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Charlie Fox: In 1960, one of the most famous men in New Zealand packed his bags, grabbed a rope, and went looking for something unusual. I kid you not, Sir Edmund Hillary, you know, the one on the $5 note, the bloke who conquered Everest, went back four years later to hunt. Actually, you know what? No spoilers You'll have to wait and see. That's a story for episode one. Welcome to Bloody Legends, the show where I delve deep into the yarns and legends to filter out the fact from fiction. Because we've all heard these stories, or have we? Nobody ever stops to check the receipts. That's what I'm doing. Grabbing every larger-than-life Kiwi legend I can find and putting them under the microscope. Because a good yarn deserves having the odd thread pulled. In episode two, we'll look at Joan Wiffin, a Hawke's Bay housewife who left school at twelve and then years later she walked up a freezing creek with a chainsaw blade and found. Actually, you know what? No spoilers here either. You'll just have to wait and see. After that, aviators, sheep thieves, scientists, Laricins, and a fair few people you thought you already had figured out. And if you've got a legend, a legendary character, someone you think I should be looking into, someone who deserves the yarn treatment, I want your recommendations. Head along to www. BloodyLegends.NZ and get in touch. They reckon you should never let the truth get in the way of a good story. But it turns out the truth was the good story all along. Bloody Legends coming soon.