On This Day, August 29: You Are There and Ceiling Unlimited
Also featured: The Cisco Kid.
August 29 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 29 across American network radio, BBC Light Programme, and syndication, John Daly & Ken Roberts reporting live from Rouen marketplace during the trial of Joan of Arc on You Are There (1948), Joseph Cotten dramatizing wartime air transport over the Himalayas on Ceiling Unlimited for Lockheed (1943), Jack Mather & Mel Blanc as The Cisco Kid (1957), Marvin Miller's Armchair Adventures, Ma Perkins for Oxydol, and Jimmy Edwards in Whack-O! (1943–1961):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Fay Tells Ma About Sylvester's Proposal" | CBS (WCBS) 1950-08-29 1:15 PM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Oxydol Soap Powder |
Virginia Payne, Draper | Frank & Anne Hummert | ["Soap Opera", "Serial", "Drama", "Small Town", "Family"] |
Fay seeks Ma Perkins' counsel at the Rushville lumber yard after receiving an unexpected marriage proposal from Sylvester. |
| "The Story of Air Cargo and the Global Lifeline" | CBS (WABC) 1943-08-29 7:00 PM EWT |
Lockheed & Vega Aviation Sponsors |
Joseph Cotten (Host) | Wilbur Hatch Orchestra | ["Aviation", "Wartime", "Docudrama", "Military", "History"] |
Joseph Cotten dramatizes the global supply lines maintained by transport pilots flying military cargo planes over the Himalayas. |
| "The Three Wishes of Timothy O'Shea" | Syndicated Elec 1952-08-29 |
Sustaining Storytelling Drama |
Marvin Miller (All Roles) | Syndicated Drama Staff | ["Fantasy", "Folklore", "Storytelling", "Comedy", "Anthology"] |
A humble Irish woodcutter captures an elusive leprechaun but finds his granted wishes bring comical unforeseen domestic chaos. |
| "The Execution of Joan of Arc" | CBS (WCBS) 1948-08-29 2:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Historical Docudrama |
John Daly, Ken Roberts | Robert L. Shayon (Dir) | ["Docudrama", "History", "News Simulation", "French History", "Medieval"] |
CBS correspondents report as on-the-scene eyewitnesses from Rouen marketplace during the 1431 heresy trial and martyrdom of Joan of Arc. |
| "The Book Prizes" | BBC Light Prog 1961-08-29 |
Sustaining British Sitcom |
Jimmy Edwards, Howard | Frank Muir & Norden | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "British", "School", "Satire"] |
The scheming headmaster of Chislebury school attempts to pocket student prize funds by awarding worthless antique dictionary castoffs. |
| "The San Juan Gold Stage Ambush" | Frederic W. Ziv 1957-08-29 |
Commercial Regional Sponsors |
Jack Mather, Mel Blanc | O. Henry (Creator) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Action", "Frontier", "Juvenile"] |
Cisco and Pancho pursue an outlaw gang that dynamited a mountain pass to hijack gold bullion from the San Juan stagecoach. |