Archival Dispatch: August 31 Calendar Walk — Inspector West, CBSRMT, and The Man Called X
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Author: radio index
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Tags: August 31, Calendar Walk, CBS Radio Mystery Theater, E.G. Marshall, Fred Gwynne, CBSRMT, Inspector West, John Creasey, Patrick Allen, BBC Radio 4, Serial Story, This Is Your FBI, Stacy Harris, Equitable, High Adventure, George Lefferts, Beat the Band, Garry Moore, The Man Called X, Herbert Marshall, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 31 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 496)
This archival dispatch documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, serial story metadata, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on August 31 across gothic radio mystery revivals, Scotland Yard detective serials, true FBI crime files, South China Sea salvage adventures, comedy music quizzes, and Cold War covert espionage, E.G. Marshall and Fred Gwynne in CBS Radio Mystery Theater (1998), Patrick Allen as John Creasey's Inspector West (1970), Stacy Harris in This Is Your FBI (1945), George Lefferts' High Adventure (1954), Garry Moore on Beat the Band (1943), and Herbert Marshall as The Man Called X (1943–1998):
1. August 31 Archival Inventory (Increment 496)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres & Serial Arc | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CBSRMT_1998_VoicesDeath.mp3 Alt: The Voices Of Death CBSRMT |
"The Voices of Death with E.G. Marshall and Fred Gwynne" | Syndicated Drama 1998-08-31 |
Sustaining Mystery Revival |
E.G. Marshall, Gwynne | Sam Dann (Writer) | ["Mystery", "Suspense", "Horror", "CBSRMT", "Fred Gwynne"] |
A wealthy industrialist plagued by auditory hallucinations of past murder victims consults a psychic investigator who uncovers a family poisoning plot. |
West_1970_MarkWolf.mp3 Alt: The Mark of the Wolf West |
"The Mark of the Wolf with Patrick Allen" | BBC Radio 4 1970-08-31 7:30 PM BST |
Sustaining Scotland Yard Serial |
Patrick Allen, Lawson | John Creasey (Author) | ["Detective", "Police Procedural", "British", "Inspector West", "BBC"]Arc: Inspector West at Home (Part 1) |
Chief Inspector Roger West balances family domestic life with a high-stakes Scotland Yard hunt for a ruthless gang using a wolf insignia. |
FBI_1945_Explosives.mp3 Alt: This Is Your FBI 1945 Episode |
"The Stolen Military Explosives with Stacy Harris" | ABC / Blue Network 1945-08-31 8:30 PM EWT |
Equitable Life Insurance Security |
Stacy Harris, Woodson | Jerry Devine (Producer) | ["Police Procedural", "True Crime", "FBI", "This Is Your FBI", "Equitable"] |
FBI agents track black-market saboteurs who hijacked a shipment of high-grade TNT from a naval munitions depot. |
Adventure_1954_PaidFull.mp3 Alt: Paid in Full High Adventure |
"Paid in Full with George Lefferts" | NBC (WNBC) 1954-08-31 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Global Adventure |
Dramatic Voice Ensemble | George Lefferts (Writer/Dir) | ["Adventure", "Action", "Drama", "High Adventure", "NBC"] |
An American deep-sea salvage captain in the South China Sea risks his crew navigating pirate-infested straits to recover sunken gold bullion. |
Beat_Band_1943_Quiz.mp3 Alt: Beat The Band 1943 Episode |
"Musical Knowledge Quiz with Garry Moore and Ted Weems" | NBC (WEAF) 1943-08-31 10:30 PM EWT |
Brown & Williamson Raleigh Cigarettes |
Garry Moore, Weems | NBC Variety Unit | ["Quiz", "Game Show", "Music", "Beat the Band", "Raleigh"] |
Garry Moore challenges orchestra musicians to name obscure listener song requests, paying cash penalties when stumped. |
Man_X_1951_Vienna.mp3 Alt: The Man Called X 1951 Episode |
"The Uranium Sabotage in Vienna with Herbert Marshall" | NBC (WNBC) 1951-08-31 9:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Cold War Thriller |
Herbert Marshall, Belasco | Jay Richard Kennedy | ["Espionage", "Cold War", "Adventure", "The Man Called X", "Herbert Marshall"] |
Ken Thurston slips into occupied Vienna to intercept a clandestine shipment of fissionable uranium destined for the Soviet zone. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 31
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 31: 276 / 376
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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