Archival Dispatch: August 30 Calendar Walk — The Shadow, Ray Bradbury 13, and Gulliver's Travels
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Tags: August 30, Calendar Walk, The Shadow, Bret Morrison, Gertrude Warner, Blue Coal, Bradbury 13, Ray Bradbury, All Summer in a Day, The Fog Horn, Adventure Parade, Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift, John Griggs, Mystery House, Dead Ringers, Jon Culshaw, Tony Hall, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 30 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 396)
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 30 across American network radio and British BBC broadcasting, Bret Morrison as The Shadow exposing fraudulent astronomers (1951), Ray Bradbury introducing All Summer in a Day and The Fog Horn on Bradbury 13 (2010), John Griggs narrating Gulliver's Travels on Adventure Parade (1948), Bela Lugosi's syndicated Mystery House (1946), Jon Culshaw in BBC's Dead Ringers (2002), and Tony Hall's Bank Holiday show (1946–2010):
1. August 30 Archival Inventory (Increment 396)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mystery_House_1946.mp3 Alt: Whereabouts Unknown 1946 |
"Whereabouts Unknown" | Transcribed Synd 1946-08-30 |
Sustaining Mystery Drama |
Dramatic Cast, Sargent | Mystery House Staff | ["Mystery", "Suspense", "Thriller", "Anthology", "Whodunit"] |
A wealthy heiress vanishes from an isolated country inn, prompting an amateur investigator to uncover a sinister conspiracy among the guests. |
Adv_Parade_1948_Gull.mp3 Alt: Gullivers Travels Pt 1 |
"Gulliver's Travels (Part 1)" | Mutual (WOR) 1948-08-30 4:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Juvenile Literature |
John Griggs (Narrator) | Jonathan Swift (Author) | ["Juvenile", "Literature", "Adventure", "Fantasy", "Serial"] |
Shipwreck survivor Lemuel Gulliver washes ashore on the island of Lilliput and awakens bound by tiny six-inch captors. |
Tony_Hall_1965.mp3 Alt: Bank Holiday Monday Show |
"Bank Holiday Special with Pop Releases" | BBC Light Prog 1965-08-30 |
Sustaining BBC Pop Showcase |
Tony Hall (Host / DJ) | Tony Hall Productions | ["Music", "Disc Jockey", "British Pop", "Top 40", "Holiday"] |
Tony Hall spins new British and American pop releases and reviews holiday chart rankings during the summer Bank Holiday. |
Bradbury_13_2010.mp3 Alt: All Summer in Day Fog Horn |
"All Summer in a Day & The Fog Horn" | NPR / BYU Radio 2010-08-30 |
Sustaining Sci-Fi Drama |
Ray Bradbury (Host) | Mike McDonough (Audio) | ["Science Fiction", "Drama", "Modern OTR", "Anthology", "Adaptation"] |
Two classic sci-fi stories explore Venusian schoolchildren seeing sunlight for an hour and a prehistoric sea creature drawn to a lighthouse beacon. |
Dead_Ringers_2002.mp3 Alt: Dead Ringers 2002-08-30 |
"Political Satire and Celebrity Impressions" | BBC Radio 4 2002-08-30 6:30 PM BST |
Sustaining BBC Comedy |
Jon Culshaw, Ravens | Mark Perry & Phil Cornwell | ["Comedy", "Satire", "Parody", "British", "Impressions"] |
Impressionists lampoon contemporary British politicians and broadcast news personalities in topical sketch parodies. |
The_Shadow_1951.mp3 Alt: Out Of This World |
"Out of This World" | Mutual (WOR) 1951-08-30 |
Blue Coal / Sust Detective Mystery |
Bret Morrison, Warner | The Shadow Staff | ["Mystery", "Detective", "Superheroes", "Crime", "Supernatural"] |
The Shadow unmasks a fraudulent astronomer who uses staged planetary observations and death rays to blackmail superstitious financiers. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 30
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 30: 48 / 377
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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