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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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
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Diego Maradona
Thu 25 Mar 2021
Will Jon Richardson, Johnny Cochrane and Susie McCabe give Maradona the red card?
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Che Guevara
Fri 19 Mar 2021
Comrades Ria Lina, Esther Manito and Michael Odewale dissect the Argentine revolutionary.
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Dr Seuss
Fri 12 Mar 2021
The controversial children's author.How will Josh Jones, Ola Labib & Joanne McNally vote?
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Billie Holiday
Thu 4 Mar 2021
Sophie Duker, Daliso Chaponda and Kemah Bob riff over jazz singer Billie Holiday.
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Kellogg
Thu 25 Feb 2021
Fern Brady, Alison Spittle and Alex Edelman on John Harvey Kellogg, man of cornflakes.
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Boudicca
Thu 18 Feb 2021
Grainne Maguire Athena Kugblenu and Tony Law assess the Queen of East Anglia AKA Boudicca
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Charles Darwin
Thu 11 Feb 2021
Jayde Adams, Angela Barnes and Neil Delamere on the man who came up with evolution.
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Alfred Hitchcock
Thu 4 Feb 2021
Catherine Bohart, Tom Parry & Heidi Regan keep you in suspense. Hitchcock:evil or genius?
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Henry VIII
Thu 28 Jan 2021
Grainne Maguire, Felicity Ward and Alex Kealy decide, was Henry more monarch or murderer?
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Malcolm X
Thu 21 Jan 2021
Darren Harriott, Sikisa and Johnny Cochrane examine the civil rights leader.
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Alexander Hamilton (from the musical)
Thu 14 Jan 2021
Sara Barron, Ivo Graham & Jenny Bede on the real man behind the hit musical Hamilton.
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Evil Genius returns Thursday 14 January!
Fri 8 Jan 2021
Russell and panel take on US Founding Father Alexander Hamilton - of the musical fame..
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Karl Marx
Wed 17 Jun 2020
Olga Koch, Eshaan Akbar and Geoff Norcott give the political thinker Marx out of ten.
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Charlie Chaplin
Thu 11 Jun 2020
Jon Richardson, Catherine Bohart & Shappi Khorsandi look at the film star in close-up.
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Freddie Mercury
Thu 16 Apr 2020
Tom Allen, Evelyn Mok and Isma Almas share what Queen's singing superstar means to them.
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Emmeline Pankhurst
Thu 9 Apr 2020
Will Sarah Keyworth, Athena Kugblenu and Luisa Omielan use their votes wisely?
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Elvis
Thu 2 Apr 2020
Will Colin Murray,Johnny Cochrane and Neil Delamere have suspicious minds about The King?
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Picasso
Thu 26 Mar 2020
Tom Allen, Suzi Ruffell and Harriet Braine paint a wonky picture of the great artist.
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Nina Simone
Thu 19 Mar 2020
Are Athena Kugblenu, Njambi McGrath and Harriet Dyer feeling good about Nina Simone?
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WG Grace: the greatest cricketer and his dark legacy
Thu 12 Mar 2020
Ivo Graham and Aatif Nawaz bowl over non-cricket fans Russell Kane and Joanne McNally.
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Adi Dassler, founder of Adidas
Thu 5 Mar 2020
Darren Harriott, Nathan Caton and Joanne McNally put the boot in to the sportswear giant.
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George Best
Thu 27 Feb 2020
Colin Murray, Chloe Petts and Neil Delamere give the greatest footballer a good kicking.
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Evil Genius is back on 27 February
Thu 20 Feb 2020
Starting with three sport episodes - two sports megastars and one king of sportswear
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Oscar Wilde
Thu 7 Nov 2019
Jen Brister, Larry Dean & Esther Manito consign Oscar Wilde to the gutter or the stars.
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Lou Reed
Thu 31 Oct 2019
Sophie Duker, Laura Lexx & Neil Delamere take a walk on the wild side with the rock star
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Whitney Houston
Thu 24 Oct 2019
Dane Baptiste, Jodie Mitchell and Athena Kugblenu decide, will they always love Whitney?
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.
