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Black Museum
Opening in 1875, the Crime Museum at Scotland Yard is the oldest museum in the world purely for recording crime. The name “Black Museum” was coined in 1877 by a reporter from “The Observer”, a London newspaper, although the museum is still referred to as the Crime Museum. It is this museum that inspired The Black Museum radio series, produced in London by Harry Alan Towers.The Black MuseumFrom Jay Hickerson’s “The Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide to All Circulating Shows”, the earliest US broadcast date was January 1, 1952. Thirty-nine shows, from the...
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4.2 stars from 28 ratings
Sound quality is muddy, unclear, and hard to understand. That’s too bad, because the source material is enthralling. Probably the best the producer can do but lost to the ravages of time nevertheless.
GenoRingo via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 01/14/24
Wonderful
A wonderful and atmospheric radio show from back in the day. Orson Welles sounds amazing, the dramatic music is fantastic, and the slightly hammy voice acting and sound effects are perfect.
Johnny Dymond via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 01/20/22
Orson Welles brings his usual dramatic flair to this true crime radio show set in Scotland Yard’s “museum of crime.” Each episode follows a different unusual object that played a role in a crime—usually murder, but not always—and recreates the crime and how it was solved. Frequently, the ending...Read full review »
ThuribleOD via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 12/12/21
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