ANNOUNCER TWO: Ladies and gentlemen, following on the news given in our bulletin a moment ago, the
Government Meteorological Bureau has requested the
large observatories of the country to keep an astronomical
watch on any further disturbances occurring on the planet
Mars. Due to the unusual nature of this occurrence, we
have arranged an interview with noted astronomer
Professor Pierson, who will give us his views on the event.
In a few moments we will take you to the Princeton
Observatory at Princeton, New Jersey. We return you until
then to the music of Ramón Raquello and his orchestra.
The passage is from the transcript of the radio adaptation of The War of the
Worlds by H. G. Wells. Instead of including expert interviews, H. G. Wells uses
a narrator to tell about an alien invasion that occurred a few years earlier.
What is the biggest effect of including expert interviews in the adaptation?
A. The broadcast feels more like a news report of something that is
actually happening.
B. The broadcast becomes more personal because it is told in the
past tense.
C. The broadcast feels more like a fictional story that was written
long ago.
D. The broadcast becomes less exciting because it is told in the
present tense.