Archival Dispatch: August 28 Calendar Walk — Two on a Clue, Night Must Fall, and Challenge of the Yukon

Date: 2026-08-28

Author: radio index

Reading: 3 min

Tags: August 28, Calendar Walk, Two on a Clue, Ned Wever, Louise Fitch, Harry Ingram, Post Bran Flakes, Your Radio Theater, Night Must Fall, Emlyn Williams, Challenge of the Yukon, Sgt Preston, Yukon King, Fran Striker, Jay Michael, Paul Sutton, Quaker Oats, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames

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August 28 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 268)

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 and Canadian syndication, husband-and-wife sleuths Jeff & Penny Spencer in Two on a Clue for Post Bran Flakes, Emlyn Williams' chilling psychological thriller Night Must Fall, and four decades of Fran Striker's legendary Northwest Mounted Police adventures on Challenge of the Yukon starring Sgt. Preston and Yukon King (1941–1959):

1. August 28 Archival Inventory (Increment 268)

Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles	Canonical Title	Network, Airdate & Showtime	Sponsor & Commercial Ads	Credited Cast & Performers	Director, Writers & Crew	Genres	Story Synopsis
`Two_On_Clue_1945.mp3` Alt: `The Case of the Noisy Corpse 11`	"The Case of the Noisy Corpse (Part 11)"	CBS (WABC) 1945-08-28 2:00 PM EWT	General Foods Post's 40% Bran Flakes	Ned Wever, Louise Fitch	Harry Ingram (Writer)	`["Detective", "Mystery", "Comedy", "Couple Sleuths", "Serial"]`	Husband-and-wife private investigators Jeff and Penny Spencer search a creaky Victorian mansion attic after strange tapping sounds emanate from a locked trunk.
`Radio_Theat_1959.mp3` Alt: `Night Must Fall`, `Emlyn Williams`	"Night Must Fall"	CBC / Synd 1959-08-28	Sustaining Psychological Thriller	CBC Dramatic Repertory	Emlyn Williams (Playwright)	`["Psychological Thriller", "Mystery", "British", "Crime", "Suspense"]`	A suspicious, charming young hotel bellboy ingratiates himself into an elderly invalid widow's isolated woodland cottage while police search for a decapitated corpse.
`Yukon_1941.mp3` Alt: `The Last Days of A Freight Line`	"The Last Days of a Freight Line"	WXYZ / MRN 1941-08-28	Commercial Regional Sponsors	Jay Michael (Sgt. Preston), King	Fran Striker (Creator)	`["Western", "Adventure", "Canadian", "Police Procedural", "Juvenile"]`	Sergeant Preston and Yukon King investigate rival dog-team teamsters sabotaging heavy mining freight wagons on the Yukon trail.
`Yukon_1943.mp3` Alt: `The Last Days Of A Freight Line`	"The Last Days of a Freight Line (Re-Broadcast)"	WXYZ / Synd 1943-08-28	Commercial Regional Sponsors	Jay Michael (Sgt. Preston), King	Fran Striker (Creator)	`["Western", "Adventure", "Canadian", "Police Procedural", "Juvenile"]`	Sergeant Preston races through mountain passes to protect a vital supply caravan from armed bandits ambushing Klondike gold miners.
`Yukon_1945.mp3` Alt: `Magnamimous Ghost`	"Magnanimous Ghost"	WXYZ / Mutual 1945-08-28	Commercial Regional Sponsors	Jay Michael (Sgt. Preston), King	Fran Striker (Creator)	`["Western", "Adventure", "Canadian", "Mystery", "Juvenile"]`	Sergeant Preston investigates sightings of a benevolent ghost in an abandoned mining settlement leaving food and gold for destitute prospectors.
`Yukon_1951.mp3` Alt: `The Collie's Return`, `Quaker`	"The Collie's Return"	Mutual (WOR) 1951-08-28 5:00 PM EDT	Quaker Oats Co. Puffed Wheat / Rice	Paul Sutton (Sgt. Preston), King	Fran Striker (Creator)	`["Western", "Adventure", "Canadian", "Animals", "Juvenile"]`	Yukon King befriends an abused Scotch Collie who escaped from a ruthless dog-sled smuggler and leads Mounties to a stolen gold cache.

2. Archival Verification Summary

Target Calendar Day: August 28
Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
Cumulative Resolved on August 28: 78
Target Repositories Synchronized: radioindex.org-meta and radioindex.org-blog