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Evil Genius with Russell Kane

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

Tracks

Cleopatra
Kerry Godliman, Esther Manito and Rhys James debate - was the Egyptian a pain in the asp?
36:59 23/03/2023
Christopher Columbus
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
42:05 16/03/2023
Johnny Cash
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
43:36 09/03/2023
Mary Whitehouse
Felicity Ward, Ria Lina and Peter Rethinasamy decide: is the campaigner prophet or prude?
50:35 02/03/2023
Andy Warhol
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
45:39 23/02/2023
Marlon Brando
Maisie Adam, Marlon Davis and Ania Magliano's decision will be an offer he can't refuse.
45:34 16/02/2023
Meat Loaf
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"?
40:08 09/02/2023
Bruce Lee
Felicity Ward, Ria Lina and Peter Rethinasamy decide if Lee deserves a one-inch punch
46:03 02/02/2023
The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit creator JRR Tolkien
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
46:28 26/01/2023
Batman
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
45:32 19/01/2023
Lara Croft, Tomb Raider
Sikisa, Sarah Callaghan and Ivo Graham dig the dirt on Tomb Raider, Lara Croft
36:16 24/03/2022
Richard Nixon
Athena Kugblenu, Lou Sanders and Nathan Caton decide: Evilgate or Geniusgate?
40:13 17/03/2022
Frida Kahlo
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.
42:01 10/03/2022
Sigmund Freud
Sophie Duker, Rhys James and Evelyn Mok analyse the father of psychoanalysis
35:03 03/03/2022
Allen Ginsberg
Gráinne Maguire, Harriet Braine and Hal Cruttenden beat up beat poet Allen Ginsberg.
45:02 24/02/2022
Genghis Khan
Esther Manito, Robin Morgan and Sarah Mills discuss whether the warrior was actually woke
40:37 17/02/2022
Notorious B.I.G.
Lou Sanders, Nathan Caton and Athena Kugblenu decide whether they're hypnotized by Biggie
33:36 10/02/2022
Wernher von Braun; the rocket scientist who put man on the moon
Sikisa, Sarah Callaghan and Ivo Graham take a look at the man behind the Apollo missions.
37:59 03/02/2022
Virginia Woolf
Sophie Duker, Rhys James and Evelyn Mok decide if Virginia is more Woolf or puppy dog.
42:50 27/01/2022
Cecil Rhodes: the man behind the row about controversial statues
Johnny Cochrane, Thanyia Moore and Olga Koch knock down the man behind the big statues controversy currently raging - should statues of evil geniuses from history stay up?
37:50 20/01/2022
Elizabeth I
Robin Morgan, Esther Manito & Sarah Mills on the Virgin Queen. Pure evil or pure genius?
41:58 13/01/2022
Prince
Olga Koch, Thanyia Moore and Johnny Cochrane uncover some truths about The Purple One
50:10 06/01/2022
Evil Genius with Russell Kane returns Thu 6th Jan!
Russell and panel are back, kicking off with The Purple One himself...music icon, Prince.
01:00 30/12/2021
James Bond
Rob Beckett, Athena Kugblenu & Heidi Regan decide whether to use the ejector seat on Bond
43:40 01/04/2021
Diego Maradona
Will Jon Richardson, Johnny Cochrane and Susie McCabe give Maradona the red card?
44:42 25/03/2021
Che Guevara
Comrades Ria Lina, Esther Manito and Michael Odewale dissect the Argentine revolutionary.
47:08 19/03/2021
Dr Seuss
The controversial children's author.How will Josh Jones, Ola Labib & Joanne McNally vote?
46:15 12/03/2021
Billie Holiday
Sophie Duker, Daliso Chaponda and Kemah Bob riff over jazz singer Billie Holiday, who sang Strange Fruit.
42:38 04/03/2021
Kellogg
Fern Brady, Alison Spittle and Alex Edelman on John Harvey Kellogg, man of cornflakes.
41:51 25/02/2021
Boudicca
Grainne Maguire Athena Kugblenu and Tony Law assess the Queen of East Anglia AKA Boudicca
37:19 18/02/2021