On This Day, September 5: Just a Minute and Young Widder Brown
Also featured: Challenge of the Yukon.
September 5 Update
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, serial story arcs, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on September 5 across legendary radio panel humor on Just a Minute on BBC Radio 4, post-war British political debate on Freedom Forum, romantic turmoil on Young Widder Brown for Bayer Aspirin, alpine counter-espionage on John Steele, Adventurer, married detectives on Two on a Clue, and Yukon frontier justice on Challenge of the Yukon for Quaker Puffed Wheat, Paul Sutton (1940), Ned Wever (1945), and Nicholas Parsons (1972):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Hairy Legs with Nicholas Parsons, Clement Freud, and Kenneth Williams" | BBC Radio 4 1972-09-05 6:30 PM |
Sustaining British Panel Game |
Parsons, Freud & Williams | Ian Messiter (Creator) | ["Comedy", "Panel Game", "Just a Minute", "Nicholas Parsons", "BBC Radio 4"] |
Panelists compete to speak for sixty seconds on topics including hairy legs without hesitation, repetition, or deviation. |
| "The British Labour Government in Office" | BBC Overseas Service 1945-09-05 |
Sustaining Public Affairs Panel |
Sir Frederick Whyte | BBC Overseas News Unit | ["Public Affairs", "Discussion", "Freedom Forum", "BBC Overseas Service", "Politics"] |
British political correspondents analyze Clement Attlee's newly elected post-war Labour government and its proposed national industrial policies. |
| "Jim Has a Private Conversation with Dr. Anthony with Florence Freeman" | NBC (WEAF) 1950-09-05 4:45 PM EDT |
Sterling Drug Inc. Bayer Aspirin |
Florence Freeman & Drew | Frank and Anne Hummert | ["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Young Widder Brown", "Florence Freeman", "Bayer"] |
Jim visits Dr. Anthony in confidence to discuss Ellen's emotional distress and seek advice regarding their complicated romantic future in Simpsonville. |
| "The St. Moritz Decoy with Ted Mallie and Don Douglas" | Mutual (WOR) 1950-09-05 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Adventure Espionage |
Ted Mallie & Don Douglas | Jock MacGregor (Director) | ["Adventure", "Espionage", "John Steele Adventurer", "Ted Mallie", "Mutual"] |
Globetrotting adventurer John Steele poses as a wealthy tourist at an alpine ski resort to intercept a courier delivering stolen espionage microfilm. |
| "The Case of the Premature Client (Part 2) with Ned Wever and Louise Fitch" | CBS (WABC) 1945-09-05 2:00 PM EWT |
General Foods Corp. Post's 40% Bran Flakes |
Ned Wever & Louise Fitch | Harry Ingram (Writer) | ["Detective", "Comedy", "Two On a Clue", "Ned Wever", "Posts Bran"] |
Husband-and-wife private detectives Jeff and Penny Spencer discover their wealthy prospective client was murdered before she could sign their retainer. |
| "The Gold of Dead Man's Creek with Paul Sutton" | WXYZ Detroit 1940-09-05 5:30 PM EST |
Quaker Oats Co. Quaker Puffed Wheat |
Paul Sutton & King | Tom Dougall (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Challenge of the Yukon", "Paul Sutton", "Quaker"] |
Sergeant Preston and his faithful lead dog King track a pair of gold jumpers who ambushed an elderly prospector along Dead Man's Creek. |