On This Day, August 28: Hearts in Harmony and Just a Minute
Also featured: Young Widder Brown.
August 28 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 28 across American network radio, the BBC Radio 4, and Kroger syndication, two episodes of Penny Ward in Hearts in Harmony, two generational eras of BBC's legendary parlor game Just a Minute (1982 Kenneth Williams & Clement Freud and 2000 Paul Merton & Ross Noble), Frank and Anne Hummert's Young Widder Brown for Bayer Aspirin, and Don Douglas tracking stolen microfilm in John Steele, Adventurer (1946–2000):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Freddie Suspected" | Kroger Synd 1946-08-28 |
Kroger Co. Kroger Grocery & Baking |
Jone Allison (Penny Ward) | Dramatic Repertory | ["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Romance", "Small Town", "Serial"] |
Penny Ward defends her younger brother Freddie when local gossips suspect him of stealing funds from the community recreation center. |
| "Penny Questions Ansley's Nurse" | Kroger Synd 1947-08-28 |
Kroger Co. Kroger Grocery & Baking |
Jone Allison (Penny Ward) | Dramatic Repertory | ["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Romance", "Small Town", "Serial"] |
Penny interviews a private duty nurse to verify Mr. Ansley's whereabouts on the night crucial business documents vanished. |
| "My Intellectual Approach" | BBC Radio 4 1982-08-28 6:30 PM |
Sustaining Comedy Panel Game |
Nicholas Parsons, Kenneth Williams | Peter Jones, Clement Freud | ["Comedy", "British", "Panel", "Game Show", "Improv"] |
Contestants attempt to speak for sixty seconds on nominated topics without hesitation, repetition, or deviation under the strict gavel of Nicholas Parsons. |
| "The Fridge" | BBC Radio 4 2000-08-28 6:30 PM |
Sustaining Comedy Panel Game |
Nicholas Parsons, Paul Merton | Ross Noble, Linda Smith | ["Comedy", "British", "Panel", "Game Show", "Improv"] |
Paul Merton and Ross Noble battle Clement Freud in rapid-fire word games and spontaneous comedic challenges centered on kitchen appliances. |
| "Dr. Loring Leaves for Chicago" | NBC (WNBC) 1950-08-28 4:45 PM EDT |
Sterling Drug Bayer Aspirin |
Florence Freeman, Ned Wever | Frank & Anne Hummert | ["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Romance", "Medical", "Serial"] |
Ellen Brown discovers Dr. Anthony Loring boarded a train to Chicago for emergency medical consultation rather than retreating to Canada. |
| "The Secret of the Black Forest" | Mutual (WOR) 1951-08-28 8:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Adventure Drama |
Don Douglas (John Steele) | Robert Arthur (Writer) | ["Adventure", "Espionage", "Mystery", "Cold War", "Action"] |
International troubleshooter John Steele travels into post-war Germany's Black Forest to intercept ex-Gestapo agents smuggling microfilmed chemical formulas. |