About this episode
Black Sheep returns for its 9th season exploring the darker side of New Zealand history.
Black Sheep returns on Friday 30 January for its 9th season with a new cast of rogues, villains and controversial characters. Murderous nurses, foul-mouthed goldfield barkeepers, sly grogging kāuri gum dealers and more! Join William Ray as he looks at the darker side of New Zealand history. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
People in this episode
Host: William Ray
Topics covered
- New Zealand history
- controversial characters
- villains
- murder
- goldfields
Keywords
- Black Sheep
- New Zealand
- history
- villains
- murderous nurses
- goldfield barkeepers
- kāuri gum dealers
Mentioned in this episode
Places: New Zealand
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