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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.
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Episodes
Series 5: Alfred Hitchcock 04.02.2021 48:46
Catherine Bohart, Tom Parry & Heidi Regan keep you in suspense. Hitchcock:evil or genius?
Series 5: Henry VIII 28.01.2021 40:53
Grainne Maguire, Felicity Ward and Alex Kealy decide, was Henry more monarch or murderer?
Series 5: Malcolm X 21.01.2021 46:06
Darren Harriott, Sikisa and Johnny Cochrane examine the civil rights leader. Producer Beth O'Dea
Series 5: Alexander Hamilton 14.01.2021 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
Series 4: Karl Marx 17.06.2020 49:49
Olga Koch, Eshaan Akbar and Geoff Norcott give the political thinker Marx out of ten. Producer Beth O'Dea
Series 4: Charlie Chaplin 11.06.2020 40:11
Jon Richardson, Catherine Bohart & Shappi Khorsandi look at the film star in close-up. Producer Beth O'Dea
Series 4: Freddie Mercury 16.04.2020 44:07
Tom Allen, Evelyn Mok and Isma Almas share what Queen's singing superstar means to them. Producer Beth O'Dea
Series 4: Emmeline Pankhurst 09.04.2020 39:53
Will Sarah Keyworth, Athena Kugblenu and Luisa Omielan use their votes wisely?
Series 4: Elvis 02.04.2020 42:22
Will Colin Murray,Johnny Cochrane and Neil Delamere have suspicious minds about The King?
Series 4: Picasso 26.03.2020 43:32
Tom Allen, Suzi Ruffell and Harriet Braine paint a wonky picture of the great artist. Producer Beth O'Dea
Series 4: Nina Simone 19.03.2020 42:05
Are Athena Kugblenu, Njambi McGrath and Harriet Dyer feeling good about Nina Simone?
Series 4: WG Grace 12.03.2020 43:04
Ivo Graham and Aatif Nawaz bowl over non-cricket fans Russell Kane and Joanne McNally. Producer Beth O'Dea
Series 4: Adi Dassler, founder of Adidas 05.03.2020 43:14
Darren Harriott, Nathan Caton and Joanne McNally put the boot in to the sportswear giant.
Series 4: George Best 27.02.2020 43:56
Colin Murray, Chloe Petts and Neil Delamere give the greatest footballer a good kicking.
Series 3: Oscar Wilde 07.11.2019 40:04
Jen Brister, Larry Dean & Esther Manito consign Oscar Wilde to the gutter or the stars.
Series 3: Lou Reed 31.10.2019 35:25
Sophie Duker, Laura Lexx & Neil Delamere take a walk on the wild side with the rock star. Recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe. Producer Beth O'Dea
Series 3: Whitney Houston 24.10.2019 36:39
Dane Baptiste, Jodie Mitchell and Athena Kugblenu decide, will they always love Whitney?
Series 3: Bernard Manning 17.10.2019 41:34
Jessica Fostekew, Marlon Davis and Leo Kearse ask if the popular comedian is still funny. Recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe. Producer Beth O'Dea
Series 3: Salvador Dali 10.10.2019 32:23
Jen Brister, Esther Manito and Larry Dean wax their moustaches ready to talk Salvador Dali
Series 3: Winston Churchill 03.10.2019 37:05
Daliso Chaponda, Ivo Graham & Jessica Fostekew discuss the man voted the Greatest Briton. Recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe. Producer Beth O'Dea
Series 3: Fidel Castro 26.09.2019 39:26
Comrades Heidi Regan, Konstantin Kisin and Eleanor Morton consider Fidel Castro.
Series 3: Muhammad Ali 19.09.2019 43:50
Darren Harriott, Laura Davis, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd on the boxer called The Greatest. Recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe. Producer Beth O'Dea
Series 3: Queen Victoria 12.09.2019 34:14
Dane Baptiste, Jodie Mitchell and Athena Kugblenu weigh up Queen Victoria.
Series 3: Amy Winehouse 05.09.2019 38:43
Suzi Ruffell Joanne McNally and Maisie Adam take on Amy at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Producer Beth O'Dea
Series 2: James Brown 14.02.2019 30:00
Lou Sanders, Johnny Cochrane and Tom Lucy find out how James Brown Got On Up to no good.
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