<Table> The War of the Worlds <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Orson Welles tells reporters that no one connected with the broadcast had any idea it would cause panic (Sunday, October 30, 1938) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Radio drama, science fiction </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> 60 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Home station </Th> <Td> CBS Radio </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hosted by </Th> <Td> The Mercury Theatre on the Air </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Starring </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Orson Welles </Li> <Li> Frank Readick </Li> <Li> Kenny Delmar </Li> <Li> Ray Collins </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Announcer </Th> <Td> Dan Seymour </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Written by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> H.G. Wells (novel) </Li> <Li> Howard E. Koch (adaptation) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Orson Welles </Li> <Li> Paul Stewart (rehearsal director) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Produced by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> John Houseman </Li> <Li> Orson Welles </Li> <Li> Paul Stewart (associate producer) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Executive producer (s) </Th> <Td> Davidson Taylor (for CBS) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Narrated by </Th> <Td> Orson Welles </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Recording studio </Th> <Td> Columbia Broadcasting Building, 485 Madison Avenue, New York </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> October 30, 1938 (1938 - 10 - 30)--present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Opening theme </Th> <Td> Piano Concerto No. 1, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Orson Welles tells reporters that no one connected with the broadcast had any idea it would cause panic (Sunday, October 30, 1938) </Td> </Tr>

Who narrated the original war of the worlds