Orson Welles became world famous for his 1938 radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds, which depicted monstrous life-forms from Mars invading Earth; so who could be better than he to host this digitally re-mastered classic that offers an investigation of extraterrestrial life and seeks answers to the questions: Is there intelligent life on other planets, and, if yes, could they know we exist? Welles and a number of distinguished scientists take viewers from science fiction to science fact, offering new views of interstellar discoveries and findings about the nature of life itself. This documentary is followed by a panel discussion that features Dr. Carl Sagan and Dr. Ashley Montagu.

Originally released by Chip Taylor Communications, 2006. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on October 12, 2014.

"War of the Worlds" Broadcast (6:46); --No Life on Mars (7:00); -- Adaptability of Life (5:17); -- Boston Symposium on Extraterrestrial Life (5:15); -- Extraterrestrial Communication (5:03); .