Archival Dispatch: August 27 Calendar Walk — Jean Shepherd, Marvin Miller, and Raffles

Date: 2026-08-27

Author: radio index

Reading: 3 min

Tags: August 27, Calendar Walk, The Jean Shepherd Show, WOR New York, Storytelling, Same Time Same Station, Marvin Miller, The Whistler, Raffles, EW Hornung, Horace Braham, Jeremy Clyde, Michael Cochrane, BBC Radio 4, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames

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August 27 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 255)

This archival dispatch marks the 100.0% completion of the August 27th calendar walk (443/443 broadcasts enriched)! This final installment documents historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on August 27 across American network radio, WOR New York, and the BBC, three iconic late-night monologues by Jean Shepherd on WOR (1960 TV listings, 1963 childhood fears, and 1973 dream nightmares), oral history with veteran actor Marvin Miller, and two gentleman crook adventures on Raffles (1943 CBS philatelic heist and 1992 BBC Radio 4 Boer War finale) (1943–1992):

1. August 27 Archival Inventory (Increment 255)

Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles	Canonical Title	Network, Airdate & Showtime	Sponsor & Commercial Ads	Credited Cast & Performers	Director, Writers & Crew	Genres	Story Synopsis
`Jean_Shep_1960.mp3` Alt: `TV Listings, an Ocean Voyage`	"TV Listings, Ocean Voyages, and Parking Tickets"	WOR New York 1960-08-27 10:15 PM EDT	Sustaining Late-Night Monologue	Jean Shepherd	WOR 710 AM	`["Humor", "Monologue", "Storytelling", "Satire", "Americana"]`	Jean Shepherd reflects satirically on the absurdities of daily television schedules, transatlantic ocean crossings, and the existential dread of Manhattan parking tickets.
`Jean_Shep_1963.mp3` Alt: `The Mortal Fear`, `WOR 1963`	"The Mortal Fear"	WOR New York 1963-08-27 11:15 PM EDT	Sustaining Late-Night Monologue	Jean Shepherd	WOR 710 AM	`["Humor", "Monologue", "Storytelling", "Nostalgia", "Americana"]`	Jean Shepherd spins a nostalgic, funny yarn about childhood anxieties, playground superstitions, and the universal terror of elementary school teachers.
`Jean_Shep_1973.mp3` Alt: `Nightmare`, `WOR 1973`	"Nightmare"	WOR New York 1973-08-27 11:30 PM EDT	Sustaining Late-Night Monologue	Jean Shepherd	WOR 710 AM	`["Humor", "Monologue", "Storytelling", "Satire", "Psychological"]`	Jean Shepherd recounts vivid, surreal dreams of mechanical failures, crowded subways, and modern industrial life spinning out of control.
`Marvin_Miller_1972.mp3` Alt: `Marvin Miller, Part 5`	"Marvin Miller (Part 5)"	Audio Archive 1972-08-27	Sustaining Oral History Archive	John Hickman, Marvin Miller	Golden Age of Radio	`["Interview", "Oral History", "Biography", "Old Time Radio", "Documentary"]`	Veteran actor and announcer Marvin Miller discusses his work on The Whistler, The FBI in Peace and War, and his dramatic vocal characterizations.
`Raffles_1943.mp3` Alt: `The Case of the Seven Stamps`	"The Case of the Seven Stamps"	CBS (WABC) 1943-08-27 8:30 PM EWT	Sustaining Mystery Drama	Horace Braham, Dramatic Cast	E.W. Hornung (Author)	`["Detective", "Mystery", "Caper", "Heist", "British"]`	Gentleman safecracker A.J. Raffles and Bunny Manders target a rare Victorian philatelic stamp collection locked inside an eccentric lord's study.
`Raffles_1992.mp3` Alt: `The Knees of the Gods`, `BBC 1992`	"The Knees of the Gods"	BBC Radio 4 1992-08-27	Sustaining BBC Radio Drama	Jeremy Clyde, Michael Cochrane	E.W. Hornung, Olwen Wymark	`["Drama", "British", "Military", "Historical", "Adventure"]`	A.J. Raffles and Bunny volunteer for front-line military combat in the Boer War under assumed names, seeking redemption and facing their ultimate fate.

2. August 27 Completion Summary

Target Calendar Day: August 27
Total Broadcasts Enriched on August 27: 443 of 443 (100.0% Complete)
Target Repositories Synchronized: radioindex.org-meta and radioindex.org-blog