The War Of The Worlds 30th October 1938 Read by Orsen Wells (Mercury Radio Theatre) This is the orginal radio broadcast preformed by Orsen Wells and the Mercury Radio Theatre On The Air, on 30th October 1938 that panicked America. Millions of people listening to their radios that night believed they were hearing an actual invasion take place of the earth from the planet Mars. The broadcast is on a CD that will play on any CD / DVD player etc. Recording length approximately 57 minutes in orginal format as it aired on radio, 30th October 1939.