On This Day, August 28: The Saint and Guilty Party
Also featured: CBS News.
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 Home Service, and BBC Radio 4, Vincent Price & Paul Rhys in two incarnations of Leslie Charteris' The Saint, Edward J. Mason's Mediterranean murder whodunit Guilty Party, Edward R. Murrow & William L. Shirer reporting on Ambassador Henderson's Berlin arrival (1939) and Battle of Britain air raids (1940), and Bob Trout's Mediterranean war roundup (1939–1995):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Murder in the Mediterranean" | BBC Home Service 1962-08-28 |
Sustaining BBC Mystery Drama |
Tony Britton, Peter Howell | Edward J. Mason (Writer) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "British", "Whodunit", "Suspense"] |
A luxury cruise passenger dies under mysterious circumstances after drinking poisoned champagne in the captain's private dining salon. |
| "World Awaiting Berlin Arrival of Henderson" | CBS (WABC) 1939-08-28 11:00 PM EDST |
Sustaining Pre-War Crisis News |
Edward R. Murrow, W.L. Shirer | Bob Trout (New York) | ["News", "Broadcast Journalism", "Historical", "Diplomacy", "World War II"] |
CBS correspondents report on the tense final diplomatic mission of British Ambassador Sir Nevile Henderson carrying Neville Chamberlain's ultimatum to Adolf Hitler. |
| "German Planes Resume Mass Attacks on England" | CBS (WABC) 1940-08-28 6:45 PM EDST |
Sustaining Wartime News |
Edward R. Murrow, Eric Sevareid | CBS News Staff | ["News", "Broadcast Journalism", "Wartime", "Historical", "World War II"] |
Edward R. Murrow broadcasts from London during the Battle of Britain as Luftwaffe bombers resume heavy daylight air raids across southern English coastal ports. |
| "The Baseball Murder" | Mutual (WOR) 1949-08-28 7:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Mystery Drama |
Vincent Price (Simon Templar) | Leslie Charteris (Creator) | ["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Mystery", "Sports", "Action"] |
Simon Templar investigates the fatal shooting of a star baseball pitcher on the field during the bottom of the ninth inning. |
| "Saint Overboard" | BBC Radio 4 1995-08-28 |
Sustaining BBC Radio Drama |
Paul Rhys, Fiona Fullerton | Roger Danes (Adapter) | ["Detective", "Adventure", "Maritime", "British", "Mystery"] |
Simon Templar rescues a beautiful diver off the coast of Brittany and becomes entangled in a high-stakes salvage hunt for sunken gold bullion. |
| "Allied Advances in Italy" | CBS (WABC) 1943-08-28 2:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining Wartime News |
Bob Trout, Winston Burdett | CBS News Staff | ["News", "Broadcast Journalism", "Wartime", "Historical", "World War II"] |
CBS newsmen report on Allied bombardment of the Italian mainland and Red Army tank breakthroughs along the Kharkov sector. |