On This Day, August 30: Saturday Night Theatre and Quiet
Also featured: Please, Crime Doctor.
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 British BBC radio drama and American network broadcasting, three BBC Saturday Night Theatre productions spanning Terence Rattigan's The Winslow Boy (1969), Peter Coke in High Gloss (1958), and Enid Bagnold's The Short Spring (1952), Wyllis Cooper's psychological horror Quiet, Please (1948), Everett Sloane in Crime Doctor for Philip Morris (1942), and The Voice of the Shofar on The Eternal Light (1942–1970):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Eternal Light: The Voice of the Shofar" | NBC (WEAF) 1970-08-30 12:30 PM EDT |
Jewish Theological Sem. JTSA / NBC |
Dramatic Cast Ensemble | Marc Siegel (Writer) | ["Religious", "Drama", "Jewish", "History", "NBC"] |
A community elder teaches youth the spiritual traditions and moral awakening symbolized by sounding the ram's horn. |
| "The Case of the Bankrupt Gambler with Everett Sloane" | CBS (WABC) 1942-08-30 8:30 PM EWT |
Philip Morris & Co. Philip Morris Cigarettes |
Everett Sloane (Dr. Ordway) | Max Marcin (Creator) | ["Psychological", "Crime", "Medical", "Everett Sloane", "Philip Morris"] |
Dr. Benjamin Ordway determines whether a bankrupt gambler committed armed robbery out of desperate criminal intent or mental illness. |
| "Motive with Ernest Chappell" | ABC (WJZ) 1948-08-30 9:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Psychological Horror |
Ernest Chappell (Narrator) | Wyllis Cooper (Dir / Writer) | ["Horror", "Psychological", "Suspense", "Wyllis Cooper", "Ernest Chappell"] |
A man discovers that a sinister psychic presence forces ordinary people to commit unprovoked murders without understandable motive. |
| "The Short Spring by Enid Bagnold" | BBC Home Service 1952-08-30 9:15 PM BST |
Sustaining BBC Radio Drama |
BBC Repertory Co. | Enid Bagnold (Playwright) | ["Drama", "British", "BBC Home Service", "Theater", "Adaptation"] |
An aristocratic English family navigates sudden emotional upheaval and generational conflicts during an idyllic country house spring. |
| "High Gloss with Peter Coke" | BBC Home Service 1958-08-30 9:15 PM BST |
Sustaining BBC Radio Drama |
Peter Coke, Westbury | Audrey Cameron (Producer) | ["Drama", "Mystery", "British", "BBC Home Service", "Peter Coke"] |
A suave London art dealer discovers an apparent antique masterpiece in his gallery is at the center of a sophisticated art forgery racket. |
| "Terence Rattigan's The Winslow Boy" | BBC Radio 4 1969-08-30 8:30 PM BST |
Sustaining BBC Radio Drama |
BBC Repertory Co. | Terence Rattigan (Writer) | ["Drama", "Classics", "Courtroom", "British", "Terence Rattigan"] |
A stubborn father hires an eminent barrister to fight the Admiralty in court to clear his young cadet son accused of stealing a five-shilling postal order. |