Evil Genius with Russell Kane

Evil Genius with Russell Kane episodes:

• 04.04.2024

  George Harrison

  Daliso Chaponda, Catherine Bohart and Rachel Parris explore the enigma of the Quiet Beatle. Deeply spiritual hippie or deeply selfish hippiecrite? Producer: Beth O’Dea Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC...

  
• 03.28.2024

  Princess Margaret

  Geoff Norcott, Felicity Ward and Sophie Duker debate - wearing a crown, or going down? Taking in Geoff's hatred of dressing gowns, how it's a difficult time to be an ugly Ryan, and who the panel would allow to tap...

  
• 03.21.2024

  Karl Lagerfeld

  Kerry Godliman, Darren Harriott and Helen Bauer spill the tea on the Chanel fashion guru. He might have been the greatest designer of his generation but was he the greatest human? Producer: Beth O’Dea Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a...

  
• 03.14.2024

  Ronald Reagan

  Grainne Maguire, Athena Kugblenu and Robin Morgan decide, Reagan? Or wrong 'un? Plus, could we replace a leader with an actual puppet, like Ed the Duck? And other important questions. Producer Sally Heaven Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC...

  
• 03.07.2024

  Marie Antoinette

  Rachel Parris, Daliso Chaponda and Catherine Bohart on the original drama queen. Was the Last Queen of France just a spoiled child with huge hair who didn't know any better? Producer: Beth O’Dea Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC...

  
• 02.29.2024

  Homer Simpson

  Sophie Duker, Felicity Ward and Geoff Norcott decide whether the yellow patriarch is Duff Beer or just duff. Also, what do Geoff Norcott and Homer have in common, and what would a Gen Z Homer sound like? Producer Sally Heaven Evil...

  
• 02.22.2024

  Jerry Springer

  Desiree Burch, Josh Jones and Sara Barron - will their final thought on the chat show host be evil? Or genius? Plus, why does Desiree have Jerry Springer dolls? And what did Jeremy Kyle say about Josh's shirt? Producer Sally...

  
• 02.15.2024

  IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad

  Stevie Martin, Johnny Cochrane and Maisie Adam deconstruct the Swedish furniture king and his eccentric billionaire lifestyle. Producer: Beth O’Dea Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds

  
• 02.08.2024

  The Kray Twins

  Helen Bauer, Darren Harriott and Kerry Godliman take on the infamous gangster double act. Ronnie and Reggie ruled the East End of London in the 1960s and became genuine criminal celebrities. Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio...

  
• 02.01.2024

  Attila the Hun

  Robin Morgan, Gráinne Maguire and Athena Kugblenu ask: you OK, hun? Was Attila all that bad? Is a spike up the bum really the worst way to go, which is the best Hun gadget, and why is Gráinne such a...

  
• 01.25.2024

  Elizabeth Taylor

  Desiree Burch, Sara Barron and Josh Jones provide more laughs than Liz had husbands. That's seven, by the way. Or eight if you count Richard Burton twice. Producer Sally Heaven. Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol...

  
• 01.18.2024

  Count Dracula

  Maisie Adam, Stevie Martin and Johnny Cochrane prise open the coffin to assess the undead legend in the cold light of day. Superhero powers, seductive charm and also looks great in a cape. Genius, surely? Producer: Beth O’Dea Evil Genius with...

  
• 10.20.2023

  Introducing Monsters of Music with Tom Allen

  In Monsters of Music, Tom Allen uncovers the scandalous lives of classical musicians.

  
• 04.06.2023

  David Bowie

  Kerry Godliman, Esther Manito and Rhys James decide – Starman or laughing gnome? Producer Sally Heaven

  
• 03.30.2023

  Marvin Gaye

  Maisie Adam, Ania Magliano and Marlon Davis wonder what was goin' on with the soul singer.

  
• 03.23.2023

  Cleopatra

  Kerry Godliman, Esther Manito and Rhys James debate - was the Egyptian a pain in the asp?

  
• 03.16.2023

  Christopher Columbus

  Sara Barron, Helen Bauer and Darren Harriott on the man who's credited with finding North America. But never actually got there. And firmly believed the world to be breast-shaped. Producer: Beth O’Dea Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio...

  
• 03.09.2023

  Johnny Cash

  Thanyia Moore, Pierre Novellie and Lauren Pattison ask if the country star did in fact walk the line. Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds

  
• 03.02.2023

  Mary Whitehouse

  Felicity Ward, Ria Lina and Peter Rethinasamy decide: is the campaigner prophet or prude?

  
• 02.23.2023

  Andy Warhol

  Darren Harriott, Helen Bauer and Sara Barron on the weird and wonderful founder of pop art. And for the first time, one of the panellists falls violently in love with the subject during the recording and won't hear a word...

  
• 02.16.2023

  Marlon Brando

  Maisie Adam, Marlon Davis and Ania Magliano's decision will be an offer he can't refuse.

  
• 02.09.2023

  Meat Loaf

  Rachel Fairburn, Johnny Cochrane and Stevie Martin slice up the Bat Out Of Hell singer. Was he right in saying "no superstar will ever look like me again"?

  
• 02.02.2023

  Bruce Lee

  Felicity Ward, Ria Lina and Peter Rethinasamy decide if Lee deserves a one-inch punch

  
• 01.26.2023

  The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit creator JRR Tolkien

  Thanyia Moore, Lauren Pattison and Pierre Novellie are on a quest for the man who created the Ring. Is he more Sauron or Gandalf? Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and...

  
• 01.19.2023

  Batman

  Stevie Martin, Rachel Fairburn and Johnny Cochrane ask how super the superhero really is. Is the caped crusader the sexiest superhero of all? Or a weirdo in a cave who makes it all worse, actually? Producer: Beth O’Dea Evil Genius with...

  
• 03.24.2022

  Lara Croft, Tomb Raider

  Sikisa, Sarah Callaghan and Ivo Graham dig the dirt on Tomb Raider, Lara Croft

  
• 03.17.2022

  Richard Nixon

  Athena Kugblenu, Lou Sanders and Nathan Caton decide: Evilgate or Geniusgate?

  
• 03.10.2022

  Frida Kahlo

  Gráinne Maguire, Harriet Braine and Hal Cruttenden paint a not-so-pretty picture of the Mexican artist. This episode was recorded before the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

  
• 03.03.2022

  Sigmund Freud

  Sophie Duker, Rhys James and Evelyn Mok analyse the father of psychoanalysis

  
• 02.24.2022

  Allen Ginsberg

  Gráinne Maguire, Harriet Braine and Hal Cruttenden beat up beat poet Allen Ginsberg.

  
• 02.17.2022

  Genghis Khan

  Esther Manito, Robin Morgan and Sarah Mills discuss whether the warrior was actually woke

  
• 02.10.2022

  Notorious B.I.G.

  Lou Sanders, Nathan Caton and Athena Kugblenu decide whether they're hypnotized by Biggie

  
• 02.03.2022

  Wernher von Braun; the rocket scientist who put man on the moon

  Sikisa, Sarah Callaghan and Ivo Graham take a look at the man behind the Apollo missions.

  
• 01.27.2022

  Virginia Woolf

  Sophie Duker, Rhys James and Evelyn Mok decide if Virginia is more Woolf or puppy dog.

  
• 01.20.2022

  Cecil Rhodes: the man behind the row about controversial statues

  Johnny Cochrane, Thanyia Moore and Olga Koch knock down the man behind the big statues controversy currently raging - should statues of evil geniuses from history stay up?

  
• 01.13.2022

  Elizabeth I

  Robin Morgan, Esther Manito & Sarah Mills on the Virgin Queen. Pure evil or pure genius?

  
• 01.06.2022

  Prince

  Olga Koch, Thanyia Moore and Johnny Cochrane uncover some truths about The Purple One

  
• 12.30.2021

  Evil Genius with Russell Kane returns Thu 6th Jan!

  Russell and panel are back, kicking off with The Purple One himself...music icon, Prince.

  
• 04.01.2021

  James Bond

  Rob Beckett, Athena Kugblenu & Heidi Regan decide whether to use the ejector seat on Bond

  
• 03.25.2021

  Diego Maradona

  Will Jon Richardson, Johnny Cochrane and Susie McCabe give Maradona the red card?

  
• 03.19.2021

  Che Guevara

  Comrades Ria Lina, Esther Manito and Michael Odewale dissect the Argentine revolutionary.

  
• 03.12.2021

  Dr Seuss

  The controversial children's author.How will Josh Jones, Ola Labib & Joanne McNally vote?

  
• 03.04.2021

  Billie Holiday

  Sophie Duker, Daliso Chaponda and Kemah Bob riff over jazz singer Billie Holiday, who sang Strange Fruit.

  
• 02.25.2021

  Kellogg

  Fern Brady, Alison Spittle and Alex Edelman on John Harvey Kellogg, man of cornflakes.

  
• 02.18.2021

  Boudicca

  Grainne Maguire Athena Kugblenu and Tony Law assess the Queen of East Anglia AKA Boudicca

  
• 02.11.2021

  Charles Darwin

  Jayde Adams, Angela Barnes and Neil Delamere on the scientist who came up with evolution and explained how life works. No biggie.

  
• 02.04.2021

  Alfred Hitchcock

  Catherine Bohart, Tom Parry & Heidi Regan keep you in suspense. Hitchcock:evil or genius?

  
• 01.28.2021

  Henry VIII

  Grainne Maguire, Felicity Ward and Alex Kealy decide, was Henry more monarch or murderer?

  
• 01.21.2021

  Malcolm X

  Darren Harriott, Sikisa and Johnny Cochrane examine the civil rights leader.

  
• 01.14.2021

  Alexander Hamilton (from the musical)

  Sara Barron, Ivo Graham & Jenny Bede on the American Founding Father, the real man behind the hit musical Hamilton.