The Black Museum

The Black Museum was based on real-life cases from the files of Scotland Yard's Black Museum. The program was transcribed in 1951 and was broadcast in the United States January 1-December 31, 1952, on Mutual.  More than 500 of the network's stations carried it.  Ira Marion was the scriptwriter, and music for the series was composed and conducted by Sidney Torch. 51 old time radio show recordings (total playtime 21 hours, 7 min) Orson Welles was both host and narrator for stories of horror and mystery, based on Scotland Yard's collection of murder weapons and various ordinary objects once associated with historical true crime cases. The show's opening began: This is Orson Welles, speaking from London. (Sound of Big Ben chimes)   The Black Museum... a repository of death. Here in the grim stone structure on the Thames which houses Scotland Yard is a warehouse of homicide, where everyday objects... a woman’s shoe, a tiny white box, a quilted robe... all are touched by murder. Mobile devices 50 episodes$1.99 or access to mobile plus a zip file $3.49 containing all episode, Zip sent in separate email.