The Black Museum

The Dogcast: Some “Black Museum” Old Radio Featuring None Other Than Orson Welles For Your Listening Pleasure!

Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here with some more old radio fun! This time we’re featuring a classic thriller program from 1952 featuring narration by the legendary Orson Welles. The setting was Scotland Yard’s museum of death, The Black Museum. Welles would take an artifact from the museum and tell the sordid tale of how it got there, usually involving a gruesome murder or some other crime. It’s a novel way of presenting a show and it’s very entertaining. Enjoy these two episodes and enjoy your weekend! So Sayeth The Kendog!

The Dogcast: Some Classic Bogie, Bacall, And Orson For Your Old Radio Listening Pleasure!

Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here with some more old radio classics for your listening enjoyment! This time we’ve some of the great movie stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood making there way to Radio. First there’s The Black Museum featuring the great Orson Welles as the narrator of a series of crime stories. Then we have Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in Bold Venture, a series about a couple involved in intrigue in postwar Cuba. Both are fun yet underappreciated series that deserve a listen. Enjoy and feel free to comment below or on my Facebook page. So Sayeth The Kendog!

The Black Museum: Orson Welles – 1952
Bold Venture: Humphrey Bogart And Lauren Bacall – 1952