On This Day, August 31: The Lone Ranger and Renfrew of the Mounted
Also featured: BBC Breakfast.
August 31 Update
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, serial story metadata, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on August 31 across legendary frontier Western adventures, Royal Canadian Mounted Police northern wilderness serials, and British bank holiday breakfast variety, Earle Graser and John Todd across three classic WXYZ Detroit broadcasts of The Lone Ranger (1933, 1934, 1936), House Jameson as Renfrew of the Mounted (1936, 1940), and John Dunn's Breakfast Special on BBC Radio 2 (1933–1970):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres & Serial Arc | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Fur Smugglers of Lake Athabasca with House Jameson" | CBS (WABC) 1936-08-31 6:45 PM EDST |
Sustaining Mountie Adventure Serial |
House Jameson, Barker | Laurie York Erskine | ["Western", "Adventure", "Juvenile", "Renfrew of the Mounted", "CBS"] |
Inspector Renfrew and his faithful dog Kelly mush across northern wilderness trails to intercept an illegal beaver pelting ring. |
| "The Ambush at Wolf Creek (Episode 86)" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1940-08-31 7:00 PM EDST |
Continental Baking Wonder Bread |
House Jameson, Barker | Laurie York Erskine | ["Western", "Adventure", "Juvenile", "Renfrew of the Mounted", "Wonder Bread"]Arc: Renfrew of the Mounted (Part 86) |
Renfrew tracks an escaped bank bandit to a rocky river gorge where an ambush threatens a territorial patrol convoy. |
| "John Dunn's August Bank Holiday Broadcast" | BBC Radio 2 1970-08-31 6:30 AM BST |
Sustaining Holiday Breakfast Show |
John Dunn (Host) | BBC Radio Variety | ["Music", "Variety", "British", "Breakfast Special", "BBC Radio 2"] |
Host John Dunn presents easy-listening holiday morning pop selections, road traffic bulletins, and Bank Holiday weather updates. |
| "Outlaw Rustlers at the Mesa with Earle Graser" | WXYZ Detroit 1933-08-31 8:30 PM EDST |
Gordon Baking Co. Silvercup Bread |
Earle Graser, Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Juvenile", "The Lone Ranger", "Silvercup"] |
The masked rider and Tonto track a gang of cattle thieves diverting beef herds from honest homesteaders into hidden mesa corrals. |
| "The Silver Canyon Ambush with Earle Graser" | Mutual / WXYZ 1934-08-31 7:30 PM EDST |
Gordon Baking Co. Silvercup Bread |
Earle Graser, Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Juvenile", "The Lone Ranger", "Silvercup"] |
The Lone Ranger unmasks a corrupt frontier land agent plotting to ambush a silver mine shipment passing through Red Rock Canyon. |
| "War Drums along the Border with Earle Graser" | Mutual / WXYZ 1936-08-31 7:30 PM EDST |
Gordon Baking Co. Silvercup Bread |
Earle Graser, Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Juvenile", "The Lone Ranger", "Silvercup"] |
The Lone Ranger intervenes to prevent corrupt renegade gunrunners from inciting border warfare between local cavalry troops and tribal scouts. |