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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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?
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Bernard Manning
Thu 17 Oct 2019
Jessica Fostekew, Marlon Davis and Leo Kearse ask if the popular comedian is still funny.
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Salvador Dali
Thu 10 Oct 2019
Jen Brister, Esther Manito and Larry Dean wax their moustaches ready to talk Salvador Dali
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Winston Churchill
Thu 3 Oct 2019
Daliso Chaponda, Ivo Graham & Jessica Fostekew discuss the man voted the Greatest Briton.
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.
