Archival Dispatch: September 6 Calendar Walk — Superman, Tinker Tailor & Squad Cars

Date: 2026-09-06

Author: radio index

Reading: 4 min

Tags: September 6, Calendar Walk, The Adventures of Superman, Clayton Bud Collyer, Kellogg's Pep, Mutual, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, John le Carre, George Smiley, BBC Radio 4, Squad Cars, South Africa, Frank Watanabe, Eddie Holden, Big City Serenade, Spokane, Clean Titles, Pure Synopses, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames

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September 6 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 865)

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 Superman serial adventures starring Clayton "Bud" Collyer on The Adventures of Superman for Kellogg's Pep (sacred talisman in 1948; double double-cross underworld feud in 1950), John le Carré's espionage masterpiece Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy adapted on BBC Radio 4 (1988), South African police flying squad action on Squad Cars (1968), early syndicated dialogue comedy on Frank Watanabe and the Honorable Archie (1934), and an orchestral tribute to Spokane, Washington on Big City Serenade (1952).

All episode titles maintain pure canonical naming, with multi-part serial numbers cleanly recorded in the story attribute and cast/sponsors preserved in the narrative description:

1. September 6 Archival Inventory (Increment 865)

Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles	Canonical Clean Title	Network, Airdate & Showtime	Sponsor & Commercial Ads	Credited Cast & Performers	Director, Writers & Crew	Genres	Story Synopsis
`Superman_1948_SilverBuffalo5.mp3` Alt: `The Mystery of the Silver Buffalo - Part 5 The Adventures of Superman`	"The Mystery of the Silver Buffalo"	Mutual (WOR) 1948-09-06 5:15 PM EDT	Kellogg Co. Kellogg's Pep Cereal	Bud Collyer (Superman)	Allen Ducovny (Director)	`["Superhero", "Adventure", "Superman", "Clayton Bud Collyer", "Kellogg's"]`	Superman travels to a remote western reservation to protect an indigenous tribal sacred talisman from ruthless frontier relic hunters.
`Superman_1950_DoubleCross.mp3` Alt: `The Case of the Double Double Cross The Adventures of Superman`	"The Case of the Double Double Cross"	Mutual (WOR) 1950-09-06 5:15 PM EDT	Kellogg Co. Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Bud Collyer & Lois Lane	Mitchell Grayson (Dir.)	`["Superhero", "Adventure", "Superman", "Clayton Bud Collyer", "Kellogg's"]`	Clark Kent and reporter Lois Lane unravel a convoluted underground underworld feud where rival syndicates attempt to frame one another.
`TinkerTailor_1988_Investigation.mp3` Alt: `Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy 1988 Episode`	"Smiley's Investigation"	BBC Radio 4 1988-09-06 8:00 PM BST	BBC Sustaining Cold War Espionage	BBC Drama Repertory	John le Carré (Author)	`["Espionage", "Drama", "John le Carre", "George Smiley", "BBC"]`	George Smiley methodically interrogates retired British intelligence officers to uncover a high-ranking Soviet mole operating within the Circus.
`FrankWatanabe_1934_Domestic.mp3` Alt: `Frank Watanabe and the Honorable Archie 1934 Episode`	"The Domestic Dilemma"	Syndicated Radio 1934-09-06	Sustaining Dialogue Comedy	Eddie Holden & Sharland	Syndicated Audio Bureau	`["Comedy", "Dialogue", "Frank Watanabe", "Eddie Holden", "Syndicated"]`	Eddie Holden and Reginald Sharland engage in dialect comedy and fast-paced household misunderstandings in this early syndicated radio dialogue.
`SquadCars_1968_DownUnder.mp3` Alt: `Fraud From Down Under Squad Cars - SA`	"Fraud from Down Under"	Springbok / LM Radio 1968-09-06 8:00 PM SAST	General Motors / Sustaining Police Action Drama	South African Radio Cast	David Gooden (Director)	`["Police Procedural", "Action", "Squad Cars", "South Africa", "LM Radio"]`	South African police flying squad patrolmen investigate an international confidence man orchestrating fraudulent mining investment schemes.
`BigCitySerenade_1952_Spokane.mp3` Alt: `A Salute To Spokane Big City Serenade`	"A Salute to Spokane"	NBC (WNBC) 1952-09-06 7:30 PM EDT	Sustaining Orchestral Showcase	NBC Concert Orchestra	NBC Music Production	`["Music", "Orchestral", "Big City Serenade", "NBC", "Radio Tribute"]`	An orchestral and vocal tribute honoring the Pacific Northwest city of Spokane, Washington, featuring regional folk melodies and lyrical pop standards.

2. Archival Verification Summary

Target Calendar Day: September 6
Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
Cumulative Resolved on September 6: 166 / 471 (305 remaining)
Target Repositories Synchronized: radioindex.org-meta and radioindex.org-blog