Archival Dispatch: August 30 Calendar Walk — Barrie Craig, Under Arrest, and Just a Minute
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Author: radio index
Reading: 3 min
Tags: August 30, Calendar Walk, Barrie Craig Confidential Investigator, William Gargan, Ernest Kinoy, Under Arrest, Joe DeSantis, Captain Jim Scott, Best Sellers, Robert Fontaine, Bret Morrison, The Happy Time, Hearts in Harmony, Kroger, Just a Minute, Nicholas Parsons, Clement Freud, Paul Merton, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 30 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 399)
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, William Gargan as hardboiled detective Barrie Craig written by Ernest Kinoy (1953), Joe DeSantis cracking crime syndicates as Captain Jim Scott on Under Arrest (1953–1954), Robert Fontaine's French-Canadian memoir The Happy Time on Best Sellers (1945), Penny Winters in Hearts in Harmony for Kroger (1946), and Nicholas Parsons chairing Just a Minute live from the York Festival (1945–1999):
1. August 30 Archival Inventory (Increment 399)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barrie_Craig_1953.mp3 Alt: Murder to Music Craig |
"Murder to Music" | NBC (WNBC) 1953-08-30 10:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Hardboiled Detective |
William Gargan (Craig) | Ernest Kinoy (Writer) | ["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Mystery", "Noir", "Private Eye"] |
Hardboiled private eye Barrie Craig is hired by a panicked symphony composer whose sheet music contains coded clues to a murder. |
Under_Arrest_1953.mp3 Alt: Waterfront Racketeer |
"The Waterfront Racketeer" | Mutual (WOR) 1953-08-30 5:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Police Drama |
Joe DeSantis (Scott) | Under Arrest Staff | ["Police", "Crime", "Docudrama", "Law Enforcement", "Investigation"] |
Police Captain Jim Scott goes undercover at the city shipping docks to expose an organized extortion racket targeting cargo handlers. |
Under_Arrest_1954.mp3 Alt: Stolen Formula Heist |
"The Stolen Formula Heist" | Mutual (WOR) 1954-08-30 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Police Drama |
Joe DeSantis (Scott) | Under Arrest Staff | ["Police", "Crime", "Docudrama", "Law Enforcement", "Heist"] |
Captain Jim Scott coordinates a citywide dragnet after a safe in a high-security research chemical laboratory is blown open. |
Best_Sellers_1945.mp3 Alt: Happy Time Part 4 |
"The Happy Time (Part 4)" | NBC Blue / ABC 1945-08-30 3:00 PM EWT |
Sustaining Literary Drama |
Bret Morrison (Narrator) | Robert Fontaine (Author) | ["Comedy", "Coming-of-Age", "Literature", "Canadian", "Adaptation"] |
A mischievous French-Canadian boy creates domestic uproar among his eccentric uncles and parents in 1920s Ottawa. |
Hearts_Harmony_1946.mp3 Alt: Jed Upset Freddie |
"Jed Upset About Freddie" | Transcribed Synd 1946-08-30 |
Kroger Grocery Co. Kroger Products |
Jone Allison (Penny) | Hearts in Harmony Staff | ["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Serial", "Daytime", "Romance"] |
Jed expresses deep frustration over Freddie's erratic business decisions while Penny attempts to mediate a family crisis. |
Just_Minute_1999.mp3 Alt: Just Minute York |
"Live from the York Festival" | BBC Radio 4 1999-08-30 6:30 PM BST |
Sustaining BBC Panel Game |
Nicholas Parsons, Freud | Merton, Jones, Smith | ["Comedy", "Panel Game", "British", "Improvisation", "Live Broadcast"] |
Panelists attempt to speak on diverse topics for sixty seconds without hesitation, repetition, or deviation before a live audience in York. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 30
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 30: 66 / 377
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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