![]() ![]() So if a serious sounding news bulletin comes on informing you about destruction from unidentified objects, chances are you'd believe it.īut its this 1953 movie that is probably the most well known adaptation of Wells story the world over. No internet, very little television, and what was on TV would have been extremely limited. Can't blame them really, if you think about it back then the radio was all people had. The story was presented in a news broadcast fashion which in turn led to many many listeners actually thinking it was real. Of course the most infamous adaptation was a live radio broadcast narrated by Orson Wells in 1938. This itself was adapted into a BBC TV series in 1984 which has since developed a strong cult following. One of the lesser known works highly influenced by Wells work would be 'The Tripods' by John Christopher. The story has spawned films, radio dramas, TV adaptations, comic adaptations, videogames and even a record album. Wells The War of the Worlds is probably one of the most famous and influential science fiction stories in literature. ![]()
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