On This Day, August 30: 21st Precinct and Miss Marple
Also featured: Dean Rusk on Meet the Press.
August 30 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 30 across American network radio, British BBC broadcasting, and wartime news services, Everett Sloane as Captain Frank Kennelly talking a man down in 21st Precinct written by John Meston (1956), Secretary of State Dean Rusk facing intense questioning on Meet the Press following the Gulf of Tonkin incident (1964), June Whitfield starring as Miss Marple in Agatha Christie's A Murder Is Announced (1999), Irna Phillips' The Guiding Light for Duz (1950), Edward R. Murrow and CBS correspondents reporting on the Battle of Britain (1940), and Jim Ameche as The Silver Eagle for Cheerios (1940–1999):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Secretary of State Dean Rusk" | NBC (WNBC) 1964-08-30 6:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Public Affairs |
Dean Rusk (Sec of State) | Ned Brooks & Spivak | ["Public Affairs", "Interview", "Journalism", "Cold War", "Vietnam War"] |
Secretary of State Dean Rusk fields sharp questions regarding escalating military tensions in Southeast Asia following the Gulf of Tonkin incident. |
| "A Murder Is Announced (Part 4)" | BBC / NPR 1999-08-30 |
Sustaining Mystery Drama |
June Whitfield (Marple) | Agatha Christie (Author) | ["Mystery", "Detective", "Agatha Christie", "Miss Marple", "British"] |
Miss Marple uncovers a crucial forged letter that exposes the secret identity behind a fatal parlour game shooting in Chipping Cleghorn. |
| "Meta Sees Dr. Hewitt" | CBS (WCBS) 1950-08-30 1:45 PM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Duz / Ivory Flakes |
Jone Allison, Sudrow | Irna Phillips (Creator) | ["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Serial", "Daytime", "Irna Phillips"] |
Meta visits Dr. Hewitt in confidence to seek emotional and physical counsel during a deeply trying domestic crisis. |
| "The Ledge" | CBS (WCBS) 1956-08-30 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Police Docudrama |
Everett Sloane, Lynch | John Meston (Writer/Dir) | ["Police", "Docudrama", "Crime", "New York City", "Procedural"] |
Captain Frank Kennelly races to a midtown Manhattan high-rise to talk down a despondent man standing on a tenth-floor building ledge. |
| "British Warplanes and Camouflage Innovations" | CBS (WABC) 1940-08-30 8:00 AM EDST |
Sustaining Wartime News |
Edward R. Murrow, Trout | William L. Shirer | ["News", "Journalism", "World War II", "Battle of Britain", "Historical"] |
CBS correspondents report on Royal Air Force air defense tactics over Britain and experimental night-flight camouflage paint during the Battle of Britain. |
| "The Gold Cache at Grizzly Pass" | ABC (WJZ) 1951-08-30 7:30 PM EDT |
General Mills Cheerios Cereal |
Jim Ameche, Lester | James Jewell (Creator) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Northwest", "Juvenile", "Mountie"] |
Mountie Jim West and French-Canadian guide Joe Bideaux track ruthless gold thieves through treacherous wilderness canyons in Grizzly Pass. |