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This is Scotland Yard (Audition)

Whitehall 1212 · November 13, 1951 · 29 min · 4,238 words

The transcript of “This is Scotland Yard (Audition)”, an episode of Whitehall 1212 first broadcast November 13, 1951. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Whitehall 1212 plays Whitehall 1212 free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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This is Scotland Yard. For the first time, Scotland Yard opens its files to bring you the unvarnished, true stories of some of its most celebrated cases. This is an accurate record, authentic from start to finish, of the most famous criminal investigation organization in the world, compiled from the files of Scotland Yard by Percy Hoskins,

Chief Crime Reporter of the London Daily Express, written and directed for radio by Willis Cooper. New Scotland Yard is situated near the embankment on Whitehall. Here also are the headquarters of the CID, the Criminal Investigation Department.

The body of men whose exploits for more than a hundred years have made the name Scotland Yard synonymous with the brilliant detection of crime, the unrelenting pursuit of the criminal, and the presentation of the painstakingly acquired evidence that assures his eventual punishment.

officials of every nation in the world are constant visitors of the Scotland Yard. Some of them come as observers of Scotland Yard methods, others on official police business, and many remain as students of Scotland Yard's crime.

It was raining in London the second day of my visit to Scotland Yard. It practically always rains in London. Another night taxi and walked through the gates of Scotland Yard shivering and the red-faced young constipals at the steps of the building was very polite. But it was also very firm with me. I said, good afternoon Constable. Good afternoon, sir. Commander

Rowling is expecting you. You're the American gentleman, aren't you, sir? That's right. From Minnesot, sir. Somewhere? Minnesot, sir. Minnesot, sir. Oh, thank you, sir. Commander Rowling's will be in the Black Museum, sir. Where's that? It's inside, sir. You take the stairway down to your left, third door on the right, sir. Right, oh, Constable? Right, sir. I've been

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