Summary: The Case Of The Weed Eradicator (Aired June 29, 1952) The Whitehall 1212 series boasted that for the first time Scotland Yard opened its files and the producers promised to bring to the public authentic true stories of some of the most celebrated cases. Permission for these records came from Sir Harold Scott, Commissioner of the yard at that time. There is actually a Black Museum. This area is located on the lower ground floor of Scotland Yard and it does indeed contain articles that are closely associated with the solving of a crime. And "Whitehall 1212" was the actual emergency phone number for the yard at the time. The research for the shows was done by Percy Hoskins, chief crime reporter for the London Daily Express. For the benefit of American audiences, Wyllis Cooper of Quiet Please fame was hired as script writer. Interestingly enough both the Black Museum and Whitehall 1212 had all-British casts; both ran concurrently. Show Notes From The Old Time Radio Researcher's Group. THIS EPISODE: June 29, 1952. NBC network. Sustaining. An exhibit at the Black Museum is a "Weed Eradicator". A box of poisoned chocolates in Wales, with suspicion falling on an avid gardener who uses arsenic as a weed killer. Lots of arsenic has killed Mrs. Mildred Birdsong. The final public service announcement and the system cue has been deleted. Percy Hoskins (researcher), Wyllis Cooper (writer, director), Horace Braham, Harvey Hayes, Guy Spaull, Lionel Ricou (announcer), Maurice Delamore, Winston Ross, Lester Fletcher. 28:55. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
