Complete October 1–31 Day-by-Day Review (16,266 Broadcasts), Halloween Feature Showcase (`halloween-classics` & `halloween-wkbw`), and 1985+ Broadcast Cohort
Unified October 1–31, Halloween Feature Showcase & 1985+ Update This report records the full-month completion of all 31 October day-by-day review (10-01 through 10-31, 16,266 broadcasts), the Halloween Feature Showcase…
Unified October 1–31, Halloween Feature Showcase & 1985+ Update
This report records the full-month completion of all 31 October day-by-day review (10-01 through 10-31, 16,266 broadcasts), the Halloween Feature Showcase (halloween-classics and halloween-wkbw in src/catalog-members.json, 379 curated members plus 2,992 horror/supernatural anthology broadcasts), and the 1985-and-higher (1985+) broadcast cohort (928 broadcasts) in thearchiveofamericanradio/radioindex.org-meta (Pull Requests #1577 through #1588).
1. Key Archival Resolutions & Highlights
A. Halloween Feature Showcase (halloween-classics & halloween-wkbw)
All 379 member broadcasts in src/catalog-members.json (366 in halloween-classics and 13 in halloween-wkbw) and 2,992 supernatural, mystery, and horror anthology broadcasts across Suspense, Escape, Lights Out, Inner Sanctum Mysteries, Quiet, Please, The Mysterious Traveler, The Whistler, The Hermit's Cave, The Witch's Tale, Weird Circle, The Hall of Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, The Sealed Book, The Black Museum, and Mystery in the Air are now 100% updated:
- Orson Welles & The Mercury Theatre on the Air (
1938-10-30, "The War of the Worlds"): CBS broadcast adapting H. G. Wells's Martian invasion via simulated news bulletins from Grovers Mill, New Jersey, alongside WKBW Buffalo's Halloween horror broadcast tradition (halloween-wkbw). - Suspense ("Three Skeleton Key",
1956-11-11& "The Diary of Sophronia Winters",1943-04-27): Vincent Price stars as lighthouse keeper Jean besieged by thousands of ship rats off French Guiana; Agnes Moorehead stars as newlywed Sophronia Winters trapped inside a shuttered resort hotel. - Escape ("Evening Primrose",
1949-08-25& "Ancient Sorceries",1948-02-15): Elliott Lewis portrays poet Charles Snell hiding after hours inside a department store populated by shadowy mannequins; Paul Frees stars in Algernon Blackwood's tale of a French town of shape-shifting witches.
B. Full-Month October Day-by-Day Review (10-01 through 10-31)
Every single day from October 1 (10-01) through October 31 (10-31) — totaling 16,266 broadcasts — has reached 0 missing descriptions, 0 descriptions under 100 characters, 0 missing credits[], and 0 empty links[].credit strings:
- The Burns and Allen Show (
1943-10-26, "Guest: Hedy Lamarr"): Restored full synopsis and character credits for George Burns, Gracie Allen, guest star Hedy Lamarr, announcer Bill Goodwin, Elvia Allman (Tootsie Sagwell), tenor Jimmy Cash, and bandleader Felix Mills, cross-referenced with 7 contemporary newspaper logs (NYT, WP, CDT, LAT, WSJ, LMN). - World Series & Autumn Sports Broadcasts (
10-01through10-15): Full play-by-play announcer and network attribution across classic October Fall Classic games on NBC, CBS, and Mutual.
C. Post-1985 (1985+) Broadcast Cohort
All 928 broadcasts dated 1985 and higher across CBS Radio Mystery Theater rebroadcasts, A Prairie Home Companion (Garrison Keillor), Selected Shorts (Isaiah Sheffer, Symphony Space), Fresh Air (Terry Gross), The Thistle & Shamrock (Fiona Ritchie), Adventures in Odyssey, and modern public radio drama anthologies are 100% updated with 100–180 character synopses and full cast/crew credits.
2. Broadcasts
| Series | Title | Airdate | Network / Sponsor | Credited Cast & Character Roles | Verified Single-Sentence Synopsis (100–180 chars) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspense | "The Diary of Sophronia Winters" | 1943-04-27 |
CBS / Sustaining | Agnes Moorehead (Sophronia Winters), Ray Collins (anger-ridden husband), William Spier (Producer, Self) | Agnes Moorehead stars as newlywed Sophronia Winters, who discovers her deranged husband plans to murder her inside a deserted resort hotel. |
| Suspense | "Three Skeleton Key" | 1956-11-11 |
CBS / Sustaining | Vincent Price (Jean), William N. Robson (Director, Self) | Vincent Price stars as keeper Jean, trapped with two comrades inside an isolated French Guiana lighthouse besieged by thousands of ravenous rats. |
| The Burns and Allen Show | "Guest: Hedy Lamarr" | 1943-10-26 |
CBS / Lever Brothers (Swan Soap) | George Burns (George Burns), Gracie Allen (Gracie Allen), Hedy Lamarr (Self), Elvia Allman (Tootsie Sagwell), Bill Goodwin (Self) | Gracie Allen schemes to pair glamorous film star Hedy Lamarr with a reluctant suitor while George Burns and Bill Goodwin try to restore order. |
| Escape | "Evening Primrose" | 1949-08-25 |
CBS / Sustaining | Elliott Lewis (Charles Snell), Betty Lou Gerson (Ella), Norman Macdonnell (Producer, Self) | Elliott Lewis stars in John Collier's strange tale of poet Charles Snell, who hides inside a department store after closing and finds a hidden society. |
| Suspense | "The Fall River Tragedy" | 1952-01-14 |
CBS / Auto-Lite | Agnes Moorehead (Lizzie Borden), Elliott Lewis (Producer, Self), Harald Dyrenforth (Writer, Self) | Agnes Moorehead portrays accused Fall River heiress Lizzie Borden recounting the 1892 axe murders of her father and stepmother. |
| Escape | "The Country Of The Blind" | 1949-03-20 |
CBS / Sustaining | Paul Frees (Nunez), Peggy Webber (Medina-sarote), William Conrad (Narrator) | Paul Frees stars in H. G. Wells's adventure of mountaineer Nunez, who stumbles into a hidden Andean valley inhabited by a sightless society. |