Explore every episode of the podcast Evil Genius with Russell Kane
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Harrison | 04 Apr 2024 | 00:47:23 | |
Daliso Chaponda, Catherine Bohart and Rachel Parris explore the enigma of the Quiet Beatle. Deeply spiritual hippie or deeply selfish hippiecrite? Producer: Beth O’Dea Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds | |||
| Princess Margaret | 28 Mar 2024 | 00:47:46 | |
Geoff Norcott, Felicity Ward and Sophie Duker debate - wearing a crown, or going down? Taking in Geoff's hatred of dressing gowns, how it's a difficult time to be an ugly Ryan, and who the panel would allow to tap cigarette ash into their palm. Producer Sally Heaven Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds | |||
| Elizabeth Taylor | 25 Jan 2024 | 00:37:03 | |
Desiree Burch, Sara Barron and Josh Jones provide more laughs than Liz had husbands. That's seven, by the way. Or eight if you count Richard Burton twice. Producer Sally Heaven. Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds | |||
| John Lennon | 07 Mar 2018 | 00:30:26 | |
Peace, love and an intolerance of laughter. Was the music worth it all? Depends who you ask. With Rachel Parris, Caz Frear and Sean McLoughlin. | |||
| Welcome to Evil Genius with Russell Kane | 05 Mar 2018 | 00:01:05 | |
The show where we ask: Where do you draw the line? | |||
| Count Dracula | 18 Jan 2024 | 00:46:45 | |
Maisie Adam, Stevie Martin and Johnny Cochrane prise open the coffin to assess the undead legend in the cold light of day. Superhero powers, seductive charm and also looks great in a cape. Genius, surely? Producer: Beth O’Dea Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds | |||
| David Bowie | 06 Apr 2023 | 00:47:06 | |
Kerry Godliman, Esther Manito and Rhys James decide – Starman or laughing gnome? Producer Sally Heaven | |||
| Marvin Gaye | 30 Mar 2023 | 00:37:21 | |
Maisie Adam, Ania Magliano and Marlon Davis wonder what was goin' on with the soul singer. | |||
| Cleopatra | 23 Mar 2023 | 00:36:59 | |
Kerry Godliman, Esther Manito and Rhys James debate - was the Egyptian a pain in the asp? | |||
| Christopher Columbus | 16 Mar 2023 | 00:42:05 | |
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 | |||
| Johnny Cash | 09 Mar 2023 | 00:43:36 | |
Thanyia Moore, Pierre Novellie and Lauren Pattison ask if the country star did in fact walk the line. Producer Beth O'Dea Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds | |||
| Mary Whitehouse | 02 Mar 2023 | 00:50:35 | |
Felicity Ward, Ria Lina and Peter Rethinasamy decide: is the campaigner prophet or prude? | |||
| Andy Warhol | 23 Feb 2023 | 00:45:39 | |
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 | |||
| Karl Lagerfeld | 21 Mar 2024 | 00:46:02 | |
Kerry Godliman, Darren Harriott and Helen Bauer spill the tea on the Chanel fashion guru. He might have been the greatest designer of his generation but was he the greatest human? Producer: Beth O’Dea Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds | |||
| Marlon Brando | 16 Feb 2023 | 00:45:34 | |
Maisie Adam, Marlon Davis and Ania Magliano's decision will be an offer he can't refuse. | |||
| Meat Loaf | 09 Feb 2023 | 00:40:08 | |
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"? Producer: Beth O’Dea Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds | |||
| Bruce Lee | 02 Feb 2023 | 00:46:03 | |
Felicity Ward, Ria Lina and Peter Rethinasamy decide if Lee deserves a one-inch punch | |||
| The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit creator JRR Tolkien | 26 Jan 2023 | 00:46:28 | |
Thanyia Moore, Lauren Pattison and Pierre Novellie are on a quest for the man who created the Ring. Is he more Sauron or Gandalf? Producer Beth O'Dea. Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds | |||
| Batman | 19 Jan 2023 | 00:45:32 | |
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 | |||
| Lara Croft, Tomb Raider | 24 Mar 2022 | 00:36:16 | |
Sikisa, Sarah Callaghan and Ivo Graham dig the dirt on Tomb Raider, Lara Croft | |||
| Richard Nixon | 17 Mar 2022 | 00:40:13 | |
Athena Kugblenu, Lou Sanders and Nathan Caton decide: Evilgate or Geniusgate? | |||
| Frida Kahlo | 10 Mar 2022 | 00:42:01 | |
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. | |||
| Sigmund Freud | 03 Mar 2022 | 00:35:03 | |
Sophie Duker, Rhys James and Evelyn Mok analyse the father of psychoanalysis | |||
| Allen Ginsberg | 24 Feb 2022 | 00:45:02 | |
Gráinne Maguire, Harriet Braine and Hal Cruttenden beat up beat poet Allen Ginsberg. | |||
| Ronald Reagan | 14 Mar 2024 | 00:44:03 | |
Grainne Maguire, Athena Kugblenu and Robin Morgan decide, Reagan? Or wrong 'un? Plus, could we replace a leader with an actual puppet, like Ed the Duck? And other important questions. Producer Sally Heaven Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds | |||
| Genghis Khan | 17 Feb 2022 | 00:40:37 | |
Esther Manito, Robin Morgan and Sarah Mills discuss whether the warrior was actually woke | |||
| Notorious B.I.G. | 10 Feb 2022 | 00:33:36 | |
Lou Sanders, Nathan Caton and Athena Kugblenu decide whether they're hypnotized by Biggie | |||
| Wernher von Braun; the rocket scientist who put man on the moon | 03 Feb 2022 | 00:37:59 | |
Sikisa, Sarah Callaghan and Ivo Graham take a look at the man behind the Apollo missions. | |||
| Virginia Woolf | 27 Jan 2022 | 00:42:50 | |
Sophie Duker, Rhys James and Evelyn Mok decide if Virginia is more Woolf or puppy dog. | |||
| Cecil Rhodes: the man behind the row about controversial statues | 20 Jan 2022 | 00:37:50 | |
Johnny Cochrane, Thanyia Moore and Olga Koch knock down the man behind the big statues controversy - should statues of evil geniuses from history stay up? Producer Beth O'Dea | |||
| Elizabeth I | 13 Jan 2022 | 00:41:58 | |
Robin Morgan, Esther Manito & Sarah Mills on the Virgin Queen. Pure evil or pure genius? | |||
| Prince | 06 Jan 2022 | 00:50:10 | |
Olga Koch, Thanyia Moore and Johnny Cochrane uncover some truths about The Purple One. Producer Beth O'Dea | |||
| James Bond | 01 Apr 2021 | 00:43:40 | |
Rob Beckett, Athena Kugblenu & Heidi Regan decide whether to use the ejector seat on Bond | |||
| Diego Maradona | 25 Mar 2021 | 00:44:42 | |
Will Jon Richardson, Johnny Cochrane and Susie McCabe give Maradona the red card? | |||
| Marie Antoinette | 07 Mar 2024 | 00:45:05 | |
Rachel Parris, Daliso Chaponda and Catherine Bohart on the original drama queen. Was the Last Queen of France just a spoiled child with huge hair who didn't know any better? Producer: Beth O’Dea Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds | |||
| Che Guevara | 19 Mar 2021 | 00:47:08 | |
Comrades Ria Lina, Esther Manito and Michael Odewale dissect the Argentine revolutionary. | |||
| Dr Seuss | 12 Mar 2021 | 00:46:15 | |
The controversial children's author.How will Josh Jones, Ola Labib & Joanne McNally vote? | |||
| Billie Holiday | 04 Mar 2021 | 00:42:38 | |
Sophie Duker, Daliso Chaponda and Kemah Bob riff over jazz singer Billie Holiday, who sang Strange Fruit. Producer Beth O'Dea | |||
| Kellogg | 25 Feb 2021 | 00:41:51 | |
Fern Brady, Alison Spittle and Alex Edelman on John Harvey Kellogg, man of cornflakes. Producer Beth O'Dea | |||
| Boudicca | 18 Feb 2021 | 00:37:19 | |
Grainne Maguire Athena Kugblenu and Tony Law assess the Queen of East Anglia AKA Boudicca | |||
| Charles Darwin | 11 Feb 2021 | 00:40:32 | |
Jayde Adams, Angela Barnes and Neil Delamere on the scientist who came up with evolution and explained how life works. No biggie. Producer Beth O'Dea | |||
| Alfred Hitchcock | 04 Feb 2021 | 00:48:46 | |
Catherine Bohart, Tom Parry & Heidi Regan keep you in suspense. Hitchcock:evil or genius? | |||
| Henry VIII | 28 Jan 2021 | 00:40:53 | |
Grainne Maguire, Felicity Ward and Alex Kealy decide, was Henry more monarch or murderer? | |||
| Malcolm X | 21 Jan 2021 | 00:46:06 | |
Darren Harriott, Sikisa and Johnny Cochrane examine the civil rights leader. Producer Beth O'Dea | |||
| Alexander Hamilton (from the musical) | 14 Jan 2021 | 00:42:05 | |
Sara Barron, Ivo Graham & Jenny Bede on the American Founding Father, the real man behind the hit musical Hamilton. Producer Beth O'Dea | |||
| Homer Simpson | 29 Feb 2024 | 00:47:01 | |
Sophie Duker, Felicity Ward and Geoff Norcott decide whether the yellow patriarch is Duff Beer or just duff. Also, what do Geoff Norcott and Homer have in common, and what would a Gen Z Homer sound like? Producer Sally Heaven Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds | |||
| Karl Marx | 17 Jun 2020 | 00:49:49 | |
Olga Koch, Eshaan Akbar and Geoff Norcott give the political thinker Marx out of ten. Producer Beth O'Dea | |||
| Charlie Chaplin | 11 Jun 2020 | 00:40:11 | |
Jon Richardson, Catherine Bohart & Shappi Khorsandi look at the film star in close-up. Producer Beth O'Dea | |||
| Freddie Mercury | 16 Apr 2020 | 00:44:07 | |
Tom Allen, Evelyn Mok and Isma Almas share what Queen's singing superstar means to them. Producer Beth O'Dea | |||
| Emmeline Pankhurst | 09 Apr 2020 | 00:39:53 | |
Will Sarah Keyworth, Athena Kugblenu and Luisa Omielan use their votes wisely? | |||