Archival Dispatch: September 5 Calendar Walk — The Navy Lark, The Shadow & Spotlight Bands
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Author: radio index
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Tags: September 5, Calendar Walk, The Navy Lark, Stephen Murray, Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee, Ronnie Barker, BBC Light Programme, Dead Ringers, Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, BBC Radio 4, The Shadow, John Cole, Gertrude Warner, Mutual, Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Les Brown, Band of Renown, Doris Day, Coca-Cola, AFRS, Mark Trail, Matt Crowley, Kelloggs Pep, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
September 5 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 790)
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 5 across British naval farce on The Navy Lark starring Stephen Murray, Leslie Phillips, and Jon Pertwee, political impressions on Dead Ringers, John Cole solving acoustic murder traps on The Shadow, Les Brown and His Band of Renown performing for sailors at Great Lakes Naval Training Station on Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands for Coca-Cola, and forest wilderness adventure on Mark Trail for Kellogg's Pep, Les Brown (1944), John Cole (1954), and Jon Pertwee (1965):
1. September 5 Archival Inventory (Increment 790)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NavyLark_1965_PuddingMine.mp3 Alt: The Mysterious Pudding Mine Navy Lark, The |
"The Mysterious Pudding Mine with Stephen Murray and Jon Pertwee" | BBC Light Programme 1965-09-05 1:30 PM |
Sustaining British Comedy |
Murray, Phillips & Pertwee | Lawrie Wyman (Writer) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "The Navy Lark", "Jon Pertwee", "BBC Light Programme"] |
The blundering crew of HMS Troutbridge is assigned to investigate an abandoned wartime naval munitions stockpile that secretly houses illegal tinned desserts. |
DeadRingers_2003_Series8Ep3.mp3 Alt: Dead Ringers 2003 Episode |
"Series 8, Episode 3 with Jon Culshaw and Jan Ravens" | BBC Radio 4 2003-09-05 |
Sustaining British Political Satire |
Culshaw & Ravens | Bill Dare (Producer) | ["Comedy", "Satire", "Dead Ringers", "Jon Culshaw", "BBC Radio 4"] |
The satirical impressionist team parodies British political leadership, BBC news presenters, and television personalities in biting topical sketches. |
TheShadow_1954_HeartbeatDeath.mp3 Alt: Heartbeat of Death The Shadow |
"Heartbeat of Death with John Cole and Gertrude Warner" | Mutual (WOR) 1954-09-05 5:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Detective Mystery |
John Cole & Warner | Peter Barry (Writer) | ["Superhero", "Mystery", "The Shadow", "John Cole", "Mutual"] |
The Shadow stalks an extortionist who uses an acoustic cardiac rhythm transmitter to induce fatal heart attacks in wealthy target victims. |
SpotlightBands_1944_LesBrown615.mp3 Alt: Les Brown, Out Of Nowhere Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands |
"Les Brown at Great Lakes Naval Training Station (No. 615)" | Blue Network 1944-09-05 9:30 PM EWT |
The Coca-Cola Company Coca-Cola |
Les Brown and Orch. | Doris Day & Butch Stone | ["Music", "Big Band", "Spotlight Bands", "Les Brown", "Coca-Cola"] |
Les Brown and his orchestra perform swing standards including Out of Nowhere and Sentimental Journey before thousands of sailors at Great Lakes Naval Station. |
SpotlightBands_1944_LesBrownAFRS.mp3 Alt: Les Brown Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands |
"Les Brown and His Band of Renown Overseas Remote" | AFRS Network 1944-09-05 |
U.S. War Department Armed Forces Radio |
Les Brown & Doris Day | AFRS Music Unit | ["Music", "Big Band", "Spotlight Bands", "Les Brown", "AFRS"] |
Armed forces transcription featuring Les Brown and his orchestra playing energetic big band swing numbers for Allied service members stationed abroad. |
MarkTrail_1951_SawmillCanyon.mp3 Alt: Mark Trail 1951 Episode |
"The Firebugs of Sawmill Canyon with Matt Crowley" | Mutual (WOR) 1951-09-05 5:15 PM EDT |
Kellogg Company Kellogg's Pep Cereal |
Matt Crowley & Beck | Max Ehrlich (Writer) | ["Adventure", "Juvenile", "Mark Trail", "Matt Crowley", "Kelloggs Pep"] |
Forest guardian Mark Trail tracks a pair of timber arsonists who set blaze to Sawmill Canyon to force the sale of valuable lumber tracts. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: September 5
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on September 5: 54 / 401 (347 remaining)
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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