Evil Genius with Russell Kane Podcast
It鈥檚 good, bad, ugly - and very very funny. Changing the way we see heroes and villains in history.
Episodes to download
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The Kray Twins
Thu 8 Feb 2024
Helen Bauer, Darren Harriott and Kerry Godliman take on the infamous gangster double act.
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Elizabeth Taylor
Thu 25 Jan 2024
Desiree Burch, Sara Barron and Josh Jones provide more laughs than Liz had husbands.
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Count Dracula
Thu 18 Jan 2024
Maisie Adam, Stevie Martin & Johnny Cochrane open the coffin to assess the undead legend.
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David Bowie
Thu 6 Apr 2023
Kerry Godliman, Esther Manito and Rhys James decide 鈥� Starman or laughing gnome?
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Marvin Gaye
Thu 30 Mar 2023
Maisie Adam, Ania Magliano and Marlon Davis wonder what was goin' on with the soul singer.
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Cleopatra
Thu 23 Mar 2023
Kerry Godliman, Esther Manito and Rhys James debate - was the Egyptian a pain in the asp?
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Christopher Columbus
Thu 16 Mar 2023
Sara Barron, Helen Bauer & Darren Harriott on the man who's credited with finding America.
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Johnny Cash
Thu 9 Mar 2023
Thanyia Moore, Pierre Novellie & Lauren Pattison ask if the country star did walk the line
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Mary Whitehouse
Thu 2 Mar 2023
Felicity Ward, Ria Lina and Peter Rethinasamy decide: is the campaigner prophet or prude?
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Andy Warhol
Thu 23 Feb 2023
Darren Harriott, Helen Bauer & Sara Barron on the weird and wonderful founder of pop art.
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Marlon Brando
Thu 16 Feb 2023
Maisie Adam, Marlon Davis and Ania Magliano's decision will be an offer he can't refuse.
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Meat Loaf
Thu 9 Feb 2023
Rachel Fairburn, Johnny Cochrane and Stevie Martin slice up the Bat Out Of Hell singer.
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Bruce Lee
Thu 2 Feb 2023
Felicity Ward, Ria Lina and Peter Rethinasamy decide if Lee deserves a one-inch punch
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The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit creator JRR Tolkien
Thu 26 Jan 2023
Thanyia Moore, Lauren Pattison and Pierre Novellie on a quest for the man behind the Ring
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Batman
Thu 19 Jan 2023
Stevie Martin, Rachel Fairburn and Johnny Cochrane ask how super the superhero really is.
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Lara Croft, Tomb Raider
Thu 24 Mar 2022
Sikisa, Sarah Callaghan and Ivo Graham dig the dirt on Tomb Raider, Lara Croft
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Richard Nixon
Thu 17 Mar 2022
Athena Kugblenu, Lou Sanders and Nathan Caton decide: Evilgate or Geniusgate?
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Frida Kahlo
Thu 10 Mar 2022
Gr谩inne Maguire, Harriet Braine and Hal Cruttenden paint a picture of the artist.
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Sigmund Freud
Thu 3 Mar 2022
Sophie Duker, Rhys James and Evelyn Mok analyse the father of psychoanalysis
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Allen Ginsberg
Thu 24 Feb 2022
Gr谩inne Maguire, Harriet Braine and Hal Cruttenden beat up beat poet Allen Ginsberg.
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Genghis Khan
Thu 17 Feb 2022
Esther Manito, Robin Morgan and Sarah Mills discuss whether the warrior was actually woke
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Notorious B.I.G.
Thu 10 Feb 2022
Lou Sanders, Nathan Caton and Athena Kugblenu decide whether they're hypnotized by Biggie
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Wernher von Braun; the rocket scientist who put man on the moon
Thu 3 Feb 2022
Sikisa, Sarah Callaghan and Ivo Graham take a look at the man behind the Apollo missions.
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Virginia Woolf
Thu 27 Jan 2022
Sophie Duker, Rhys James and Evelyn Mok decide if Virginia is more Woolf or puppy dog.
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Cecil Rhodes: the man behind the row about controversial statues
Thu 20 Jan 2022
Johnny Cochrane, Thanyia Moore and Olga Koch knock down the man behind the statues debate
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Elizabeth I
Thu 13 Jan 2022
Robin Morgan, Esther Manito & Sarah Mills on the Virgin Queen. Pure evil or pure genius?
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Prince
Thu 6 Jan 2022
Olga Koch, Thanyia Moore and Johnny Cochrane uncover some truths about The Purple One.
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Evil Genius with Russell Kane returns Thu 6th Jan!
Thu 30 Dec 2021
Russell and panel are back, kicking off with The Purple One himself...music icon, Prince.
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James Bond
Thu 1 Apr 2021
Rob Beckett, Athena Kugblenu & Heidi Regan decide whether to use the ejector seat on Bond
Three things you might not know about Queen Victoria
Comedian Russell Kane shares a different side of one of the world's most famous monarchs
How well do you know John Lennon?
Comedian Russell Kane shares a side of John Lennon you might not have been aware of
How well do you know Mahatma Gandhi?
Comedian Russell Kane shares a side of Mahatma Gandhi you might not have been aware of.
