Features Hour Black Sheep Erased: the story of Charles Mackay - Part 2
In the second of our two-part episode on Charles Mackay, Black Sheep investigates the mysteries surrounding the Whanganui Mayor's attempted murder of D'Arcy Cresswell - a former soldier who threatened to out the Mackay as homosexual if he didn't resign the mayoralty. Was it a conspiracy? If so, who was behind it?
The Best of RNZ's Podcasts. RNZ's multiple award-winning podcast Black Sheep returns with a new cast of characters from the murderous to the misunderstood. The shady, controversial and sometimes downright villainous characters of New Zealand history, presented by William Ray.
Primary Title
- Features Hour
Secondary Title
- Black Sheep
Episode Title
- Erased: the story of Charles Mackay - Part 2
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 4 June 2023
Start Time
- 07 : 00
Finish Time
- 08 : 00
Duration
- 60:00
Series
- 7
Episode
- 2
Channel
- Radio New Zealand National
Broadcaster
- Radio New Zealand
Programme Description
- The Best of RNZ's Podcasts. RNZ's multiple award-winning podcast Black Sheep returns with a new cast of characters from the murderous to the misunderstood. The shady, controversial and sometimes downright villainous characters of New Zealand history, presented by William Ray.
Episode Description
- In the second of our two-part episode on Charles Mackay, Black Sheep investigates the mysteries surrounding the Whanganui Mayor's attempted murder of D'Arcy Cresswell - a former soldier who threatened to out the Mackay as homosexual if he didn't resign the mayoralty. Was it a conspiracy? If so, who was behind it?
Classification
- Not Classified
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Radio
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Notes
- The following advisory from presenter Catriona MacLeod precedes this episode of RNZ National's "Features Hour", "Black Sheep", "Erased: the story of Charles Mackay - Part 2" for Sunday 04 June 2023: A warning for listeners; this podcast includes discussion of child sexual abuse and suicide. It may not be appropriate for all audiences.
Genres
- Documentary
- Feature
- News
Hosts
- Catriona MacLeod (Presenter, RNZ News / Features Hour)
- William Ray (Presenter / Producer, Black Sheep)
Contributors
- Tim Watkin (Executive Producer, Black Sheep)
- William Saunders (Sound Engineer, Black Sheep)