Archival Dispatch: September 4 Calendar Walk — Saturday Night Theatre & Gladys Swarthout
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Author: radio index
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Tags: September 4, Calendar Walk, Saturday Night Theatre, BBC Home Service, BBC Radio 4, Josephine Tey, Aimee Stuart, Colin Finbow, Michael Brett, Nick Fisher, Palmolive Beauty Box Theater, Gladys Swarthout, John Barclay, Nathaniel Shilkret, Franz Lehar, Palmolive Soap, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
September 4 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 776)
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 4 across five decades of BBC drama on Saturday Night Theatre adapting Josephine Tey's The Franchise Affair (1954), Aimée Stuart's Jeannie (1965), Colin Finbow's Brazen Prison (1971), Michael Brett's At Your Service (1976), and Nick Fisher's Ripples (1993), alongside Gladys Swarthout singing Franz Lehár's The Count of Luxembourg on Palmolive Beauty Box Theater for Palmolive Soap, Gladys Swarthout (1934), Josephine Tey (1954), and Aimée Stuart (1934–1993):
1. September 4 Archival Inventory (Increment 776)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SatNightTheatre_1954_FranchiseAffair.mp3 Alt: The Franchise Affair Saturday Night Theatre |
"The Franchise Affair with BBC Home Service" | BBC Home Service 1954-09-04 9:15 PM BST |
Sustaining British Mystery |
BBC Repertory Players | Josephine Tey (Author) | ["Drama", "Mystery", "Saturday Night Theatre", "Josephine Tey", "BBC"] |
A country solicitor defends two respectable village women accused of falsely imprisoning and brutalizing a deceitful teenage girl. |
SatNightTheatre_1965_Jeannie.mp3 Alt: Jeannie Saturday Night Theatre |
"Jeannie with BBC Home Service" | BBC Home Service 1965-09-04 8:30 PM BST |
Sustaining British Romantic Drama |
BBC Drama Players | Aimée Stuart (Author) | ["Drama", "Romance", "Saturday Night Theatre", "Aimee Stuart", "BBC"] |
A modest Scottish spinster inherits a modest bequest and embarks on a whirlwind holiday to Vienna where she falls in love with an engineer. |
SatNightTheatre_1971_BrazenPrison.mp3 Alt: Brazen Prison Saturday Night Theatre |
"Brazen Prison with BBC Radio 4" | BBC Radio 4 1971-09-04 8:30 PM BST |
Sustaining British Drama |
BBC Dramatic Troupe | Colin Finbow (Writer) | ["Drama", "Mystery", "Saturday Night Theatre", "Colin Finbow", "BBC Radio 4"] |
An introspective playwright rents an isolated Victorian rectory to finish his masterpiece, only to be haunted by bizarre manifestations. |
SatNightTheatre_1976_AtYourService.mp3 Alt: At Your Service Saturday Night Theatre |
"At Your Service with BBC Radio 4" | BBC Radio 4 1976-09-04 8:30 PM BST |
Sustaining British Comedy-Drama |
BBC Repertory Ensemble | Michael Brett (Writer) | ["Drama", "Comedy", "Saturday Night Theatre", "Michael Brett", "BBC Radio 4"] |
A loyal retired butler takes a domestic post with a chaotic aristocratic family, subtly orchestrating their financial turnaround. |
SatNightTheatre_1993_Ripples.mp3 Alt: Ripples Saturday Night Theatre |
"Ripples with BBC Radio 4" | BBC Radio 4 1993-09-04 7:50 PM BST |
Sustaining British Radio Drama |
BBC Drama Repertory | Nick Fisher (Writer) | ["Drama", "Thriller", "Saturday Night Theatre", "Nick Fisher", "BBC Radio 4"] |
A seaside fishing community is torn apart when a submerged trawler wreckage yields evidence of an insurance sabotage conspiracy. |
PalmoliveBeauty_1934_CountLuxembourg.mp3 Alt: The Count of Luxembourg Palmolive Beauty Box Theater |
"The Count of Luxembourg with Gladys Swarthout" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1934-09-04 10:00 PM EDST |
Colgate-Palmolive Palmolive Soap & Shave |
Gladys Swarthout & Barclay | Nathaniel Shilkret & Lehar | ["Operetta", "Music", "Palmolive Beauty Box Theater", "Gladys Swarthout", "Franz Lehar"] |
An impoverished bohemian nobleman agrees to marry a veiled opera diva for money, only to genuinely fall in love with her unrecognized identity. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: September 4
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on September 4: 378 / 471 (29 remaining)
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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