Evil Genius with Russell Kane
Episodes
Kellogg
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fern Brady, Alison Spittle and Alex Edelman on John Harvey Kellogg, man of cornflakes. Producer Beth O'Dea
Boudicca
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Grainne Maguire Athena Kugblenu and Tony Law assess the Queen of East Anglia AKA Boudicca
Charles Darwin
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
Catherine Bohart, Tom Parry & Heidi Regan keep you in suspense. Hitchcock:evil or genius?
Henry VIII
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Grainne Maguire, Felicity Ward and Alex Kealy decide, was Henry more monarch or murderer?
Malcolm X
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Darren Harriott, Sikisa and Johnny Cochrane examine the civil rights leader. Producer Beth O'Dea
Alexander Hamilton (from the musical)
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sara Barron, Ivo Graham & Jenny Bede on the American Founding Father, the real man behind the hit musical Hamilton. Producer Beth O'Dea
Evil Genius returns Thursday 14 January!
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Russell and panel take on US Founding Father Alexander Hamilton - of the musical fame..
Karl Marx
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Olga Koch, Eshaan Akbar and Geoff Norcott give the political thinker Marx out of ten. Producer Beth O'Dea
Charlie Chaplin
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Richardson, Catherine Bohart & Shappi Khorsandi look at the film star in close-up. Producer Beth O'Dea
we're taking a break
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
a message from Russell Kane
Freddie Mercury
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
Will Sarah Keyworth, Athena Kugblenu and Luisa Omielan use their votes wisely?
Elvis
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Will Colin Murray,Johnny Cochrane and Neil Delamere have suspicious minds about The King?
Picasso
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Allen, Suzi Ruffell and Harriet Braine paint a wonky picture of the great artist. Producer Beth O'Dea
Nina Simone
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are Athena Kugblenu, Njambi McGrath and Harriet Dyer feeling good about Nina Simone?
WG Grace: the greatest cricketer and his dark legacy
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ivo Graham and Aatif Nawaz bowl over non-cricket fans Russell Kane and Joanne McNally. Producer Beth O'Dea
Adi Dassler, founder of Adidas
05 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Darren Harriott, Nathan Caton and Joanne McNally put the boot in to the sportswear giant.
George Best
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Colin Murray, Chloe Petts and Neil Delamere give the greatest footballer a good kicking.
Evil Genius is back on 27 February
20 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Starting with three sport episodes - two sports megastars and one king of sportswear
Oscar Wilde
07 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jen Brister, Larry Dean & Esther Manito consign Oscar Wilde to the gutter or the stars.
Lou Reed
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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
Whitney Houston
24 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dane Baptiste, Jodie Mitchell and Athena Kugblenu decide, will they always love Whitney?
Bernard Manning
17 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Fostekew, Marlon Davis and Leo Kearse ask if the popular comedian is still funny. Recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe. Producer Beth O'Dea
Salvador Dali
10 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jen Brister, Esther Manito and Larry Dean wax their moustaches ready to talk Salvador Dali
Winston Churchill
03 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Daliso Chaponda, Ivo Graham & Jessica Fostekew discuss the man voted the Greatest Briton. Recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe. Producer Beth O'Dea
Fidel Castro
26 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Comrades Heidi Regan, Konstantin Kisin and Eleanor Morton consider Fidel Castro.
Muhammad Ali
19 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Darren Harriott, Laura Davis, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd on the boxer called The Greatest. Recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe. Producer Beth O'Dea
Queen Victoria
12 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dane Baptiste, Jodie Mitchell and Athena Kugblenu weigh up Queen Victoria.
Amy Winehouse
05 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Suzi Ruffell Joanne McNally and Maisie Adam take on Amy at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Producer Beth O'Dea
Evil Genius is back on 5 Sept! Watch out, dead famous people
29 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Evil Genius is good, bad, ugly and funny. And it's returning to your lucky earholes.
James Brown
14 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lou Sanders, Johnny Cochrane and Tom Lucy find out how James Brown Got On Up to no good.
Walt Disney
07 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fern Brady, Tiff Stevenson and Kae Kurd have an animated chat, about animator Walt Disney
Enid Blyton
31 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Danielle Ward, Rachel Fairburn & Danny McLoughlin have a jolly old time with Enid Blyton
Joan Crawford
24 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Annette, Marcus Bronzy and Inel Tomlinson find the upsides in having an arch-nemesis
Bill Hicks
19 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tiff Stevenson, Fern Brady and Kae Kurd weigh up the comedian Bill Hicks
Coco Chanel
10 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Elf Lyons, Ken Cheng and Sadie Harrison debate Coco Chanel and lying about your age.
Frank Sinatra
03 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lou Sanders, Johnny Cochrane and Tom Lucy bandy words about singing and civil rights. Producer Beth O'Dea
Joan Rivers
27 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Desiree Burch, Catherine Bohart and Alan Carr chat being outrageous and having no limits. Producer Beth O'Dea
Father Christmas
21 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sindhu Vee, Grainne Maguire and Dane Baptiste mull over the magic of Santa himself.
Charles Dickens
13 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Annette, Marcus Bronzy and Inel Tomlinson read up on author Charles Dickens
Darth Vader
06 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
James Acaster, Jayde Adams and Romesh Ranganathan ask if he's just misunderstood. Producer Beth O'Dea
Pablo Escobar
29 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Danielle Ward, Rachel Fairburn and Danny McLoughlin weigh up drug lord Pablo Escobar.
Sid Vicious at Latitude Festival
22 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Grainne Maguire, Jen Brister and Shappi Khorsandi talk about what comedy owes to punk. Producer Beth O'Dea
JFK
15 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Elf Lyons, Ken Cheng and Sadie Harrison poke around JFK: John F. Kennedy, US President.
Tupac Shakur
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Romesh Ranganathan, James Acaster and Jayde Adams judge hip hop artist Tupac Shakur. Producer Beth O'Dea
Mother Teresa
01 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Carr, Desiree Burch and Catherine Bohart talk about goodness, badness and bin babies. Producer Beth O'Dea
Evil Genius is coming back!
26 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A new series of Evil Genius is on its way..
Margaret Thatcher
09 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Steve Jobs
02 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Hugh Hefner
25 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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.
Gandhi
18 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 Oma...
Roald Dahl
11 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Albert Einstein
04 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kindly favourite-uncle genius with comedy hair, or controlling egomanic? Russell Kane attempts to explain the theory of relativity to Caz Frear, Sean...
Richard Pryor
28 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Evelyn Waugh
21 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Writing Brideshead Revisited? Genius. Naming his son Auberon? Evil. And it gets worse... Russell weighs it all up with Jolyon Rubinstein, Ellie White...
Marie Stopes: birth control pioneer
14 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Russell Kane asks whether birth control pioneer Marie Stopes had a more sinister motive.. with Dane Baptiste, Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Iszi Lawrence.
John Lennon
07 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
The show where we ask: Where do you draw the line?