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'War of the Welles,' the 'War of the Worlds' back story - Off-Ramp for October 26, 2013
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'War of the Welles,' the 'War of the Worlds' back story - Off-Ramp for October 26, 2013

R.H. Greene's new documentary, "War of the Welles," shows how Orson Welles got to "The War of the Worlds," and says it really did panic millions of listeners.
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R.H. Greene's new documentary, "War of the Welles," shows how Orson Welles got to "The War of the Worlds," and says it really did panic millions of listeners.

New 'War of the Worlds' documentary — 'War of the Welles' — goes behind the scenes of the 1938 radio classic
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"War of the Welles" tells the backstory of the most famous radio broadcast of all time, "The War of the Worlds," which aired October 30, 1938.
'The War of the Worlds' at 75: Listen to it again on KPCC along with George Takei
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To celebrate its 75th anniversary, KPCC presents the original Orson Welles/Mercury Theatre broadcast of “The War of the Worlds” and a documentary featuring George Takei, Mr. Sulu on "Star Trek."