Black Country Country" by the Reverend William Gresley, who was then a prebendary of Lichfield Cathedral. He introduces the area as "that dismal region of mines and forges, commonly called 'the Black Country'", implying that the term was already in use. Gresley's opening paragraph stated "The scene of this story lies in that part of Staffordshire to which the constant exhumation of its mineral resources has long since given the well-known name of the Black Country", implying that the original Black Country may not have included Dudley which was in Worcestershire. He also stated that the 'Black Country was twenty miles in
The Black Museum in scope to "The Black Museum". It was hosted by Chief Superintendent John Davidson, curator of the Black Museum. It used many of the same picked cases as "The Black Museum", and it nearly mirrored its broadcast run. The two shows were different in the respect that while "Whitehall 1212" told the story of a case entirely from the point of view of the police starting from the crime scene, "The Black Museum" was more heavily dramatized and played out scenes of the actual murders and included scenes from the criminal's point of view.> The following episodes were broadcast: Based