Just a reminder for any PBS viewers about tomorrow night’s War of the Worlds broadcast
“We interrupt this program …” The Radio Broadcast that Panicked America (UPDATED).
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The Omagh Literary Festival: Honouring Benedict Kiely
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Those Who Say "You Only Live Once" Have Never Read a Book. ~John Hughes
The Fluff Is Raging 
My mother told me about this. She said that at the time it was very convincing. People were not bombarded by nearly as much media as they are now and news readers were extremely well respected. It was a trick that had never been played before and lots of people got caught out.
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check out American Experience on PBS tonight if you can for a look at the whole story.
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I can’t because I’m in the UK. I’m sure it will appear over here eventually.
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