Archival Dispatch: September 6 Calendar Walk — Just a Minute, John Steele & Young Widder Brown
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Tags: September 6, Calendar Walk, Just a Minute, Nicholas Parsons, Paul Merton, Clement Freud, BBC Radio 4, John Steele Adventurer, Don Douglas, Mutual, Young Widder Brown, Florence Freeman, Sterling Drug, Hearts in Harmony, Kroger, Clean Titles, Pure Synopses, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
September 6 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 860)
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 6 across two comedy panel broadcasts on BBC Radio 4's Just a Minute (1999, 2004), two globe-trotting espionage assignments on John Steele, Adventurer (1949, 1955), daytime serial drama on Young Widder Brown for Sterling Drug (1950), and romantic daytime serial drama on Hearts in Harmony for Kroger Grocery (1946).
All episode titles maintain strict canonical naming, with credited panellists, cast, and sponsors recorded in the narrative description:
1. September 6 Archival Inventory (Increment 860)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Clean Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JustAMinute_1999_Speakeasy.mp3 Alt: Speakeasy Just a Minute |
"Speakeasy" | BBC Radio 4 1999-09-06 6:30 PM BST |
BBC Sustaining Panel Game Show |
Parsons, Freud & Merton | Edward Taylor (Producer) | ["Comedy", "Panel Show", "Just a Minute", "Nicholas Parsons", "BBC"] |
Nicholas Parsons challenges Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Paul Merton, and Linda Smith to speak for sixty seconds without hesitation, repetition, or deviation. |
JustAMinute_2004_BeingACelt.mp3 Alt: Being A Celt Just a Minute |
"Being a Celt" | BBC Radio 4 2004-09-06 6:30 PM BST |
BBC Sustaining Panel Game Show |
Parsons, Merton & Noble | Claire Jones (Producer) | ["Comedy", "Panel Show", "Just a Minute", "Nicholas Parsons", "BBC"] |
Nicholas Parsons referees comedic panel banter as Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Ross Noble, and Fred MacAulay riff on Celtic heritage and mythology. |
JohnSteele_1949_Checkmate.mp3 Alt: Checkmate (or) Check and Double Check John Steele Adventurer |
"Check and Double Check" | Mutual (WOR) 1949-09-06 8:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Espionage Adventure |
Don Douglas (Steele) | Robert Monroe (Director) | ["Adventure", "Espionage", "John Steele Adventurer", "Don Douglas", "Mutual"] |
John Steele recounts the perilous espionage mission of an undercover chess grandmaster smuggling cipher codes across the Iron Curtain. |
JohnSteele_1955_CairoCourier.mp3 Alt: John Steele Adventurer 1955 Episode |
"The Cairo Courier" | Mutual (WOR) 1955-09-06 8:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Espionage Adventure |
Don Douglas (Steele) | Robert Monroe (Director) | ["Adventure", "Espionage", "John Steele Adventurer", "Don Douglas", "Mutual"] |
John Steele tracks a missing diplomatic courier carrying classified Middle East treaty documents through the labyrinthine bazaars of Cairo. |
YoungWidderBrown_1950_Letter.mp3 Alt: Ellen Opens the Registered Letter Young Widder Brown |
"Ellen Opens the Registered Letter" | NBC (WNBC) 1950-09-06 4:30 PM EDT |
Sterling Drug Inc. Haley's M-O & Bayer |
Florence Freeman & Cast | Frank & Anne Hummert | ["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Young Widder Brown", "Florence Freeman", "Sterling Drug"] |
Ellen Brown receives an ominous registered legal letter containing new demands regarding her small-town tearoom in Simpsonville. |
HeartsInHarmony_1946_NewYork.mp3 Alt: Flight to New York Hearts in Harmony |
"Flight to New York" | Syndicated / Mutual 1946-09-06 10:15 AM CST |
Kroger Grocery & Baking Clock Bread |
Jone Allison (Penny) | Kroger Radio Studio | ["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Hearts in Harmony", "Jone Allison", "Kroger"] |
Penny Randolph boards an eastbound flight to Manhattan to audition for a national radio sponsor while wrestling with romantic loyalties back home. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: September 6
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on September 6: 136 / 471 (335 remaining)
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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