Archival Dispatch: August 22 Calendar Walk — Horatio Hornblower, Nevil Shute, and Harry Nile
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Tags: August 22, Calendar Walk, Saturday Night Theatre, BBC Home Service, BBC Radio 4, The Ware Case, Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray, Nevil Shute, Trustee from the Toolroom, Cyril Shaps, Horatio Hornblower, CS Forester, Ray Brooks, Patrick Troughton, Brian Freemantle, Goodbye to an Old Friend, John Woodvine, Kenneth Cranham, Imagination Theatre, Harry Nile, Phil Harper, Jim French, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 22 Exhaustive Archival Metadata Enrichment
This archival dispatch documents the comprehensive provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and story synopses for 6 historical broadcasts transmitting on August 22 across British and American dramatic broadcasting history (1959–1999):
1. August 22 Exhaustive Archival Inventory
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ware_Case_1959_08_22.mp3 Alt: The Ware Case, Sir Hubert Ware Trial |
"The Ware Case (Starring Michael Denison & Dulcie Gray)" | BBC Home Service 1959-08-22 8:30 PM |
Non-commercial British Broadcasting Corp. |
Michael Denison (Sir Gerald Loddon), Dulcie Gray, Derek Blomfield, Brewster Mason | George Pleydell Bancroft (Playwright), Cynthia Pughe (Adapter), Archie Campbell (Director) | ["Drama", "Legal", "Mystery", "Theatre"] |
Eminent barrister Sir Gerald Loddon defends his charming, aristocratic brother-in-law Sir Hubert Ware at the Old Bailey against charges of drowning his wealthy young brother-in-law, securing an acquittal before an agonizing private confession shatters the family. |
Trustee_Toolroom_1964_08_22.mp3 Alt: Trustee from Toolroom, Nevil Shute Adaptation |
"Trustee from the Toolroom (by Nevil Shute, Starring Cyril Shaps)" | BBC Home Service 1964-08-22 8:30 PM |
Non-commercial British Broadcasting Corp. |
Cyril Shaps (Keith Stewart), Anthony Jacobs, Ralph Truman, Gudrun Ure | Nevil Shute (Author), Stephen Grenfell (Adapter), John Gibson (Director) | ["Drama", "Adventure", "Maritime", "Literature"] |
Mild-mannered model engineer Keith Stewart embarks on an extraordinary journey from London to a remote Polynesian coral reef to recover twenty-six thousand pounds in miniature diamonds embedded in a sunken yacht for his orphaned niece. |
Hornblower_Crisis_1970_08_22.mp3 Alt: Hornblower and Crisis, CS Forester Trafalgar |
"Hornblower and the Crisis (by C.S. Forester, Starring Ray Brooks & Patrick Troughton)" | BBC Radio 4 1970-08-22 8:30 PM |
Non-commercial British Broadcasting Corp. |
Ray Brooks (Horatio Hornblower), Patrick Troughton (Meadows), Anthony Jackson | C.S. Forester (Author), John Keir Cross (Adapter), Brian Miller (Director) | ["Drama", "Historical", "Adventure", "Maritime"] |
During the Napoleonic Wars, Captain Horatio Hornblower is temporarily relieved of his command of the sloop Hotspur to undertake a covert intelligence mission for the British Admiralty, delivering forged French naval orders to mislead Admiral Villeneuve's fleet before Trafalgar. |
Goodbye_Old_Friend_1981_08_22.mp3 Alt: Goodbye to Old Friend, Brian Freemantle Defector |
"Goodbye to an Old Friend (by Brian Freemantle, Starring John Woodvine & Kenneth Cranham)" | BBC Radio 4 1981-08-22 8:30 PM |
Non-commercial British Broadcasting Corp. |
John Woodvine (Chris McCreedy), Kenneth Cranham (Viktor), Sean Arnold | Brian Freemantle (Author), David Buck (Adapter), Christopher Venning (Director) | ["Espionage", "Thriller", "Cold War", "Drama"] |
Elite British intelligence interrogator Chris McCreedy is tasked with debriefing an extraordinarily high-ranking Soviet aerospace defector in a remote countryside safe house, suspecting that the defector's valuable scientific revelations are a plant designed to compromise Western satellite defenses. |
Unto_The_Grave_1987_08_22.mp3 Alt: Unto the Grave, Canadian Prairie Feud |
"Unto the Grave (Starring Robert Beatty & Michael Shannon)" | BBC Radio 4 1987-08-22 7:45 PM |
Non-commercial British Broadcasting Corp. |
Robert Beatty (Ebenezer Jordan), Michael Shannon (Jesse), Elizabeth Bell | Arthur Kelly (Writer), Jane Morgan (Producer & Director) | ["Drama", "Western", "Family", "Historical"] |
An intense generational drama set on the harsh Canadian prairie frontier where an unyielding pioneer patriarch's obsession with land ownership drives his sons to rebellion, culminating in a tragic boundary dispute with neighboring homesteaders. |
Harry_Nile_1999_08_22.mp3 Alt: Amazon House, Harry Nile Crisis 1999 |
"The Adventures of Harry Nile: Crisis at Amazon House" | Imagination Theatre 1999-08-22 (Syndicated) |
National Syndication | Phil Harper (Harry Nile), Pat French (Murphy), John Gilbert | Jim French (Writer & Director), Terry Rose (Music) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Noir", "Anthology"] |
Seattle private investigator Harry Nile uncovers a treacherous extortion scheme inside Amazon House, an upscale women's residential club where a wealthy boarder's mysterious death is revealed to be premeditated poison rather than natural heart failure. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 22
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 22: 218
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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