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On '''30 October''', [[1938]], [[Orson Welles]] and the [[Mercury Theatre]] performed an adaptation of [[H. G. Wells]]' ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' on CBS Radio. The broadcast caused nationwide panic across the [[United States of America]]. Although calm soon settled as America realised it was only a play, unknown to the public some elements of the production were based on actual events. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Invaders from Mars (audio story)|Invaders from Mars]]'')
'''30 October''' was a [[Calendar date|date]].


== Behind the scenes ==
In [[1829]], the crews of the ''[[Governor Ready]]'', ''[[Swiftsure]]'' and ''[[Mermaid (ship)|Mermaid]]'' were rescued by the ''[[Comet (ship)|Comet]]''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Of the Mermaid and Jupiter (short story)}})
* [[1912]] - Actor [[Preston Lockwood]] was born.
* [[1914]] - Actress [[Anna Wing]] was born.
* [[1944]] - Actor [[Michael Wade]] was born.
* [[1954]] - Actor [[Chris MacDonnell]] was born.
* [[1965]] - "[[Death of a Spy]]" was first broadcast on [[BBC1]].
* 1965 - Part four of [[COMIC]]: ''[[Enter: The Go-Ray]]'' was released.
* [[1972]] - Actress [[Jessica Hynes]] was born.
* [[1978]] - [[Writer]] [[Brian Hayles]] died.
* [[1979]] - Actor [[Graham Ashley]] died.
* [[1985]] - The [[Doctor Who Exhibition Blackpool|Blackpool ''Doctor Who'' Exhibition]] closed after the lease on the building it resided in expired.
* [[1997]] - ''[[Doctor Who]]'' creator [[Sydney Newman]] died.
* [[1999]] - Actor [[Cavan Kendall]] died.


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In [[1938]], [[Orson Welles]] and the [[Mercury Theatre]] performed an adaptation of [[H. G. Wells]]' ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' on [[CBS Radio]]. The broadcast caused nationwide panic across the [[United States of America]]. Although calm soon settled as America realised it was only a play, unknown to the public some elements of the production were based on actual events. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Invaders from Mars (audio story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})
 
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30 October was a date.

In 1829, the crews of the Governor Ready, Swiftsure and Mermaid were rescued by the Comet. (PROSE: Of the Mermaid and Jupiter [+]Loading...["Of the Mermaid and Jupiter (short story)"])

In 1938, Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre performed an adaptation of H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds on CBS Radio. The broadcast caused nationwide panic across the United States of America. Although calm soon settled as America realised it was only a play, unknown to the public some elements of the production were based on actual events. (AUDIO: Invaders from Mars [+]Loading...["Invaders from Mars (audio story)"], PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])

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