The War of the Worlds

Summary

The War of the Worlds is a radio drama^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of radio_drama entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,101 views/month, #1 of 100).^[2]

Key Facts

• The War of the Worlds's instance of is recorded as radio drama^[3].
• The War of the Worlds's genre is science fiction radio play^[4].
• The War of the Worlds's based on is recorded as The War of the Worlds^[5].
• The War of the Worlds's part of the series is recorded as The Mercury Theatre on the Air^[6].
• The War of the Worlds's Commons category is recorded as The War of the Worlds (radio drama)^[7].
• The War of the Worlds's distributed by is recorded as CBS Radio^[8].
• The War of the Worlds's narrative location is recorded as New York^[9].
• The War of the Worlds's narrative location is recorded as New Jersey^[10].
• The War of the Worlds's date of first performance is recorded as October 30, 1938^[11].
• The War of the Worlds's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The War of the Worlds'}^[12].
• The War of the Worlds's set in period is recorded as 1930s^[13].
• The War of the Worlds's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[14].
• The War of the Worlds's set during recurring event is recorded as Halloween^[15].

Product Details

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• Release type: Broadcast^[16]

• Secondary type(s): Live, Audio drama^[17]

• First release date: 1970^[18]

• Genre(s): non-music^[19]

• Community tags: non-music^[20]

• MusicBrainz ID: 408491d8-4116-3be0-9781-9cafe47427eb^[21]

Body

Publication

The War of the Worlds's genre is science fiction radio play^[4]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Mercury Theatre on the Air^[6].

Subject and Themes

The War of the Worlds's part of the series is recorded as The Mercury Theatre on the Air^[6].

Cultural Impact

Things named for The War of the Worlds include War of the Coprophages^[22], a television series episode^[23], directed by Kim Manners^[24] and Orsonwelles bellum^[25], a taxon^[26].

Why It Matters

The War of the Worlds ranks in the top 1% of radio_drama entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,101 views/month, #1 of 100).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27]

Entities named for it include War of the Coprophages^[22], a television series episode^[23], directed by Kim Manners^[24] and Orsonwelles bellum^[25], a taxon^[26].