Archival Dispatch: August 30 Calendar Walk — Saturday Night Theatre, Quiet, Please, and Crime Doctor
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Tags: August 30, Calendar Walk, Saturday Night Theatre, BBC Home Service, BBC Radio 4, Terence Rattigan, The Winslow Boy, Peter Coke, Enid Bagnold, Quiet Please, Wyllis Cooper, Ernest Chappell, Crime Doctor, Everett Sloane, Dr Benjamin Ordway, Max Marcin, Philip Morris, The Eternal Light, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 30 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 445)
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 British BBC radio drama and American network broadcasting, three BBC Saturday Night Theatre productions spanning Terence Rattigan's The Winslow Boy (1969), Peter Coke in High Gloss (1958), and Enid Bagnold's The Short Spring (1952), Wyllis Cooper's psychological horror Quiet, Please (1948), Everett Sloane in Crime Doctor for Philip Morris (1942), and The Voice of the Shofar on The Eternal Light (1942–1970):
1. August 30 Archival Inventory (Increment 445)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NBC_1970_Shofar.mp3 Alt: Eternal Light Shofar 1970 |
"The Eternal Light: The Voice of the Shofar" | NBC (WEAF) 1970-08-30 12:30 PM EDT |
Jewish Theological Sem. JTSA / NBC |
Dramatic Cast Ensemble | Marc Siegel (Writer) | ["Religious", "Drama", "Jewish", "History", "NBC"] |
A community elder teaches youth the spiritual traditions and moral awakening symbolized by sounding the ram's horn. |
Crime_Doctor_1942_Gambler.mp3 Alt: Bankrupt Gambler Ordway |
"The Case of the Bankrupt Gambler with Everett Sloane" | CBS (WABC) 1942-08-30 8:30 PM EWT |
Philip Morris & Co. Philip Morris Cigarettes |
Everett Sloane (Dr. Ordway) | Max Marcin (Creator) | ["Psychological", "Crime", "Medical", "Everett Sloane", "Philip Morris"] |
Dr. Benjamin Ordway determines whether a bankrupt gambler committed armed robbery out of desperate criminal intent or mental illness. |
Quiet_Please_1948_Motive.mp3 Alt: Quiet Please Motive Chappell |
"Motive with Ernest Chappell" | ABC (WJZ) 1948-08-30 9:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Psychological Horror |
Ernest Chappell (Narrator) | Wyllis Cooper (Dir / Writer) | ["Horror", "Psychological", "Suspense", "Wyllis Cooper", "Ernest Chappell"] |
A man discovers that a sinister psychic presence forces ordinary people to commit unprovoked murders without understandable motive. |
SNT_1952_Spring.mp3 Alt: The Short Spring Bagnold |
"The Short Spring by Enid Bagnold" | BBC Home Service 1952-08-30 9:15 PM BST |
Sustaining BBC Radio Drama |
BBC Repertory Co. | Enid Bagnold (Playwright) | ["Drama", "British", "BBC Home Service", "Theater", "Adaptation"] |
An aristocratic English family navigates sudden emotional upheaval and generational conflicts during an idyllic country house spring. |
SNT_1958_HighGloss.mp3 Alt: High Gloss Peter Coke |
"High Gloss with Peter Coke" | BBC Home Service 1958-08-30 9:15 PM BST |
Sustaining BBC Radio Drama |
Peter Coke, Westbury | Audrey Cameron (Producer) | ["Drama", "Mystery", "British", "BBC Home Service", "Peter Coke"] |
A suave London art dealer discovers an apparent antique masterpiece in his gallery is at the center of a sophisticated art forgery racket. |
SNT_1969_Winslow.mp3 Alt: The Winslow Boy Rattigan |
"Terence Rattigan's The Winslow Boy" | BBC Radio 4 1969-08-30 8:30 PM BST |
Sustaining BBC Radio Drama |
BBC Repertory Co. | Terence Rattigan (Writer) | ["Drama", "Classics", "Courtroom", "British", "Terence Rattigan"] |
A stubborn father hires an eminent barrister to fight the Admiralty in court to clear his young cadet son accused of stealing a five-shilling postal order. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 30
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 30: 342 / 377
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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