.The Black Museum was a
"Towers of London" production broadcast over Radio Luxembourg in 1951. It was
syndicated for broadcast in the States in 1952. Hosted by Orson Welles, we are
given a tour of Scotland Yard's "Museum of Murder".
There were 2 primary openings for the show, with minor
differences the wording:
Show Opening
This is Orson Welles, speaking from London [Big Ben sounds].
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 every day objects - [list
of objects] - all are touched by murder. [signature trumpet fanfare]
Story Introduction
Announcer: From the annals of the criminal investigation department of the London
Police, we bring you the dramatic stories of the crimes recorded by the objects in
Scotland Yard's Gallery of Death -- The Black Museum
[music up full]
Orson Welles: Well,here we are, in The Black Museum. Scotland Yard's museum of
murder...
Welles is heard in the echoy museum, describing the layout, and pointing out various
objects until arriving at the object of tonight's story |