Black Sheep

4.4 (224)
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The shady, controversial and sometimes downright villainous characters of NZ history. Join William Ray as he explores history through the lens of Kiwi dirtbags in NZ's most awarded podcast.

EPISODE 1

Killer Nurse: the story of Elspeth Kerr (Part 1)

Elspeth Kerr was a beloved local nurse in 1930s Devonport, but when her husband died suddenly and her foster daughter fell into an inexplicable coma, locals discovered the shocking truth: Nurse Kerr was a serial poisoner. But more than 90 years later, elements of her crimes remain a mystery. In the first of a two part episode, Black Sheep investigates the chilling story. The Trials of Nurse Kerr: The anatomy of a secret poisoner by Scott Bainbridge Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

25 min
SEASON 9 TRAILER

Black Sheep Season 9 | Trailer

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

2 min

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4.4

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224 Ratings

Wonderful NZ storytelling

25/06/2023

Jadalls

Recently discovered and now easily treasured as a firm favourite! Delightfully told with modern viewpoints - a real treasure trove of historical kiwi facts and people. Some of the content is tough to hear at times (such as scientific racism) but it’s done with honesty and dignity, that have me wanting to learn more and more. Well done RNZ!
Obsessed

24/08/2022

BOM freak

Somehow obsessed with the music from the Invasive episode. Halp
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12/06/2021

MANDJAR5

Great to listen too- it is a must for Aotearoa-NZ schools to listen especially for History Content- thanks for these episodes. Really taps into ‘historical perspectives’
Very very good

04/05/2021

Natty NatNat

I assumed that all Kiwis were perfectly wonderful moral and responsible people. Clearly not! Oh well, at least the brigands that host this podcast are good enough story tellers to make up for the moral turpitude that this podcast exposes.

The shady, controversial and sometimes downright villainous characters of NZ history. Join William Ray as he explores history through the lens of Kiwi dirtbags in NZ's most awarded podcast.