On This Day, September 6: The Goon Show and Raymond Scott
Also featured: Lily Pons.
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 British comedy history on The Goon Show starring Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, and Harry Secombe (1951), intricate jazz quintet compositions by Raymond Scott on CBS (1944), coloratura soprano Lily Pons on Chesterfield Presents (1945), Hal Burdick narrating dramatic newspaper stories on The Night Editor (1936), supernatural horror on BBC Radio 4's Haunted (1980), and Morton Downey's vocal melodies on The Coke Club (1946).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Terrible Blimp Adventure" | BBC Home Service 1951-09-06 8:30 PM BST |
BBC Sustaining Anarchic Radio Comedy |
Milligan, Sellers & Secombe | Dennis Main Wilson (Prod.) | ["Comedy", "Satire", "Goon Show", "Peter Sellers", "BBC"] |
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, and Peter Sellers star in early anarchic BBC radio madness involving an airship navigating bizarre imperial crises. |
| "In an Eighteenth Century Drawing Room" | CBS (KNX) 1944-09-06 11:15 PM EWT |
Sustaining Novelty Swing Jazz |
Raymond Scott Quintet | Raymond Scott (Director) | ["Jazz", "Novelty", "Raymond Scott", "Swing", "CBS"] |
Raymond Scott leads his studio jazz quintet in intricate novelty arrangements, syncopated rhythms, and instrumental swing compositions. |
| "A Pair of Books" | BBC Radio 4 1980-09-06 10:15 PM BST |
BBC Sustaining Supernatural Drama |
BBC Repertory Company | Richard Wortley (Producer) | ["Horror", "Mystery", "Haunted", "Ghost Story", "BBC Radio 4"] |
An antiquarian scholar purchases two rare occult grimoires at an estate sale, unleashing a vengeful supernatural presence upon his household. |
| "Lily Pons Showcase" | CBS (WABC) 1945-09-06 9:00 PM EWT |
Liggett & Myers Chesterfield Cigarettes |
Lily Pons & Andre Kostelanetz | CBS Music Department | ["Classical", "Opera", "Lily Pons", "Chesterfield", "CBS"] |
Metropolitan Opera coloratura soprano Lily Pons performs celebrated classical arias and operatic melodies for Chesterfield Cigarettes. |
| "The Waterfront Alibi" | NBC Red / West Coast 1936-09-06 8:15 PM PST |
Cardinet Candy Co. U-No Candy Bar |
Hal Burdick (Narrator) | Hal Burdick (Writer) | ["Drama", "Anthology", "Night Editor", "Hal Burdick", "NBC"] |
Hal Burdick, the Night Editor, sits at his newspaper desk under the green lampshade to narrate a dramatic human story of ambition and murder. |
| "I Don't Know Why I Love You Like I Do" | Mutual (WOR) 1946-09-06 12:00 PM EDT |
The Coca-Cola Co. Coca-Cola |
Morton Downey & Chorus | Mutual Music Staff | ["Music", "Vocal", "The Coke Club", "Morton Downey", "Mutual"] |
Morton Downey and the vocal chorus perform romantic popular melodies and mid-day musical selections sponsored by Coca-Cola on Mutual. |