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Evil Genius with Russell Kane

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Episode publication activity over the past year

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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?

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