Wet Saturday and August Heat (64-44) 28744 1 59m57s

Suspense. gumery, with a forecast, a weather forecast. If you doubt my qualifications as a meteorologist,

I don't blame you. I have none. But I do have more specific information than the chap in Walt Mason's poem, The Statesman. Perhaps you remember, The Statesman throws his shoulders back and straightens out his tie, and says, My friends, unless it rains, the weather will be dry. Yes, I can do much better than that. Even with the same elements, rain and

dry weather, I can improve on that forecast. For the next hour I predict rain, followed by a sudden hot spell. Further, and you can check me on this, I predict that the rain will fall in the first half of the hour, and that the second half will be given over exclusively to heat. I guess you could say I predict weather in two acts. Unusual weather,

too. A unique combination of wet Saturday and August heat. Each of these dramas is set in England, each is complete in itself, and each is conditioned by its own weather and by its own suspense.

Because these plays exemplify two classic studies in radio suspense drama, we have selected established radio stars to interpret them. Dennis Hoey has Mr. Princey in Wet Saturday, and Barry Kroger as James Clarence Witherncroft in August Heat, with supporting casts of distinguished radio players.

Next week when we present the suspense version of the screen-drama, Night Must Fall, we shall feature a cast of motion-picture actors. As Danny, I will be joined by Dame May Whitty in her original role of Mrs. Bramson, together with Heather Angel and Richard Nay. But now to the first half of our show, and my prediction for Rain. With the performance of Dennis