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Evil Genius with Russell Kane

BBC

It’s good, bad, ugly - and very very funny. Changing the way we see heroes and villains in history.

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Networks:

BBC

Description:

It’s good, bad, ugly - and very very funny. Changing the way we see heroes and villains in history.

Language:

English


Episodes

Introducing Monsters of Music with Tom Allen

10/20/2023
In Monsters of Music, Tom Allen uncovers the scandalous lives of classical musicians.

Duration:00:01:04

David Bowie

4/6/2023
Kerry Godliman, Esther Manito and Rhys James decide – Starman or laughing gnome? Producer Sally Heaven

Duration:00:47:06

Marvin Gaye

3/30/2023
Maisie Adam, Ania Magliano and Marlon Davis wonder what was goin' on with the soul singer.

Duration:00:37:21

Cleopatra

3/23/2023
Kerry Godliman, Esther Manito and Rhys James debate - was the Egyptian a pain in the asp?

Duration:00:36:59

Christopher Columbus

3/16/2023
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 Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds

Duration:00:42:05

Johnny Cash

3/9/2023
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

Duration:00:43:36

Mary Whitehouse

3/2/2023
Felicity Ward, Ria Lina and Peter Rethinasamy decide: is the campaigner prophet or prude?

Duration:00:50:35

Andy Warhol

2/23/2023
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 against him. Producer: Beth O’Dea Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds

Duration:00:45:39

Marlon Brando

2/16/2023
Maisie Adam, Marlon Davis and Ania Magliano's decision will be an offer he can't refuse.

Duration:00:45:34

Meat Loaf

2/9/2023
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"?

Duration:00:40:08

Bruce Lee

2/2/2023
Felicity Ward, Ria Lina and Peter Rethinasamy decide if Lee deserves a one-inch punch

Duration:00:46:03

The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit creator JRR Tolkien

1/26/2023
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 BBC Sounds

Duration:00:46:28

Batman

1/19/2023
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 Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds

Duration:00:45:32

Lara Croft, Tomb Raider

3/24/2022
Sikisa, Sarah Callaghan and Ivo Graham dig the dirt on Tomb Raider, Lara Croft

Duration:00:36:23

Richard Nixon

3/17/2022
Athena Kugblenu, Lou Sanders and Nathan Caton decide: Evilgate or Geniusgate?

Duration:00:41:00

Frida Kahlo

3/10/2022
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.

Duration:00:42:52

Sigmund Freud

3/3/2022
Sophie Duker, Rhys James and Evelyn Mok analyse the father of psychoanalysis

Duration:00:36:05

Allen Ginsberg

2/24/2022
Gráinne Maguire, Harriet Braine and Hal Cruttenden beat up beat poet Allen Ginsberg.

Duration:00:45:09

Genghis Khan

2/17/2022
Esther Manito, Robin Morgan and Sarah Mills discuss whether the warrior was actually woke

Duration:00:40:45

Notorious B.I.G.

2/10/2022
Lou Sanders, Nathan Caton and Athena Kugblenu decide whether they're hypnotized by Biggie

Duration:00:33:36