The War of the Worlds radio broadcast

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_War_of_the_Worlds_radio_broadcast
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:radio_station
gptkbp:adaptedInto gptkb:The_War_of_the_Worlds_(novel)
gptkbp:airedOn gptkb:Columbia_Broadcasting_System
gptkbp:anniversary commemorated on 50th and 75th anniversaries
gptkbp:awardReceived inducted into National Recording Registry
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:The_War_of_the_Worlds_(novel)
gptkbp:broadcastOn gptkb:CBS_Radio
gptkbp:controversy alleged mass panic
media ethics debate
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:directed gptkb:Orson_Welles
gptkbp:firstAired 1938-10-30
gptkbp:genre gptkb:science_fiction
drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The War of the Worlds radio broadcast
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:H._G._Wells
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy referenced in popular culture
inspired later adaptations
studied in media history
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:notableFor causing public panic
realistic news bulletin format
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:Mercury_Theatre_on_the_Air
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:John_Houseman
gptkbp:recordedAt audio archive available
gptkbp:runtime 60 minutes
gptkbp:script gptkb:Howard_Koch
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Grover's_Mill,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hoax
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6