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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Mata Hari
Wed 10 Dec 2025
Daliso Chaponda, Maisie Adam and Jack Skipper unpack the mystery of the convicted spy.
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Richard Wagner
Wed 3 Dec 2025
Peter Rethinasamy, Laura Smyth and Rachel Fairburn examine the life of the musician.
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Francis Bacon
Wed 26 Nov 2025
Jess Fostekew, Fatiha El-Ghorri and Eshaan Akbar examine the artist's colourful life.
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Mary Tudor
Wed 19 Nov 2025
Ria Lina, Pierre Novellie and Catherine Bohart examine Mary’s bloody life.
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Serge Gainsbourg
Wed 12 Nov 2025
Catherine Bohart, Ria Lina and Pierre Novellie look back on the trésor national.
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Peter Stringfellow
Wed 5 Nov 2025
Josh Jones, Rachel Fairburn and Chantel Nash examine the legacy of the nightclub king.
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Kim Philby
Wed 29 Oct 2025
Glenn Moore, Susie McCabe and Daniel Foxx decode the ultimate double agent.
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The Greatest Showman (P.T. Barnum)
Wed 22 Oct 2025
Sara Pascoe, John Tothill and Gbemi Oladipo examine the life of The Greatest Showman.
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Griselda Blanco
Wed 15 Oct 2025
Peter Rethinasamy, Laura Smyth and Rachel Fairburn dissect ‘The Godmother’.
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Agatha Christie
Wed 8 Oct 2025
Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jess Fostekew and Eshaan Akbar examine the life of the author.
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Al Capone
Wed 1 Oct 2025
Jack Skipper, Maisie Adam and Daliso Chaponda examine the legacy of the mob king.
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Evil Genius: Returning Soon
Fri 26 Sep 2025
Evil Genius is back soon with more good, bad, ugly - and very, very funny
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Evil Animals - Vampire Bats
Wed 24 Sep 2025
Vampire Bats: spooky little weirdos or misunderstood goth pigeons?
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Evil Animals - Bottlenose Dolphins
Wed 27 Aug 2025
With their fiendish tendencies, are Bottlenose Dolphins evil? Or bona-fide genius?
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Evil Animals - Hamsters
Wed 20 Aug 2025
With their vicious bitey ways, are hamsters evil? Or just plain genius?
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Jackie Kennedy
Wed 2 Jul 2025
Amy Matthews, Ray Badran and Rajiv Karia examine the legacy of Jackie Kennedy
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Nostradamus
Wed 25 Jun 2025
Richard Herring, Ola Labib and Pierre Novellie decode the quatrains of Nostradamus
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Catherine The Great
Wed 18 Jun 2025
Rajiv Karia, Amy Matthews and Ray Badran debate whether Catherine was so great after all.
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Florence Nightingale
Wed 11 Jun 2025
Richard Herring, Ola Labib and Pierre Novellie shine a lamp on Florence Nightingale.
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Marilyn Monroe
Wed 4 Jun 2025
Hannah Platt, Janine Harouni and Tony Hawks explore the legacy of Marilyn Monroe
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Father of bodybuilding, Joe Weider
Wed 28 May 2025
Jess Fostekew, Joe Sutherland and Emmanuel Sonubi put Joe Weider in the squat rack.
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Robert Maxwell
Wed 21 May 2025
Tony Hawks, Janine Harouni and Hannah Platt examine the life of Robert Maxwell.
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Wicked: Elphaba (The Wicked Witch of the West)
Wed 14 May 2025
Emmanuel Sonubi, Joe Sutherland and Jess Fostekew see if Elphaba was changed 'for good'.
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Christine Keeler
Wed 30 Apr 2025
Sara Barron, Rachel Fairburn and Michael Odewale examine the legacy of Christine Keeler.
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Three things you might not know about Queen Victoria
Comedian Russell Kane shares a different side of one of the world's most famous monarchs
How well do you know John Lennon?
Comedian Russell Kane shares a side of John Lennon you might not have been aware of
How well do you know Mahatma Gandhi?
Comedian Russell Kane shares a side of Mahatma Gandhi you might not have been aware of.
