Archival Dispatch: August 28 Calendar Walk — Hearts in Harmony, Just a Minute, and Young Widder Brown

Date: 2026-08-28

Author: radio index

Reading: 3 min

Tags: August 28, Calendar Walk, Hearts in Harmony, Kroger, Penny Ward, Jone Allison, Just a Minute, Nicholas Parsons, Kenneth Williams, Clement Freud, Paul Merton, Ross Noble, Young Widder Brown, Florence Freeman, Ned Wever, Bayer Aspirin, John Steele Adventurer, Don Douglas, Robert Arthur, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames

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August 28 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 267)

This archival dispatch documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on August 28 across American network radio, the BBC Radio 4, and Kroger syndication, two episodes of Penny Ward in Hearts in Harmony, two generational eras of BBC's legendary parlor game Just a Minute (1982 Kenneth Williams & Clement Freud and 2000 Paul Merton & Ross Noble), Frank and Anne Hummert's Young Widder Brown for Bayer Aspirin, and Don Douglas tracking stolen microfilm in John Steele, Adventurer (1946–2000):

1. August 28 Archival Inventory (Increment 267)

Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles	Canonical Title	Network, Airdate & Showtime	Sponsor & Commercial Ads	Credited Cast & Performers	Director, Writers & Crew	Genres	Story Synopsis
`Hearts_Harmony_1946.mp3` Alt: `Freddie Suspected`, `Kroger`	"Freddie Suspected"	Kroger Synd 1946-08-28	Kroger Co. Kroger Grocery & Baking	Jone Allison (Penny Ward)	Dramatic Repertory	`["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Romance", "Small Town", "Serial"]`	Penny Ward defends her younger brother Freddie when local gossips suspect him of stealing funds from the community recreation center.
`Hearts_Harmony_1947.mp3` Alt: `Penny Questions Ansleys Nurse`	"Penny Questions Ansley's Nurse"	Kroger Synd 1947-08-28	Kroger Co. Kroger Grocery & Baking	Jone Allison (Penny Ward)	Dramatic Repertory	`["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Romance", "Small Town", "Serial"]`	Penny interviews a private duty nurse to verify Mr. Ansley's whereabouts on the night crucial business documents vanished.
`Just_Minute_1982.mp3` Alt: `My Intellectual Approach`	"My Intellectual Approach"	BBC Radio 4 1982-08-28 6:30 PM	Sustaining Comedy Panel Game	Nicholas Parsons, Kenneth Williams	Peter Jones, Clement Freud	`["Comedy", "British", "Panel", "Game Show", "Improv"]`	Contestants attempt to speak for sixty seconds on nominated topics without hesitation, repetition, or deviation under the strict gavel of Nicholas Parsons.
`Just_Minute_2000.mp3` Alt: `The Fridge`, `JAM 2000`	"The Fridge"	BBC Radio 4 2000-08-28 6:30 PM	Sustaining Comedy Panel Game	Nicholas Parsons, Paul Merton	Ross Noble, Linda Smith	`["Comedy", "British", "Panel", "Game Show", "Improv"]`	Paul Merton and Ross Noble battle Clement Freud in rapid-fire word games and spontaneous comedic challenges centered on kitchen appliances.
`Widder_Brown_1950.mp3` Alt: `Dr. Loring Has Left for Chicago`	"Dr. Loring Leaves for Chicago"	NBC (WNBC) 1950-08-28 4:45 PM EDT	Sterling Drug Bayer Aspirin	Florence Freeman, Ned Wever	Frank & Anne Hummert	`["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Romance", "Medical", "Serial"]`	Ellen Brown discovers Dr. Anthony Loring boarded a train to Chicago for emergency medical consultation rather than retreating to Canada.
`John_Steele_1951.mp3` Alt: `The Secret of the Black Forest`	"The Secret of the Black Forest"	Mutual (WOR) 1951-08-28 8:00 PM EDT	Sustaining Adventure Drama	Don Douglas (John Steele)	Robert Arthur (Writer)	`["Adventure", "Espionage", "Mystery", "Cold War", "Action"]`	International troubleshooter John Steele travels into post-war Germany's Black Forest to intercept ex-Gestapo agents smuggling microfilmed chemical formulas.

2. Archival Verification Summary

Target Calendar Day: August 28
Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
Cumulative Resolved on August 28: 72
Target Repositories Synchronized: radioindex.org-meta and radioindex.org-blog