Archival Dispatch: September 2 Calendar Walk — Imagination Theater, Fitch Bandwagon & Eddie Condon
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Author: radio index
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Tags: September 2, Calendar Walk, Imagination Theater, Jim French, Larry Albert, Louis LAmour, Fitch Bandwagon, Orrin Tucker, Fitch Shampoo, Eddie Condon, Town Hall, AFRS, Twenty Years A-Growing, Great Blasket Island, BBC Radio 4, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
September 2 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 641)
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 2 across modern American audio drama productions, big band victory celebrations, historic New York jazz concert broadcasts, and Irish literary memoirs, Jim French's Imagination Theater (2001, 2007, 2012), Orrin Tucker on The Fitch Bandwagon for Fitch Shampoo (1945), Eddie Condon live from Town Hall for AFRS (1944), and Twenty Years A-Growing on BBC Radio 4 (1944–2012):
1. September 2 Archival Inventory (Increment 641)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Imagination_2001_BadMan.mp3 Alt: Louis L'Amour Theater-Booty For A Bad Man Imagination Theater |
"Booty for a Bad Man by Louis L'Amour with Jim French" | KIXI / Synd. 2001-09-02 |
Sustaining Western Drama |
Larry Albert, Armstrong | Jim French (Dir/Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Imagination Theater", "Louis LAmour", "Jim French"] |
A solitary frontier rider escorting a stranded pioneer woman and her gold cache across arid desert canyons outmaneuvers ruthless outlaws. |
Imagination_2007_WineLife.mp3 Alt: PR-The Wine of Life Imagination Theater |
"The Wine of Life with Patricia Ritz and Jim French" | KIXI / Synd. 2007-09-02 |
Sustaining Modern Radio Mystery |
Patricia Ritz, Rose | Jim French (Producer) | ["Mystery", "Drama", "Imagination Theater", "Jim French", "Syndicated"] |
A wealthy California vintner suspects deliberate cellar contamination after an irreplaceable vintage of premium wine is poisoned. |
Imagination_2012_IntoHands.mp3 Alt: W-Into Their Own Hands Imagination Theater |
"Into Their Own Hands with Larry Albert" | KIXI / Synd. 2012-09-02 |
Sustaining Western Drama |
Dramatic Repertory Cast | Larry Albert (Dir) | ["Western", "Drama", "Imagination Theater", "Larry Albert", "Syndicated"] |
Frontier town citizens take matters into their own hands when corrupt territorial marshals refuse to arrest cattle rustlers. |
Fitch_1945_OrrinTucker.mp3 Alt: Fitch Bandwagon 1945 Episode |
"Guest Orrin Tucker with Fitch Shampoo on V-J Day" | NBC (WEAF) 1945-09-02 7:30 PM EWT |
F.W. Fitch Co. Dandruff Remover Shampoo |
Orrin Tucker & Orch. | Cass Daley & Powell | ["Music", "Variety", "Fitch Bandwagon", "Orrin Tucker", "Fitch"] |
Bandleader Orrin Tucker leads his dance orchestra in swing arrangements celebrating the formal conclusion of World War II. |
Condon_1944_WalkingDog.mp3 Alt: Walking The Dog Eddie Condons Jazz Concert |
"Walking the Dog with Eddie Condon and Pee Wee Russell" | Blue Network / Town Hall 1944-09-02 3:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining Armed Forces Radio |
Eddie Condon, Russell | Bobby Hackett & Schroeder | ["Music", "Jazz", "Eddie Condon", "Town Hall", "AFRS"] |
Eddie Condon hosts an improvisational Dixieland jazz jam session featuring Walking the Dog live from Town Hall in New York. |
Blasket_1977_Growing.mp3 Alt: Twenty Years A-Growing 1977 Episode |
"The Great Blasket Island Chronicles with BBC Radio 4" | BBC Radio 4 1977-09-02 8:30 PM BST |
Sustaining Irish Cultural Memoir |
BBC Irish Repertory Cast | Muiris Ó Súilleabháin | ["Drama", "Irish", "Twenty Years A-Growing", "BBC Radio 4", "Documentary"] |
A young Irish youth recounts growing up in an isolated Gaelic-speaking fishing community on the Great Blasket Island off County Kerry. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: September 2
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on September 2: 458 / 480 (22 remaining)
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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