On This Day, September 6: Gregory Hood and ARTC Discworld
Also featured: Knickerbocker Playhouse.
September 6 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 September 6 across two antiquities and jewel theft mysteries on The Casebook of Gregory Hood (1948, 1949), Terry Pratchett's comic Discworld fantasy Guards! Guards! produced by the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company (2007), eccentric inheritance comedy on Knickerbocker Playhouse (1941), Napoleonic relic murder on Mystery of the Week (1946), and western range protection on The Adventures of Champion (1949).
All episode titles maintain pure standard naming, with credited performers, conductors, and story details recorded in the narrative description:
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Guards! Guards!" | ARTC Audio 2007-09-06 |
ARTC Sustaining Comic Fantasy Drama |
ARTC Audio Troupe | Terry Pratchett (Author) | ["Fantasy", "Comedy", "ARTC", "Terry Pratchett", "Audio Drama"] |
The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company adapts Terry Pratchett's comic Discworld fantasy where Captain Vimes and the City Watch track a clandestine dragon-summoning brotherhood. |
| "The Jade Dragon of Canton" | Mutual (WOR) 1948-09-06 8:30 PM EDT |
Petri Wine Co. Petri California Wine |
Elliott Lewis (Hood) | Denis Green (Writer) | ["Mystery", "Detective", "Gregory Hood", "Elliott Lewis", "Mutual"] |
San Francisco antiquities importer Gregory Hood and associate Sanderson uncover an extortion scheme involving a priceless Chinese carving stolen from a private gallery. |
| "Domestic Spat" | Mutual (WOR) 1949-09-06 8:30 PM EDT |
Petri Wine Co. Petri Wines |
Elliott Lewis (Hood) | Denis Green (Writer) | ["Mystery", "Detective", "Gregory Hood", "Elliott Lewis", "Mutual"] |
Gregory Hood investigates when a routine marital quarrel between wealthy socialites escalates into the mysterious disappearance of a valuable diamond necklace. |
| "Fifty Million Dollars Can't Be Wrong" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1941-09-06 8:00 PM EDST |
Procter & Gamble Teel Liquid Dentifrice |
Playhouse Repertory | Owen Vinson (Director) | ["Comedy", "Drama", "Knickerbocker Playhouse", "NBC", "Procter & Gamble"] |
A wealthy eccentric's will leaves a fortune with baffling conditions that ignite romantic rivalries and comedic family chaos. |
| "Napoleon's Chess Table" | CBS (KNX) 1946-09-06 7:00 PM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Ivory Flakes |
Dramatic Mystery Cast | CBS Radio Drama Unit | ["Mystery", "Anthology", "Mystery of the Week", "CBS", "Procter & Gamble"] |
A collector of Napoleonic relics is found murdered in his study, prompting detectives to decipher a hidden compartment within an antique chess table. |
| "The Wild Mustang Roundup" | Mutual (WOR) 1949-09-06 5:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Western Adventure |
Ricky North & Champion | Gene Autry Productions | ["Western", "Juvenile", "Adventures of Champion", "Gene Autry", "Mutual"] |
Gene Autry's Wonder Horse Champion and young Ricky North thwart horse thieves attempting to capture wild stallions from the open range. |