Archival Dispatch: September 1 Calendar Walk — Saturday Night Theatre & Imagination Theatre
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Author: radio index
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Tags: September 1, Calendar Walk, Saturday Night Theatre, BBC Radio 4, HG Wells, The Island of Dr Moreau, John Rowe, Philip Glassborow, Palmolive Beauty Box Theater, Robin Hood, Reginald De Koven, Imagination Theatre, Jim French, Louis LAmour, Chick Bowdrie, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
September 1 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 574)
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 September 1 across British radio adaptations of classic science fiction and historical drama, romantic American operettas, and modern syndicated western and mystery audio dramas, H.G. Wells's The Island of Dr. Moreau on the BBC (1990), Reginald De Koven's Robin Hood on Palmolive Beauty Box Theater (1937), The Running of the Deer (1979), The Legion of the Lost (1984), and Jim French's Imagination Theatre (1937–2002):
1. September 1 Archival Inventory (Increment 574)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNT_1990_DrMoreau.mp3 Alt: Island of Dr. Moreau Saturday Night Theatre |
"H.G. Wells's The Island of Dr. Moreau with BBC Radio Drama" | BBC Radio 4 1990-09-01 7:45 PM BST |
Sustaining Science Fiction Drama |
John Rowe (Dr. Moreau) | Philip Glassborow (Dramatist) | ["Sci-Fi", "Horror", "Saturday Night Theatre", "BBC Radio 4", "HG Wells"] |
A shipwreck survivor discovers a remote Pacific island where an outcast vivisectionist performs gruesome surgical experiments to humanize wild beasts. |
SNT_1979_RunningDeer.mp3 Alt: The Running of the Deer SNT |
"The Running of the Deer with BBC Radio Drama" | BBC Radio 4 1979-09-01 8:30 PM BST |
Sustaining British Radio Drama |
BBC Drama Repertory Co. | BBC Radio Drama Unit | ["Drama", "Mystery", "Saturday Night Theatre", "BBC Radio 4", "Scottish"] |
A Scottish highland gamekeeper confronts poachers operating a dangerous venison smuggling enterprise through remote mountain glens. |
SNT_1984_LegionLost.mp3 Alt: The Legion of the Lost SNT |
"The Legion of the Lost with BBC Radio Drama" | BBC Radio 4 1984-09-01 8:30 PM BST |
Sustaining British Radio Drama |
BBC Drama Repertory Co. | BBC Radio Drama Unit | ["Drama", "Military", "Saturday Night Theatre", "BBC Radio 4", "History"] |
A military historian pieces together the tragic fate of a forgotten British infantry regiment during the North African campaign. |
Palmolive_1937_RobinHood.mp3 Alt: Robin Hood Palmolive Beauty Box |
"Reginald De Koven's Robin Hood with John Barclay and Palmolive Soap" | CBS (WABC) 1937-09-01 9:30 PM EDST |
Colgate-Palmolive Palmolive Soap |
John Barclay, Dragonette | Al Goodman Orchestra | ["Operetta", "Musical", "Palmolive Beauty Box", "Robin Hood", "Palmolive"] |
Outlaw archer Robin Hood and his Merry Men defend Sherwood Forest and outwit the Sheriff of Nottingham to win the hand of Maid Marian. |
Imagination_1996_PersonInterest.mp3 Alt: A Person of Interest (1hr) Imagination |
"A Person of Interest with Jim French and Syndicated Radio Drama" | Syndication 1996-09-01 |
Sustaining Modern Audio Drama |
Jim French Repertory | Jim French (Director) | ["Mystery", "Drama", "Imagination Theatre", "Jim French", "Syndicated"] |
Seattle detectives interrogate a quiet neighborhood watch volunteer when circumstantial clues point toward him in an unsolved jewelry homicide. |
Imagination_2002_Bowdrie.mp3 Alt: Bowdrie Rides A Coyote Trail |
"Louis L'Amour Theater — Bowdrie Rides a Coyote Trail with Jim French" | Syndication 2002-09-01 |
Sustaining Audio Western |
Jim French Repertory | Jim French (Director) | ["Western", "Drama", "Imagination Theatre", "Louis LAmour", "Jim French"] |
Texas Ranger Chick Bowdrie tracks an elusive desert outlaw along a treacherous canyon trail following an armed payroll coach ambush. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: September 1
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on September 1: 366 / 389
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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