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}}'''Orson Welles''' was a filmmaker and radio [[actor]] in the [[20th century]].


|appearances = [[BFA]]: ''[[Invaders from Mars]]''
At the time of his ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' broadcast in [[October]] [[1938]], Welles encountered the [[Eighth Doctor]] and his companion [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] and shared an adventure involving a real invasion. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Invaders from Mars (audio story)}}) According to another account, the Doctor had their friend broadcast the radio play ''War of the Worlds'' as a cover for a real [[Martian]] invasion by the [[Ice Warrior]]s, hoping to prevent a panic. The plan backfired, and it still caused a panic. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Maze of Doom (novel)}})


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He was also known for acting in other radio programs including ''[[The Shadow (radio series)|The Shadow]]''. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Invaders from Mars (audio story)}}; [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shadow of Weng-Chiang (novel)}})
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'''Orson Welles''' ([[1915]]-[[1985]]) was an acclaimed and controversial film and radio actor, director and writer of the 20th century. Welles rose to fame in [[1938]] when his radio production of [[H. G. Wells]]' ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' sparked panic across America due to its realistic depiction of a radio broadcast covering an alien invasion. He later entered the film industry with the film {{wi|Citizen Kane}}. Considered a maverick of the cinema, Welles continued to push the boundaries of film until his death in the [[1980s]], although relatively few of his productions ever reached completion. He supplemented his directing income by taking on acting roles and filming television commercials.
At some point in his life he was made a host for the parasite known as [[The Fat]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)|namedpart=The Fat}})


At the time of his ''War of the Worlds'' broadcast, Welles encountered the [[Eighth Doctor]] and his companion [[Charley Pollard]] and shared an adventure involving a real invasion. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Invaders from Mars]]'')
After 1938, Welles made several [[William Shakespeare|Shakespearean]] films but the Eighth Doctor did not believe that they were terribly subtle adaptations. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Time of the Daleks (audio story)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
 
* One of the members of Welles' ''Mercury Theatre on the Air'' troupe, who participated in both ''The War of the Worlds'' and ''Citizen Kane'', [[George Coulouris]], guest starred in the 1964 ''Doctor Who'' story ''[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]'' as [[Arbitan]]. Welles' line "George, what are you doing with those keys?" in ''Invaders from Mars'' is an in-joke referring to Coulouris' role in ''Doctor Who''.
* Several years after his infamous 1938 broadcast, Orson Welles met H.G. Wells for a radio interview. One wonders if they shared their common experience of sharing an adventure with the Doctor. Many years earlier in his personal timeline, Wells had encountered the [[Sixth Doctor]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]'' and the [[Tenth Doctor]] in [[IDW]]: ''[[The Time Machination]]''.
* One of the members of Welles' ''Mercury Theatre of the Air'' troupe, who participated in both ''The War of the Worlds'' and ''Citizen Kane'', [[George Coulouris]], guest starred in the 1964 ''Doctor Who'' story ''[[The Keys of Marinus]]'' as [[Arbitan]]. Welles' line "George, what are doing with those keys" in ''Invaders from Mars'' is an in-joke referring to Coulouris' role in ''Doctor Who''.
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Orson Welles

Orson Welles was a filmmaker and radio actor in the 20th century.

At the time of his The War of the Worlds broadcast in October 1938, Welles encountered the Eighth Doctor and his companion Charley Pollard and shared an adventure involving a real invasion. (AUDIO: Invaders from Mars [+]Loading...["Invaders from Mars (audio story)"]) According to another account, the Doctor had their friend broadcast the radio play War of the Worlds as a cover for a real Martian invasion by the Ice Warriors, hoping to prevent a panic. The plan backfired, and it still caused a panic. (PROSE: The Maze of Doom [+]Loading...["The Maze of Doom (novel)"])

He was also known for acting in other radio programs including The Shadow. (AUDIO: Invaders from Mars [+]Loading...["Invaders from Mars (audio story)"]; PROSE: The Shadow of Weng-Chiang [+]Loading...["The Shadow of Weng-Chiang (novel)"])

At some point in his life he was made a host for the parasite known as The Fat. (PROSE: "The Fat" [+]Part of The Book of the War, Loading...{"namedpart":"The Fat","1":"The Book of the War (novel)"})

After 1938, Welles made several Shakespearean films but the Eighth Doctor did not believe that they were terribly subtle adaptations. (AUDIO: The Time of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Time of the Daleks (audio story)"])

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  • One of the members of Welles' Mercury Theatre on the Air troupe, who participated in both The War of the Worlds and Citizen Kane, George Coulouris, guest starred in the 1964 Doctor Who story The Keys of Marinus as Arbitan. Welles' line "George, what are you doing with those keys?" in Invaders from Mars is an in-joke referring to Coulouris' role in Doctor Who.
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