On This Day, August 28: Stars Over Hollywood and AJ Alan
Also featured: Find the Woman.
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, BBC Radio 4, and syndication, Charles Bickford, Brenda Joyce, and Gene Raymond in three dramatic headliners on Stars Over Hollywood for Dari-Rich and Carnation Milk (1943–1954), David Jason reading A.J. Alan's coastal ghost story The White Bungalow, and the serial finale of BBC's Find the Woman (1943–2001):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The White Bungalow" | BBC Radio 4 1975-08-28 |
Sustaining BBC Storytelling |
David Jason (Reader) | A.J. Alan (Author) | ["Mystery", "British", "Storytelling", "Ghost Story", "Anthology"] |
A storytelling narrator recounts his eerie visit to a seemingly deserted seaside bungalow where an unresolved murder occurred years prior. |
| "Christ and the Family" | Syndicated Elec 1960-08-28 |
Sustaining Evangelical Broadcast |
Evangelical Speaker | Gospel Vocalists | ["Religious", "Inspirational", "Sermon", "Christian", "Moral"] |
An evangelist delivers an impassioned sermon on Christian family values and moral discipline in modern mid-century society. |
| "Too Old to Fly" | CBS (WABC) 1943-08-28 12:30 PM EWT |
Bowey's, Inc. Dari-Rich Chocolate |
Charles Bickford (Star) | Dramatic Repertory | ["Drama", "Aviation", "Wartime", "Hollywood", "Anthology"] |
A veteran commercial transport pilot deemed too old for military combat service trains rebellious young cadets for wartime bomber missions. |
| "Lady in the Dark" | CBS (WABC) 1948-08-28 1:00 PM EDT |
Bowey's, Inc. Dari-Rich Chocolate |
Brenda Joyce (Star) | Dramatic Cast | ["Drama", "Psychological", "Romance", "Hollywood", "Anthology"] |
A fashion magazine editor suffering from unexplained panic attacks visits a psychoanalyst to untangle her conflicting romantic desires. |
| "Future in a Suitcase" | CBS (WCBS) 1954-08-28 12:30 PM EDT |
Carnation Company Carnation Milk / Friskies |
Gene Raymond (Star) | Dramatic Cast | ["Drama", "Mystery", "Suspense", "Hollywood", "Anthology"] |
A traveling salesman inherits an unclaimed suitcase from a train locker containing a fortune in diamonds and a blackmail note. |
| "The Missing Heiress (Part 7 of 7)" | BBC Radio 4 2001-08-28 |
Sustaining BBC Mystery Serial |
Michael Maloney, Amanda Root | BBC Drama Staff | ["Detective", "Mystery", "British", "Serial", "Suspense"] |
Detectives converge on an isolated country estate to confront a kidnapper and rescue an abducted heiress in the series finale. |