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Evil Genius with Russell Kane Podcast

English, Social, 1 season, 103 episodes, 2 days, 13 hours, 57 minutes
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It’s good, bad, ugly - and very very funny. Changing the way we see heroes and villains in history.
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George Harrison

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
4/4/202447 minutes, 23 seconds
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Princess Margaret

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
3/28/202447 minutes, 46 seconds
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Karl Lagerfeld

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
3/21/202446 minutes, 2 seconds
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Ronald Reagan

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
3/14/202444 minutes, 3 seconds
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Marie Antoinette

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
3/7/202445 minutes, 5 seconds
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Homer Simpson

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
2/29/202447 minutes, 1 second
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Jerry Springer

Desiree Burch, Josh Jones and Sara Barron - will their final thought on the chat show host be evil? Or genius? Plus, why does Desiree have Jerry Springer dolls? And what did Jeremy Kyle say about Josh's shirt?Producer Sally Heaven.Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds
2/22/202443 minutes
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IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad

Stevie Martin, Johnny Cochrane and Maisie Adam deconstruct the Swedish furniture king and his eccentric billionaire lifestyle.Producer: Beth O’Dea Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds
2/15/202443 minutes, 49 seconds
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The Kray Twins

Helen Bauer, Darren Harriott and Kerry Godliman take on the infamous gangster double act. Ronnie and Reggie ruled the East End of London in the 1960s and became genuine criminal celebrities.Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds
2/8/202446 minutes
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Attila the Hun

Robin Morgan, Grainne Maguire and Athena Kugblenu ask: you OK, hun? Was Attila all that bad? Is a spike up the bum really the worst way to go, which is the best Hun gadget, and why is Grainne such a fangirl?Producer Sally Heaven Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds
2/1/202442 minutes, 23 seconds
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Elizabeth Taylor

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
1/25/202437 minutes, 3 seconds
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Count Dracula

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
1/18/202446 minutes, 45 seconds
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Introducing Monsters of Music with Tom Allen

In Monsters of Music, Tom Allen uncovers the scandalous lives of classical musicians.
10/20/20231 minute, 4 seconds
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Introducing... An Eye for a Killing

Jack Lowden tells the true story of Scotland’s notorious serial killers, Burke and Hare. What started two former canal labourers on a mass killing spree in 19th century Edinburgh?
4/28/20239 minutes, 31 seconds
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David Bowie

Kerry Godliman, Esther Manito and Rhys James decide – Starman or laughing gnome? Producer Sally Heaven
4/6/202347 minutes, 6 seconds
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Marvin Gaye

Maisie Adam, Ania Magliano and Marlon Davis wonder what was goin' on with the soul singer.
3/30/202337 minutes, 21 seconds
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Cleopatra

Kerry Godliman, Esther Manito and Rhys James debate - was the Egyptian a pain in the asp?
3/23/202336 minutes, 59 seconds
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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
3/16/202342 minutes, 5 seconds
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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
3/9/202343 minutes, 36 seconds
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Mary Whitehouse

Felicity Ward, Ria Lina and Peter Rethinasamy decide: is the campaigner prophet or prude?
3/2/202350 minutes, 35 seconds
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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
2/23/202345 minutes, 39 seconds
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Marlon Brando

Maisie Adam, Marlon Davis and Ania Magliano's decision will be an offer he can't refuse.
2/16/202345 minutes, 34 seconds
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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"?
2/9/202340 minutes, 8 seconds
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Bruce Lee

Felicity Ward, Ria Lina and Peter Rethinasamy decide if Lee deserves a one-inch punch
2/2/202346 minutes, 3 seconds
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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
1/26/202346 minutes, 28 seconds
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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
1/19/202345 minutes, 32 seconds
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Lara Croft, Tomb Raider

Sikisa, Sarah Callaghan and Ivo Graham dig the dirt on Tomb Raider, Lara Croft
3/24/202236 minutes, 16 seconds
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Richard Nixon

Athena Kugblenu, Lou Sanders and Nathan Caton decide: Evilgate or Geniusgate?
3/17/202240 minutes, 13 seconds
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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.
3/10/202242 minutes, 1 second
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Sigmund Freud

Sophie Duker, Rhys James and Evelyn Mok analyse the father of psychoanalysis
3/3/202235 minutes, 3 seconds
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Allen Ginsberg

Gráinne Maguire, Harriet Braine and Hal Cruttenden beat up beat poet Allen Ginsberg.
2/24/202245 minutes, 2 seconds
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Genghis Khan

Esther Manito, Robin Morgan and Sarah Mills discuss whether the warrior was actually woke
2/17/202240 minutes, 37 seconds
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Notorious B.I.G.

Lou Sanders, Nathan Caton and Athena Kugblenu decide whether they're hypnotized by Biggie
2/10/202233 minutes, 36 seconds
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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.
2/3/202237 minutes, 59 seconds
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Virginia Woolf

Sophie Duker, Rhys James and Evelyn Mok decide if Virginia is more Woolf or puppy dog.
1/27/202242 minutes, 50 seconds
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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?
1/20/202237 minutes, 50 seconds
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Elizabeth I

Robin Morgan, Esther Manito & Sarah Mills on the Virgin Queen. Pure evil or pure genius?
1/13/202241 minutes, 58 seconds
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Prince

Olga Koch, Thanyia Moore and Johnny Cochrane uncover some truths about The Purple One
1/6/202250 minutes, 10 seconds
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Evil Genius with Russell Kane returns Thu 6th Jan!

Russell and panel are back, kicking off with The Purple One himself...music icon, Prince.
12/30/20211 minute
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James Bond

Rob Beckett, Athena Kugblenu & Heidi Regan decide whether to use the ejector seat on Bond
4/1/202143 minutes, 40 seconds
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Diego Maradona

Will Jon Richardson, Johnny Cochrane and Susie McCabe give Maradona the red card?
3/25/202144 minutes, 42 seconds
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Che Guevara

Comrades Ria Lina, Esther Manito and Michael Odewale dissect the Argentine revolutionary.
3/19/202147 minutes, 8 seconds
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Dr Seuss

The controversial children's author.How will Josh Jones, Ola Labib & Joanne McNally vote?
3/12/202146 minutes, 15 seconds
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Billie Holiday

Sophie Duker, Daliso Chaponda and Kemah Bob riff over jazz singer Billie Holiday, who sang Strange Fruit.
3/4/202142 minutes, 38 seconds
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Kellogg

Fern Brady, Alison Spittle and Alex Edelman on John Harvey Kellogg, man of cornflakes.
2/25/202141 minutes, 51 seconds
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Boudicca

Grainne Maguire Athena Kugblenu and Tony Law assess the Queen of East Anglia AKA Boudicca
2/18/202137 minutes, 19 seconds
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Charles Darwin

Jayde Adams, Angela Barnes and Neil Delamere on the scientist who came up with evolution and explained how life works. No biggie.
2/11/202140 minutes, 32 seconds
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Alfred Hitchcock

Catherine Bohart, Tom Parry & Heidi Regan keep you in suspense. Hitchcock:evil or genius?
2/4/202148 minutes, 46 seconds
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Henry VIII

Grainne Maguire, Felicity Ward and Alex Kealy decide, was Henry more monarch or murderer?
1/28/202140 minutes, 53 seconds
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Malcolm X

Darren Harriott, Sikisa and Johnny Cochrane examine the civil rights leader.
1/21/202146 minutes, 6 seconds
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Alexander Hamilton (from the musical)

Sara Barron, Ivo Graham & Jenny Bede on the American Founding Father, the real man behind the hit musical Hamilton.
1/14/202142 minutes, 5 seconds
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Evil Genius returns Thursday 14 January!

Russell and panel take on US Founding Father Alexander Hamilton - of the musical fame..
1/8/20211 minute, 45 seconds
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Karl Marx

Olga Koch, Eshaan Akbar and Geoff Norcott give the political thinker Marx out of ten.
6/17/202049 minutes, 49 seconds
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Charlie Chaplin

Jon Richardson, Catherine Bohart & Shappi Khorsandi look at the film star in close-up.
6/11/202040 minutes, 11 seconds
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we're taking a break

a message from Russell Kane
4/23/202039 seconds
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Freddie Mercury

Tom Allen, Evelyn Mok and Isma Almas share what Queen's singing superstar means to them.
4/16/202044 minutes, 7 seconds
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Emmeline Pankhurst

Will Sarah Keyworth, Athena Kugblenu and Luisa Omielan use their votes wisely?
4/9/202039 minutes, 53 seconds
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Elvis

Will Colin Murray,Johnny Cochrane and Neil Delamere have suspicious minds about The King?
4/2/202042 minutes, 22 seconds
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Picasso

Tom Allen, Suzi Ruffell and Harriet Braine paint a wonky picture of the great artist.
3/26/202043 minutes, 32 seconds
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Nina Simone

Are Athena Kugblenu, Njambi McGrath and Harriet Dyer feeling good about Nina Simone?
3/19/202042 minutes, 5 seconds
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WG Grace: the greatest cricketer and his dark legacy

Ivo Graham and Aatif Nawaz bowl over non-cricket fans Russell Kane and Joanne McNally.
3/12/202043 minutes, 4 seconds
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Adi Dassler, founder of Adidas

Darren Harriott, Nathan Caton and Joanne McNally put the boot in to the sportswear giant.
3/5/202043 minutes, 14 seconds
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George Best

Colin Murray, Chloe Petts and Neil Delamere give the greatest footballer a good kicking.
2/27/202043 minutes, 56 seconds
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Evil Genius is back on 27 February

Starting with three sport episodes - two sports megastars and one king of sportswear
2/20/202056 seconds
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Oscar Wilde

Jen Brister, Larry Dean & Esther Manito consign Oscar Wilde to the gutter or the stars.
11/7/201940 minutes, 4 seconds
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Lou Reed

Sophie Duker, Laura Lexx & Neil Delamere take a walk on the wild side with the rock star
10/31/201935 minutes, 25 seconds
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Whitney Houston

Dane Baptiste, Jodie Mitchell and Athena Kugblenu decide, will they always love Whitney?
10/24/201936 minutes, 39 seconds
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Bernard Manning

Jessica Fostekew, Marlon Davis and Leo Kearse ask if the popular comedian is still funny.
10/17/201941 minutes, 34 seconds
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Salvador Dali

Jen Brister, Esther Manito and Larry Dean wax their moustaches ready to talk Salvador Dali
10/10/201932 minutes, 23 seconds
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Winston Churchill

Daliso Chaponda, Ivo Graham & Jessica Fostekew discuss the man voted the Greatest Briton.
10/3/201937 minutes, 5 seconds
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Fidel Castro

Comrades Heidi Regan, Konstantin Kisin and Eleanor Morton consider Fidel Castro.
9/26/201939 minutes, 26 seconds
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Muhammad Ali

Darren Harriott, Laura Davis, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd on the boxer called The Greatest
9/19/201943 minutes, 50 seconds
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Queen Victoria

Dane Baptiste, Jodie Mitchell and Athena Kugblenu weigh up Queen Victoria.
9/12/201934 minutes, 14 seconds
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Amy Winehouse

Suzi Ruffell Joanne McNally and Maisie Adam take on Amy at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
9/5/201938 minutes, 43 seconds
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Evil Genius is back on 5 Sept! Watch out, dead famous people

Evil Genius is good, bad, ugly and funny. And it's returning to your lucky earholes.
8/29/20191 minute, 36 seconds
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James Brown

Lou Sanders, Johnny Cochrane and Tom Lucy find out how James Brown Got On Up to no good.
2/14/201930 minutes
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Walt Disney

Fern Brady, Tiff Stevenson and Kae Kurd have an animated chat, about animator Walt Disney
2/7/201926 minutes, 17 seconds
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Enid Blyton

Danielle Ward, Rachel Fairburn & Danny McLoughlin have a jolly old time with Enid Blyton
1/31/201928 minutes, 28 seconds
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Joan Crawford

Amy Annette, Marcus Bronzy and Inel Tomlinson find the upsides in having an arch-nemesis
1/24/201927 minutes, 50 seconds
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Bill Hicks

Tiff Stevenson, Fern Brady and Kae Kurd weigh up the comedian Bill Hicks
1/19/201928 minutes, 49 seconds
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Coco Chanel

Elf Lyons, Ken Cheng and Sadie Harrison debate Coco Chanel and lying about your age.
1/10/201932 minutes, 41 seconds
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Frank Sinatra

Lou Sanders, Johnny Cochrane and Tom Lucy bandy words about singing and civil rights.
1/3/201939 minutes, 6 seconds
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Joan Rivers

Desiree Burch, Catherine Bohart and Alan Carr chat being outrageous and having no limits.
12/27/201844 minutes, 47 seconds
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Father Christmas

Sindhu Vee, Grainne Maguire and Dane Baptiste mull over the magic of Santa himself.
12/21/201829 minutes, 8 seconds
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Charles Dickens

Amy Annette, Marcus Bronzy and Inel Tomlinson read up on author Charles Dickens
12/13/201837 minutes, 13 seconds
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Darth Vader

James Acaster, Jayde Adams and Romesh Ranganathan ask if he's just misunderstood.
12/6/201821 minutes, 17 seconds
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Pablo Escobar

Danielle Ward, Rachel Fairburn and Danny McLoughlin weigh up drug lord Pablo Escobar.
11/29/201829 minutes, 18 seconds
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Sid Vicious at Latitude Festival

Grainne Maguire, Jen Brister and Shappi Khorsandi talk about what comedy owes to punk.
11/22/201831 minutes, 13 seconds
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JFK

Elf Lyons, Ken Cheng and Sadie Harrison poke around JFK: John F. Kennedy, US President.
11/15/201834 minutes, 4 seconds
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Tupac Shakur

Romesh Ranganathan, James Acaster and Jayde Adams judge hip hop artist Tupac Shakur.
11/7/201830 minutes, 47 seconds
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Mother Teresa

Alan Carr, Desiree Burch and Catherine Bohart talk about goodness, badness and bin babies.
11/1/201839 minutes, 25 seconds
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Evil Genius is coming back!

A new series of Evil Genius is on its way..
10/26/201843 seconds
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Margaret Thatcher

Russell and his panellists Grainne Maguire, Sindhu Vee and Omar Hamdi weigh up the Iron Lady. It's a hard hitting political debate involving hairspray, Judi Dench and ninjas.
5/9/201832 minutes, 10 seconds
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Steve Jobs

Russell and his panelists Simon Evans, Bec Hill and Stephen Bailey try and decide whether Steve Jobs is evil or a genius. Without him this podcast may not have existed. Will that affect their decision?
5/2/201829 minutes, 54 seconds
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Hugh Hefner

Russell Kane gets into his dressing gown to talk about Hugh Hefner while his panel Stephen Bailey, Bec Hill and Simon Evans look the other way.
4/25/201831 minutes, 45 seconds
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Gandhi

Surely not Gandhi? Russell Kane reveals there might be an evil side to the father of modern India. With panelists Grainne Maguire, Sindhu Vee and Omar Hamdi.
4/18/201834 minutes, 55 seconds
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Roald Dahl

Will Russell Kane’s revelations about Roald Dahl stop you from reading The BFG ever again? Panellists Judi Love, Kelly Convey and Imran Yusuf have their childhood memories tainted forever.
4/11/201828 minutes, 45 seconds
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Albert Einstein

Kindly favourite-uncle genius with comedy hair, or controlling egomanic? Russell Kane attempts to explain the theory of relativity to Caz Frear, Sean McLoughlin and Rachel Parris.
4/4/201826 minutes, 5 seconds
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Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor may be the comedian’s comedian, but there is plenty in his life story that isn’t so funny. Russell Kane discusses whether his genius outweighs his evil, with panellists Judi Love, Kelly Convey and Imran Yusuf.
3/28/201831 minutes, 38 seconds
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Evelyn Waugh

Writing Brideshead Revisited? Genius. Naming his son Auberon? Evil. And it gets worse... Russell weighs it all up with Jolyon Rubinstein, Ellie White and Sadie Harrison.
3/21/201826 minutes, 37 seconds
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Marie Stopes: birth control pioneer

Russell Kane asks whether birth control pioneer Marie Stopes had a more sinister motive.. with Dane Baptiste, Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Iszi Lawrence.
3/14/201836 minutes, 9 seconds
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John Lennon

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.
3/7/201830 minutes, 26 seconds
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Welcome to Evil Genius with Russell Kane

The show where we ask: Where do you draw the line?
3/5/20181 minute, 5 seconds