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the original broadcast of war of the worlds....
....will be played unedited and at the same time and day the original was back in 1938 on SIRIUS channel 118.
i'll be setting up my stiletto to record it ![]() an excerpt fron sirius' site... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++ RadioClassics' Halloween Spooktacular Monday, October 27 to Saturday, November 1 RadioClassics presents Halloween Spooktacular, a special lineup featuring some of the biggest names in horror starring in the most frightful classic radio programs and dramas of all time. The HalloweenClassics lineup will feature the original, unedited version of War of the Worlds on the very same day and time it originally first aired in 1938 (October 30 at 8 pm ET). Halloween day is horror-filled with programs like Dracula, Frankenstein, The Werewolf and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, featuring famed actors such as Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Gregory Peck, and Burt Lancaster. * War of the Worlds — original broadcast from 1938 * Dracula — 1938 production starring Orson Welles * Lux Radio Theater — Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds * Frankenstein * The Werewolf * Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde * Inner Sanctum Mysteries — Corridor of Doom starring Boris Karloff and Richard Widmark * Mystery in the Air — The Mask of Medusa starring Peter Lorre * Suspense — Hitchhike Poker starring Gregory Peck * Screen Director's Playhouse featuring Criss Cross and Burt Lancaster * Escape: Casting the Runes starring William Conrad * Suspense: A Terribly Strange Bed starring Peter Lawford
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...and there will most likely be at least one person who tunes in a little late and think it's the real deal, right?
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will ya like post the file up here for the poor folk bell?
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NPR has re run it every year for as long as i can remember. probably available somewhere near you.
it's very dated. but still kind of entertaining.
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I have War of the worlds, and many other radio programs, on tape...a good insight to the USA as it once was...it's fun to play 'em from time to time.
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