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Whitehall 1212

True Stories of Scotland Yard

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Whitehall 1212

By: Original Radio Broadcast
Narrated by: Harvey Hayes
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For crime, mystery, and thrills, dial Whitehall 1212! That was the phone number for Scotland Yard...and that's the title of this exciting series. Presented are 16 stories of investigation, drawn from the files of London's Metropolitan Police Force - written, directed, and produced by radio legend Wyllis Cooper.

Harvey Hays stars as Chief Superintendent John Davidson, custodian of The Black Museum. He is joined by an "all-British cast", including Horace Braham, Lester Fletcher, Pat O'Malley, Guy Spaull, Patricia Courtley, and more.

Episodes Include: The Case of Thomas Appleby 03-16-52; The Case of the Black Gladstone Bag 03-23-52; The Murder of a Bloody Belgian 03-30-52; The Case of the Fatal Bath 04-13-52; The Case of Mrs. Minerva Bannerman 04-20-52; The Case of Francesca Nicholson 04-27-52; The Case of William George Greenlee 05-04-52; The Case of Margery Tate 05-11-52; The Case of Sydney Wolfe 05-18-52; The Case of Madgie Rowlandson 05-25-52; The Case of Winifred Hogg 06-01-52; The Case of the Strange Bonfire 06-08-52; The Case of the Homemade Handbag 06-15-52; The Murder of Mrs. Ann Battersby 06-22-52; The Case of the Weed Eradication 06-29-52; The Murder of Mr. Street 07-06-52.

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An american radio proramme that pretends to bbe British. There are a couple of English voices but most are very poor accents. irritating and most scenarios poor.

Poor quality radio.

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this is one of the best books about Scotland Yard I have every here from start to finish it was great stories and fine acting

brilliant book

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The main voice is so whining it almost put me off. If you can get past that then it's good

Great stories

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The delivery is definitely dated but not too irritating.

The scenarios are cases from the early to mid-twentieth century and I know them to be real cases as they are for the most part included in books on the development of forensics in the uk- though some were, or have become since, much less clear cut and controversial than presented here.

Overall an enjoyable listen for me.

Great scenarios

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Well produced, dodgy accents if not RP and baffling , for us anyway as different rules in the US, name changes. It is of its time but, despite the subject matter, entertaining.

Essentially Tales from The Black Museum

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