Orson Welles broadcast

Grover's Mill and other locations

Other broadcasts

H.G. Wells

Orson Welles

Mars

Film & TV

Miscellaneous

Skeptical Inquirer magazine article. Very good indepth article.

National Geographic page on the broadcast. Fairly basic page on the events surrounding the broadcast.

Discovery Channel lesson. Lesson plan for The War Of The Worlds with special emphasis on the broadcast.

Why the hoax worked. Good article from respected science site.

Short article about Welles and the broadcast from Transparency.com, a site that delves into all manner of popular culture.

Daily Nexus General article about the broadcast. Good quote from Koch at the end.

Rense.com. Brief article with some nice original illustrations. Take care, site contains some controversal views on other subjects.

Museum Of Hoaxes. Nice quirky site with decent short roundup of events, though adds nothing new.

Finger Lake Times. Some new accounts of the panic here.

University Of San Diego. Solid account of the broadcast and its influences. Can download low quality movie of Welles speaking to the press after the broadcast.

Journal Of Social Issues Very long and detailed article about the influences of radio. Makes references to Canrtil report on War Of The Worlds broadcast.

Questia Full text of Archibald MacLeish poem air-raid, which may have influenced Welles.

The Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy Show Radio show that caused many listeners to tune in late to the Welles broadcast.

Independent Radio Drama Productions Article, The Psychological Power of Radio looks at radio hoaxes in general, including Welles.

Warner Sisters Very good bio of Howard Koch.

Broadcast script Full script to the broadcast.

Christian Science Monitor Very interesting piece on the work of Hadley Cantril.

Capital Century. Excellent site of New Jersey Stories, including the 1938 broadcast.

Official Grover's Mill homepage. Yes, their is an official page for Grovers Mill.

My Trip To Grover's Mill. Well, not actually me, but this guy has been there, and here presents a nicely illustrated look at the hamlet.

KC2UFO Homepage. A very odd page, with a few photographs taken around Grover's Mill.

Sci-Fi Road Trips. Short article about Grover's Mill.

Roadside America. A great site listing weird places to visit in the USA. Grover's Mill is included with some very nice colour photographs.

Official Mercer County homepage. Location of Grover's Mill.

Find Grover's Mill. Google Maps allows for an excellent view of Grover's Mill.

Grover's Mill Coffee Company. Buy your Coffee from Grover's Mill. Has photographs of a visit to Grover's Mill by War Of The Worlds star Anne Robinson.

Princeton University Observatory. Nice page on the Princeton University Observatory. Was a local road named after a character in the broadcast?

Stop and smell the burgers. Nice pictures of Grover's Mill and how to get there?

Father Ronald Knox (1926). BBC page on the Ronald Knox panic broadcast of 1926, including audio reproduction and documentary.

Bio of Ronald Knox. Very subtancial bio.

Ronald Knox Society of America. Substancial site dedicated to Knox.

The day the Martians landed. Detailed article on the 1949 Quito panic.

Buffalo broadcast (1968). Excellent page on the Buffalo panic of 1968, includes many audio clips.

Great Northern Radio. Very detailed page rounding up the many audio versions of The War Of The Worlds.

War Of The Worlds Study Guide. Very handy chapter by chapter guide to the novel The War Of The Worlds.

The H.G. Wells society. Well presented site dedicated to the great man. Lots of good links.

War Of The Worlds. Complete text.

Biography of Wells at the Pegasos site.

War Of The Worlds book covers. Huge collection of covers from numerous editions of the novel.

The Estate Of Orson Welles. Appears to be the official site.

E-online. Good list-heavy bite size material on Welles and his work.

Lilly Library. You'll have to visit this library phsyically if you want to see anything, but a complete account of this massive archive of Welles documents can be found here.

Orson Welles web ring. Round up of Welles related sites.

The Shadow. Before the War Of The Worlds, Welles starred as the crime fighter the Shadow.

Mercury Theater On The Air. Very complete site including downloads.

Orson Welles. Entry at the Internet Movie Database.

Who's Out There. Orson Welles hosted documentary about life in the universe to watch online.

Wellesnet. Detailed material on Welles, much of which I have not seen assembled elsewhere. Highly recommended.

Orson Welles.co.uk Not just Welles but a varied site on movies. Some great photos of Welles and articles.

The Films Of Orson Wells. Good summary of Welles movies.

Main Space Science Systems. Mind boggling number of images (170,000 plus) of Mars.

NASA's Mars Exploration page. Great information and images from NASA on all their present missions, including the two most recent rovers.

ESA Mars Express Fantastic site for images. Check out the 3D images of the planet shot from the Mar Express spacecraft (you'll need to go find some 3D glasses).

Mars Today. Great general news and information site on Mars

Solarviews Meaty info on Mars (and other planets.)

Mars News. Another good general news site

Mars Ring. Portal to Mars related sites.

Eve Of The War uk Lots of excellent material on the new movies and the planned relaunch of the Jeff Wayne musical version.

Eve Of The War.com. A different site to the one above but equally good.

War Of The Worlds Online General War Of The Worlds site.

Pendragon Films. Movie company behind 2005 version set in Victorian times. Go straight to the relevant page here.

Scifi Flicks. War Of The Worlds movie (1953) information.

Internet Movie Database entry on Martian Mania. The True Story of The War of the Worlds. This is a fasinating sounding documentary made for the 50th anniversary of the broadcast. Does anyone have a copy?

War Of The Worlds TV series. Internet Movie Database entry for 1988 TV series.

Lief Ericson model. Site detailing Lief Ericson model kit which was designed by Matt Jefferies and would have been used in proposed George Pal TV series.

Edward R Murrow. Crusading reporter who hosted The Night America Trembled.

The Legacy Of George Pal. General site on the film maker.

Gene Barry Official Fan Page. Excellent site about the actor, with a great selection of War Of The Worlds lobby cards.

The Science Fiction Foundation Collection homepage. From the University of Liverpool Library, a extremely large collection of science fiction related material and home to a course in SF..

War Of The Worlds lyrics. Complete transcript of the Jeff Wayne record.

Mars In The Mind Of Earth Wide ranging site on Mars in the media.

The Mars Room. General resource on The War Of The Worlds novel.

War Of The Worlds role playing game.

The SF Crowsnest. Excellent general SF resource.

The SF Site. Huge resource of reviews and comment on all things SF and Fantasy.

Who's Out There. Orson Welles hosted documentary about life in the universe to watch online.

Sci Fi Dimensions. Monthly online science fiction magazine.

Large comic art resource

Mars And SF. Incredibly detailed French site covering all aspects of Mars in fiction. Lots to be found here even if you can't read French, especially material you will not find mentioned on English language sites.

My Science Fiction Life. BBC Television website celebrating this history of science fiction as remembered by fans. You can add your own comments on this site.