Evil Genius with Russell Kane Podcast
It's good, bad, ugly - and very very funny. Changing the way we see heroes and villains in history.
Episodes to download
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Charles Darwin—Series 5
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—Series 5
Thu 4 Feb 2021
Catherine Bohart, Tom Parry & Heidi Regan keep you in suspense. Hitchcock:evil or genius?
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Henry VIII—Series 5
Thu 28 Jan 2021
Grainne Maguire, Felicity Ward and Alex Kealy decide, was Henry more monarch or murderer?
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Malcolm X—Series 5
Thu 21 Jan 2021
Darren Harriott, Sikisa and Johnny Cochrane examine the civil rights leader.
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Alexander Hamilton—Series 5
Thu 14 Jan 2021
Sara Barron, Ivo Graham and Jenny Bede on the real man behind the hit musical Hamilton.
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Karl Marx—Series 4
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—Series 4
Thu 11 Jun 2020
Jon Richardson, Catherine Bohart & Shappi Khorsandi look at the film star in close-up.
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Freddie Mercury—Series 4
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—Series 4
Thu 9 Apr 2020
Will Sarah Keyworth, Athena Kugblenu and Luisa Omielan use their votes wisely?
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Elvis—Series 4
Thu 2 Apr 2020
Will Colin Murray,Johnny Cochrane and Neil Delamere have suspicious minds about The King?
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Picasso—Series 4
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—Series 4
Thu 19 Mar 2020
Are Athena Kugblenu, Njambi McGrath and Harriet Dyer feeling good about Nina Simone?
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WG Grace—Series 4
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—Series 4
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—Series 4
Thu 27 Feb 2020
Colin Murray, Chloe Petts and Neil Delamere give the greatest footballer a good kicking.
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Oscar Wilde—Series 3
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—Series 3
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—Series 3
Thu 24 Oct 2019
Dane Baptiste, Jodie Mitchell and Athena Kugblenu decide, will they always love Whitney?
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Bernard Manning—Series 3
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—Series 3
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—Series 3
Thu 3 Oct 2019
Daliso Chaponda, Ivo Graham & Jessica Fostekew discuss the man voted the Greatest Briton.
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Fidel Castro—Series 3
Thu 26 Sep 2019
Comrades Heidi Regan, Konstantin Kisin and Eleanor Morton consider Fidel Castro.
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Muhammad Ali—Series 3
Thu 19 Sep 2019
Darren Harriott, Laura Davis, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd on the boxer called The Greatest
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Queen Victoria—Series 3
Thu 12 Sep 2019
Dane Baptiste, Jodie Mitchell and Athena Kugblenu weigh up Queen Victoria.
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Amy Winehouse—Series 3
Thu 5 Sep 2019
Suzi Ruffell Joanne McNally and Maisie Adam take on Amy at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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James Brown—Series 2
Thu 14 Feb 2019
Lou Sanders, Johnny Cochrane and Tom Lucy find out how James Brown Got On Up to no good.
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Walt Disney—Series 2
Thu 7 Feb 2019
Fern Brady, Tiff Stevenson and Kae Kurd have an animated chat, about animator Walt Disney
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Enid Blyton—Series 2
Thu 31 Jan 2019
Danielle Ward, Rachel Fairburn & Danny McLoughlin have a jolly old time with Enid Blyton
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Joan Crawford—Series 2
Thu 24 Jan 2019
Amy Annette, Marcus Bronzy and Inel Tomlinson find the upsides in having an arch-nemesis
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Bill Hicks—Series 2
Sat 19 Jan 2019
Tiff Stevenson, Fern Brady and Kae Kurd weigh up the comedian Bill Hicks
