A cautionary tale of one of New Zealand s most popular radio broadcasters, this narrative tells the life story of Reverend Colin Scrimgeor, whose successful radio show brought comfort and hope to thousands of people during the Great Depression but was cut short when he began to taunt his political masters. Despite his constant courtship with controversy, Reverend Colin Scrimgeor is lauded as one of New Zealand s most popular citizens in this biographical account that reviews the life of a talented yet impulsive man and assesses the legend he created of himself."