On This Day, August 31: Cabin B-13 and FDR at Hyde Park
Also featured: Challenge of Space.
August 31 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 31 across maritime locked-room suspense, presidential neighborhood addresses, space program educational audio, medical daytime serials, and early newspaper dramatizations, Arnold Moss in John Dickson Carr's Cabin B-13 on CBS (1948), President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressing the Hyde Park Home Club (1940), NASA's Challenge of Space (1970), Ann Shepherd in Hello, Joyce (1951), and Hearst's Front Page Drama (1933, 1934):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Neglected Factor with NASA Audio Records" | NASA Syndication 1970-08-31 |
Sustaining NASA Space Science |
NASA Audio Records | NASA Science Team | ["Science", "Space", "Documentary", "NASA", "Educational"] |
Aerospace engineers and mission controllers analyze unexpected atmospheric resistance calculations in orbital flight trajectories. |
| "Joyce Jordan's Medical Consultation with Ann Shepherd" | ABC (WJZ) 1951-08-31 10:45 AM EDT |
Sustaining Medical Soap Drama |
Ann Shepherd (Dr. Jordan) | Hiram Brown (Producer) | ["Soap Opera", "Medical", "Drama", "Joyce Jordan", "ABC"] |
Dr. Joyce Jordan counsels a young suburban mother facing a critical surgical decision while balancing private hospital duties. |
| "Informal Remarks to the Roosevelt Home Club in Hyde Park" | NBC & CBS Networks 1940-08-31 3:30 PM EDST |
Sustaining Presidential Address |
Franklin D. Roosevelt | White House Staff | ["History", "Speech", "Politics", "FDR", "Hyde Park"] |
President Roosevelt delivers informal remarks to Hyde Park neighbors discussing community unity and national defense readiness. |
| "The Power of Darkness with Arnold Moss and John Dickson Carr" | CBS (WCBS) 1948-08-31 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Locked Room Mystery |
Arnold Moss (Dr. Fabian) | John Dickson Carr (Author) | ["Mystery", "Suspense", "John Dickson Carr", "Cabin B-13", "CBS"] |
Ship surgeon Dr. Fabian recounts how an obsessive archaeologist was driven to terror by an ominous Egyptian talisman inside a darkened stateroom. |
| "The Diamond Heiress (Episode 19)" | Hearst Syndication 1933-08-31 |
Hearst Newspapers The American Weekly |
Dramatic Voice Ensemble | Hearst Radio Prod. | ["Drama", "Journalism", "Crime", "Front Page Drama", "Hearst"] |
A newspaper investigative reporter unmasks a charming European count swindling a wealthy mining heiress out of her family jewels. |
| "Grand Finale with The American Weekly" | Hearst Syndication 1934-08-31 |
Hearst Newspapers The American Weekly |
Dramatic Voice Ensemble | Hearst Radio Prod. | ["Drama", "Journalism", "Crime", "Front Page Drama", "Hearst"] |
An ambitious prima donna plots revenge on a theatrical impresario who replaced her with an understudy on opening night. |