phenomenon --<i>International UFO Reporter</i>; definitive...deserves your attention and a place on your bookshelf --<i>SF Crowsnest.com</i>; 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>I Still Love Radio.</i> Author InformationJohn 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). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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