Features Hour Black Sheep Death Ray: the story of Victor Penny
In 1935, a series of extraordinary newspaper articles claimed a backyard inventor called Victor Penny was trying to build a Death Ray for the New Zealand government. But were these claims true? RNZ’s Black Sheep podcast investigates the mystery.
The Best of RNZ's Podcasts. 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
- Death Ray: the story of Victor Penny
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 18 June 2023
Start Time
- 07 : 00
Finish Time
- 08 : 00
Duration
- 60:00
Series
- 7
Episode
- 4
Channel
- Radio New Zealand National
Broadcaster
- Radio New Zealand
Programme Description
- The Best of RNZ's Podcasts. The shady, controversial and sometimes downright villainous characters of New Zealand history, presented by William Ray.
Episode Description
- In 1935, a series of extraordinary newspaper articles claimed a backyard inventor called Victor Penny was trying to build a Death Ray for the New Zealand government. But were these claims true? RNZ’s Black Sheep podcast investigates the mystery.
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.
Genres
- Documentary
- Feature
- History
- News
Hosts
- Catriona MacLeod (Presenter, RNZ News / Features Hour)
- William Ray (Presenter, Black Sheep)