On This Day, September 1: Lux Radio Theatre and Jane Wyatt
Also featured: 1939 London Evacuations.
September 1 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 September 1 across Cecil B. DeMille and William Keighley's Hollywood prestige drama, romantic comedy half-hours, and historical news broadcasts covering the first day of World War II and the London child evacuations, Lionel Barrymore and Margaret O'Brien in Three Wise Fools on Lux Radio Theatre (1947), Jane Wyatt in Skippy Hollywood Theatre (1945), and BBC and CBS special reports on the invasion of Poland and Operation Pied Piper (1939–1947):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Let's Be Illogical, Darling with Jane Wyatt and Skippy Peanut Butter" | Syndication 1945-09-01 |
Rosefield Packing Skippy Peanut Butter |
Jane Wyatt, Ensemble | Skippy Audio Staff | ["Comedy", "Romance", "Skippy Hollywood Theatre", "Jane Wyatt", "Skippy"] |
A sophisticated Manhattan society woman invents an eccentric series of whimsical rules to test her pragmatic fiancé's devotion. |
| "Three Wise Fools with Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell, and Margaret O'Brien" | CBS (WCBS) 1947-09-01 9:00 PM EDT |
Lever Brothers Lux Toilet Soap |
Lionel Barrymore, OBrien | William Keighley (Host) | ["Drama", "Comedy", "Lux Radio Theatre", "Lionel Barrymore", "Margaret OBrien", "Lux"] |
Three elderly, set-in-their-ways bachelors find their quiet mansion upended when an orphaned Irish girl arrives claiming they share joint custody of her. |
| "Alvar Liddell Reports the German Invasion of Poland with BBC Home Service" | BBC Home Service 1939-09-01 10:45 AM BST |
Sustaining War Bulletin |
Alvar Liddell (Newsreader) | BBC News Staff | ["News", "History", "WWII", "Invasion Of Poland", "BBC"] |
Alvar Liddell delivers the official British government bulletin announcing that German ground forces and aircraft have launched an unprovoked invasion of Poland. |
| "S.J. de Lotbinière Reports on the Operation Pied Piper Evacuation with BBC Home Service" | BBC Home Service 1939-09-01 1:15 PM BST |
Sustaining BBC Field Report |
S.J. de Lotbinière | BBC Outside Broadcasts | ["News", "History", "WWII", "Evacuation", "BBC"] |
BBC commentator S.J. de Lotbinière reports live from London railway terminals as thousands of schoolchildren board outbound evacuation trains under Operation Pied Piper. |
| "Polish Ambassador Count Jerzy Potocki on the German Invasion of Poland with CBS" | CBS (WABC) 1939-09-01 6:45 PM EDST |
Sustaining International News |
Count Jerzy Potocki | Bob Trout (Host) | ["News", "History", "WWII", "Poland", "CBS News"] |
Polish Ambassador Count Jerzy Potocki speaks to the American public from Washington, describing the aerial bombardment of Polish cities and affirming Poland's resolve to fight. |
| "The Mass Evacuation of Schoolchildren from London with BBC Home Service" | BBC Home Service 1939-09-01 6:00 PM BST |
Sustaining Evening News Bulletin |
BBC Newsreaders | BBC News Service | ["News", "History", "WWII", "London", "BBC"] |
A comprehensive BBC news broadcast chronicles the orderly evacuation of more than one million British children and mothers to designated rural reception zones. |