American Experience · SEASON 25

War of the Worlds

Episode 6 · 2013-10-29

★ 7.6
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Season 25Episode 6★ 7.6/10
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Episode overview

A broadcast that struck fear into an already anxious nation, Orson Welles' War of the Worlds radio broadcast was the most famous alien invasion that never happened.

55 minutes

Season 25 episodes

1. The Abolitionists: 1820s-18382013-01-08 2. The Abolitionists: 1838-18542013-01-15 3. The Abolitionists: 1854-Emancipation and Victory2013-01-22 4. Henry Ford2013-01-29 5. Silicon Valley2013-02-05 6. War of the Worlds2013-10-29 7. JFK (Part 1)2013-11-11 8. JFK (Part 2)2013-11-12