Whitehall 1212 (also called the Black Museum)
½ hour crime/mystery show
Scotland Yard keeps a museum of crime, or as they call
it, a “repository of death.” Whitehall 1212 is the phone
number for Scotland Yard and each week a call would set the stage
for the real crime based dramatization that followed. The museum
is also called the “Black” Museum for its ties with murder,
horror and crime. Each artifact in the museum has seen its own crime,
whether just or premeditated. Now the simple objects are kept as
sinister reminders of the actual events and deeds, and this program
recounts the stories associated with each artifact.
In 1951, British commercial radio producer Harry Alan
Towers produced a radio series hosted by Orson Welles called The
Black Museum. The American radio writer Wyllis Cooper also wrote
and directed a similar anthology for NBC that ran at the same time
in the U. S. Called Whitehall 1212, the program debuted on November
18, 1951, hosted by Chief Superintendent John Davidson, curator
of the Black Museum. The collection we have here is the American
version (sorry, no Orson Welles).
All of our Old Time Radio Programs are in MP3 format. You
can play them on your computer, you can transfer them to MP3
players (like the IPod), but, by and large, you cannot play
them on stereos, walkmen, or car radios.
The sound quality of Old Time Radio Programs can vary greatly.
Some episodes are excellent, others you have to turn up the
volume a little and ignore the static. All of the episodes can
be listened to and enjoyed. You can listen to our free samples
to get a feel for how the programs sound.
You can purchase these episodes on CD or you can
download them.
To purchase on CD:
To download:
Click on the Buy on CD button. A few dollars will be added
for shipping depending on your zip code and how many CDs you
order. Pay with Paypal (you can use a credit card even if you
do not have a Paypal account). You will receive a receipt from
Paypal. We will mail you the CD(s) within a few days. Usually
we get the CDs in the mail the next day. Shipping usually takes
2-3 days via USPS. The episodes will be in mp3 format.
You save money on the cost of the episodes and you don't
pay any shipping.
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After you pay you will be returned to our site to a page
with a series of links to zip files. Click on the links to
download the zip files. These episodes are downloadable in
large zip files.
To open a zip file you need software to "unzip"
it. Your computer may already have unzip software, if this
is the case, just click on the file and your software will
automatically open up and you can unzip the files. If your
computer doesn't have an unzip program, you can get one from
the internet. The most popular is probably winzip (www.winzip.com),
however, we use Zip Wizard by Coffeecup Software because its
pretty good, easy to use, and free. (http://www.coffeecup.com/zip-wizard/)
The files are large - it will take you a few minutes to
download each file. Each zip file is around 40MBs. A full
CD worth of episodes takes about 14 large files. if you are
on a dial-up connection, we highly recommend you buy a CD.
You will receive an e-mail receipt from Paypal, and we will
send you an additional e-mail with the links.
Buy on CD: $4.50
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Whitehall 1212
43 episodes:
51-11-18 Blitz Murder Case.mp3
51-12-02 Fonier Case.mp3
51-12-09 Murder Of Duncan Fraizer.mp3
51-12-16 Man Who Murdered His Wife.mp3
51-12-23 Heath Row Affair.mp3
52-01-06 Murder Of Charles Brooks.mp3
52-01-13 Cashmeer Is Murdered.mp3
52-01-20 Case Of Donald Simes.mp3
52-01-27 Murder Of Phillip Avery.mp3
52-02-03 Peter Williams Case.mp3
52-02-10 Case Of Arthur Freeman.mp3
52-02-17 Case Of The Late Mrs Harvey.mp3
52-02-24 Murder Of Peter Aimery.mp3
52-03-02 Murder Of Margaret Ashley.mp3
52-03-09 Case Of Dr Dunken Allen.mp3
52-03-16 Case Of Thomas Applebee.mp3
52-03-23 Case Of The Black Gladstone Bag.mp3
52-03-30 Murder Of A Bloody Belgium.mp3
52-04-13 Case Of The Fatal Bath.mp3
52-04-20 Mrs Manerva Bannerman.mp3
52-04-27 Case Of Francis Nichelson.mp3
52-05-04 Case Of William George Greenley.mp3
52-05-11 Case Of Marge Tate.mp3
52-05-18 Case Of Sidney Wolf.mp3
52-05-25 Case Of Maggie Roulinson.mp3
52-06-01 Murder Of Winaford Hogg.mp3
52-06-08 Case Of Strange Bonfire.mp3
52-06-15 Case Of The Homemade Handbag.mp3
52-06-22 Murder Of Mrs Anna Battersbee.mp3
52-06-29 Case Of The Weed Eradication.mp3
52-07-06 Murder Of Mr Sweet.mp3
52-07-13 Case Of The Anguish.mp3
52-07-20 Case Of The Unidentified Woman.mp3
52-07-27 Magenta Blotting Pad.mp3
52-08-03 Murder Of Morra Brady.mp3
52-08-10 Case Of The Missing Clarinet.mp3
52-08-17 Case Of Dugal Henry.mp3
52-08-24 Murder Of Lady Madge Johnson.mp3
52-08-31 Case Of The Madden Family.mp3
52-09-07 Case Of The Eaton Brothers.mp3
52-09-14 Case Of Thewinchesterbottle 022322.mp3
52-09-21 Case Of The Inoperative Wireless.mp3
52-09-28 Case Of The Electric Torch.mp3
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