On This Day, August 27: Beulah and Sons of the Pioneers
Also featured: Johnny Dollar.
August 27 Update
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on August 27 across American network radio, the BBC, and Armed Forces Radio, British medical comedy on Struck Off and Die, Hattie McDaniel in Beulah for Oxydol, Bob Nolan and The Sons of the Pioneers on 10-2-4 Time for Dr. Pepper, Leopold Stokowski conducting Handel at the Hollywood Bowl for AFRS, and John Lund in Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (1943–1993):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Nurses" | BBC Radio 4 1993-08-27 11:30 PM |
Sustaining BBC Medical Comedy |
Dr. Phil Hammond, Dr. Tony Gardner | Hammond & Gardner | ["Comedy", "British", "Satire", "Medical", "Stand-Up"] |
Two practicing British physicians perform satirical stand-up comedy and musical parodies skewering hospital management, night shifts, and nursing politics. |
| "Bill Gets a New Car" | CBS (WCBS) 1951-08-27 7:00 PM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Oxydol & Dreft |
Hattie McDaniel, Ernest Whitman, Ruby Dandridge | CBS Sitcom Staff | ["Sitcom", "Comedy", "Domestic", "Americana", "Family"] |
Beulah schemes to keep boyfriend Bill Jackson from bankrupting his fix-it shop after he makes a reckless deposit on an antique roadster. |
| "Deep in the Heart of Texas" | Dr. Pepper Synd 1943-08-27 |
Dr. Pepper Co. "10, 2, and 4 o'clock" |
Sons of the Pioneers, Bob Nolan, Pat Brady | Dr. Pepper Music Staff | ["Western", "Country", "Music", "Vocal", "Americana"] |
The Sons of the Pioneers perform Western swing and cowboy harmony ballads, headlined by the wartime country standard 'Deep in the Heart of Texas'. |
| "Handel Chandos Anthem & Overture (Part 2)" | AFRS Basic Music 1946-08-27 |
US Armed Forces AFRS Military Broadcast |
Hollywood Bowl Symphony, Leopold Stokowski | George Frideric Handel | ["Music", "Classical", "Orchestral", "Live Broadcast", "Concert"] |
Maestro Leopold Stokowski conducts the conclusion of George Frideric Handel's Chandos Anthem No. 2 in D minor live at the Hollywood Bowl. |
| "Handel Chandos Anthem & Overture (Part 1)" | AFRS Basic Music 1946-08-27 |
US Armed Forces AFRS Military Broadcast |
Hollywood Bowl Symphony, Leopold Stokowski | George Frideric Handel | ["Music", "Classical", "Orchestral", "Live Broadcast", "Concert"] |
Maestro Leopold Stokowski conducts the opening movements and overture of George Frideric Handel's Chandos Anthem No. 2 in D minor live under the stars. |
| "The Yankee Pride Matter" | CBS (WCBS) 1952-08-27 9:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Detective Mystery |
John Lund (Johnny), Virginia Gregg, Parley Baer | Gil Doud (Writer), Jaime del Valle | ["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Mystery", "Noir", "Crime"] |
Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to a New England coastal shipyard to investigate the suspicious dockside destruction of a newly refitted luxury yacht. |