Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon was a pioneer in his field, whose deeply moving art sold for millions. But his private life reveals a coldness that will make it difficult for Jess Fostekew, Fatiha El-Ghorri and Eshaan Akbar to decide: evil or genius?

Additional material: Eve Delaney and Christina Riggs

Researcher: Christina Riggs

Sound Editor: Kate Mac

Production Coordinator: Liz Tuohy

Executive Producer: Paul Smith

The producer was Sasha Bobak. Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Studios Audio Production for BBC Sounds.