On This Day, September 6: Mr. District Attorney and Winston Churchill
Also featured: Emile Zola.
September 6 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 6 across two metropolitan crime investigations on Mr. District Attorney for Bristol-Myers (telltale button homicide in 1944; hidden gambling wire office in 1950), Prime Minister Winston Churchill's landmark Harvard University address on Anglo-American unity (1943), French civil rights docudrama on We Came This Way (1945), Damon Runyon's humorous Broadway tale Cemetery Bait (1949), and legal satire on BBC Radio 4's Brothers in Law (1972).
All episode titles maintain pure standard naming, with credited performers, conductors, and story details recorded in the narrative description:
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Case of the Telltale Button" | NBC (WEAF) 1944-09-06 9:30 PM EWT |
Bristol-Myers Co. Vitalis & Sal Hepatica |
Jay Jostyn (Garrett) | Edward Byron (Director) | ["Crime", "Police Procedural", "Mr District Attorney", "Jay Jostyn", "Bristol-Myers"] |
Mr. District Attorney Paul Garrett and investigator Harrington use a torn clothing button found at a homicide scene to identify a getaway driver. |
| "The Case of the Hidden Office" | NBC (WNBC) 1950-09-06 9:30 PM EDT |
Bristol-Myers Co. Ipana & Vitalis |
Jay Jostyn (Garrett) | Edward Byron (Director) | ["Crime", "Police Procedural", "Mr District Attorney", "Jay Jostyn", "Bristol-Myers"] |
District Attorney Garrett tracks a racketeering ring running an illegal gambling wire service behind a concealed partition in a downtown office building. |
| "Anglo-American Unity" | CBS / NBC / Mutual 1943-09-06 12:00 PM EWT |
Sustaining Historic Address |
Winston Churchill | Harvard University | ["News", "WWII", "Historical", "Winston Churchill", "Speech"] |
Prime Minister Winston Churchill addresses Harvard University on common citizenship, transatlantic wartime alliance, and shared post-war responsibilities. |
| "Emile Zola: The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword" | NBC (WEAF) 1945-09-06 11:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining Historical Docudrama |
NBC University Theatre | Ranald MacDougall (Author) | ["Historical", "Docudrama", "We Came This Way", "NBC", "Education"] |
A historical docudrama chronicling French novelist Émile Zola's courageous literary crusade during the Dreyfus Affair to defend truth and civil liberty. |
| "Cemetery Bait" | Syndicated Radio 1949-09-06 |
Sustaining Broadway Comedy |
John Brown (Broadway) | Russell Hughes (Adapter) | ["Comedy", "Drama", "Damon Runyon", "John Brown", "Syndicated"] |
Broadway character actor John Brown narrates Damon Runyon's humorous tale of Broadway gamblers, high-stakes bets, and cemetery superstition. |
| "Faults on Both Sides" | BBC Radio 4 1972-09-06 7:30 PM BST |
BBC Sustaining British Legal Sitcom |
Richard Murdoch (Roger) | David Hatch (Producer) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Brothers in Law", "Richard Murdoch", "BBC"] |
Young barrister Roger Thursby navigates eccentric clients, judicial sarcasm, and legal blunders in this British legal comedy on BBC Radio 4. |