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Named after the then famous telephone number of Scotland Yard -- the headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police Force, Whitehall 1212 was a weekly crime drama radio show. It ran from November 18, 1951 until September 28, 1952.

The stories were true and stated to be "the plain unvarnished facts, just as they occurred". The show, in their own words, presented some of the "most baffling cases" as hosted by the fictitious Scotland Yard Chief Superintendent John Davison. Davison was said to be the curator of the Yard's "Black Museum" a name given it in 1877. Artifacts described in the show were the basis for the story about the crime.

Whitehall 1212 was actually produced in the United States at NBC. The stories were well researched by Percy Hoskins, Chief Crime Reporter of the London Daily Express, and by the Writer-Director, Wyllis Cooper. Also, the show had the official support of the Yard. The cast were all British, which gives the show an authentic air and appeal.

The stories are told from the view of the police who did the hard work in solving the case, and thus it down plays some of the more sensational aspects. In comparison, at the same time, Orson Welles was on a show titled The Black Museum. It was a production of British commercial radio producer Harry Alan Towers and told the story in a more dramatic fashion. The two shows closely paralleled each other, and ran during the same timeframe. The Black Museum was run in the United States on the Mutual Network from January 1 to December 30, 1952.

Wyllis Cooper was noteworthy for his work on Quiet Please, and Lights Out. However, working from purely factual basis for the stories limited his artistic expression. Still, the stories were well presented and compelling.

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Named after the then famous telephone number of Scotland Yard -- the headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police Force, Whitehall 1212 was a weekly crime drama radio show. It ran from November 18, 1951 until September 28, 1952.

The stories were true and stated to be "the plain unvarnished facts, just as they occurred". The show, in their own words, presented some of the "most baffling cases" as hosted by the fictitious Scotland Yard Chief Superintendent John Davison. Davison was said to be the curator of the Yard's "Black Museum" a name given it in 1877. Artifacts described in the show were the basis for the story about the crime.

Whitehall 1212 was actually produced in the United States at NBC. The stories were well researched by Percy Hoskins, Chief Crime Reporter of the London Daily Express, and by the Writer-Director, Wyllis Cooper. Also, the show had the official support of the Yard. The cast were all British, which gives the show an authentic air and appeal.

The stories are told from the view of the police who did the hard work in solving the case, and thus it down plays some of the more sensational aspects. In comparison, at the same time, Orson Welles was on a show titled The Black Museum. It was a production of British commercial radio producer Harry Alan Towers and told the story in a more dramatic fashion. The two shows closely paralleled each other, and ran during the same timeframe. The Black Museum was run in the United States on the Mutual Network from January 1 to December 30, 1952.

Wyllis Cooper was noteworthy for his work on Quiet Please, and Lights Out. However, working from purely factual basis for the stories limited his artistic expression. Still, the stories were well presented and compelling.

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The Bickersons was a series of radio comedy sketches that premiered on NBC on September 8, 1946, switching to CBS the next year, where it lasted until August 28, 1951. The married protagonists spent almost all of their time in a constant verbal battle together. Philip Rapp, the one-time Eddie Cantor writer who also created the Fanny Brice skits that developed into the Baby Snooks of radio, created The Bickersons. Rapp produced and introduced John and Blanche Bickerson many years after the latter established itself as a long-running favorite, first as a brief sketch of The Old Gold Show and The Chase and Sanborn Hour and then as part of Drene Time as a 15-minute situational sketch.

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The Bickersons was a series of radio comedy sketches that premiered on NBC on September 8, 1946, switching to CBS the next year, where it lasted until August 28, 1951. The married protagonists spent almost all of their time in a constant verbal battle together. Philip Rapp, the one-time Eddie Cantor writer who also created the Fanny Brice skits that developed into the Baby Snooks of radio, created The Bickersons. Rapp produced and introduced John and Blanche Bickerson many years after the latter established itself as a long-running favorite, first as a brief sketch of The Old Gold Show and The Chase and Sanborn Hour and then as part of Drene Time as a 15-minute situational sketch.

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The Little Things in Life, written by the legendary Peg Lynch.  The show, starring Lynch and Robert Dryden, aired during the attempted revival of dramatic radio in the 1970s, specifically from 1975-1976.  Like Ethel and Albert, and The Couple Next Door, both also Lynch products, the show focuses on the comedy inherent in normal everyday situations faced by your average married couple.

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The Little Things in Life, written by the legendary Peg Lynch.  The show, starring Lynch and Robert Dryden, aired during the attempted revival of dramatic radio in the 1970s, specifically from 1975-1976.  Like Ethel and Albert, and The Couple Next Door, both also Lynch products, the show focuses on the comedy inherent in normal everyday situations faced by your average married couple.

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The Little Things in Life, written by the legendary Peg Lynch.  The show, starring Lynch and Robert Dryden, aired during the attempted revival of dramatic radio in the 1970s, specifically from 1975-1976.  Like Ethel and Albert, and The Couple Next Door, both also Lynch products, the show focuses on the comedy inherent in normal everyday situations faced by your average married couple.

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The Little Things in Life, written by the legendary Peg Lynch.  The show, starring Lynch and Robert Dryden, aired during the attempted revival of dramatic radio in the 1970s, specifically from 1975-1976.  Like Ethel and Albert, and The Couple Next Door, both also Lynch products, the show focuses on the comedy inherent in normal everyday situations faced by your average married couple.

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The Little Things in Life, written by the legendary Peg Lynch.  The show, starring Lynch and Robert Dryden, aired during the attempted revival of dramatic radio in the 1970s, specifically from 1975-1976.  Like Ethel and Albert, and The Couple Next Door, both also Lynch products, the show focuses on the comedy inherent in normal everyday situations faced by your average married couple.

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The Little Things in Life, written by the legendary Peg Lynch.  The show, starring Lynch and Robert Dryden, aired during the attempted revival of dramatic radio in the 1970s, specifically from 1975-1976.  Like Ethel and Albert, and The Couple Next Door, both also Lynch products, the show focuses on the comedy inherent in normal everyday situations faced by your average married couple.

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