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Evil Genius with Russell Kane

A podcast by: BBC Radio

It’s good, bad, ugly - and very very funny. Changing the way we see heroes and villains in history

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102 Episodes

George Harrison
Published 2024-04-04

Princess Margaret
Published 2024-03-28
Karl Lagerfeld
Published 2024-03-21
Ronald Reagan
Published 2024-03-14
Marie Antoinette
Published 2024-03-07
Homer Simpson
Published 2024-02-29
Jerry Springer
Published 2024-02-22
IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad
Published 2024-02-15
The Kray Twins
Published 2024-02-08
Attila the Hun
Published 2024-02-01
Elizabeth Taylor
Published 2024-01-25
Count Dracula
Published 2024-01-18
Introducing Monsters of Music with Tom Allen
Published 2023-10-20
David Bowie
Published 2023-04-06
Marvin Gaye
Published 2023-03-30
Cleopatra
Published 2023-03-23
Christopher Columbus
Published 2023-03-16
Johnny Cash
Published 2023-03-09
Mary Whitehouse
Published 2023-03-02
Andy Warhol
Published 2023-02-23
Marlon Brando
Published 2023-02-16
Meat Loaf
Published 2023-02-09
Bruce Lee
Published 2023-02-02
The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit creator JRR Tolkien
Published 2023-01-26
Batman
Published 2023-01-19
Lara Croft, Tomb Raider
Published 2022-03-24
Richard Nixon
Published 2022-03-17
Frida Kahlo
Published 2022-03-10
Sigmund Freud
Published 2022-03-03
Allen Ginsberg
Published 2022-02-24
Genghis Khan
Published 2022-02-17
Notorious B.I.G.
Published 2022-02-10
Wernher von Braun; the rocket scientist who put man on the moon
Published 2022-02-03
Virginia Woolf
Published 2022-01-27
Cecil Rhodes: the man behind the row about controversial statues
Published 2022-01-20
Elizabeth I
Published 2022-01-13
Prince
Published 2022-01-06
Evil Genius with Russell Kane returns Thu 6th Jan!
Published 2021-12-30
James Bond
Published 2021-04-01
Diego Maradona
Published 2021-03-25

It’s good, bad, ugly - and very very funny. Changing the way we see heroes and villains in history.

102 Episodes

George Harrison

Princess Margaret

Karl Lagerfeld

Ronald Reagan

Marie Antoinette

Homer Simpson

Jerry Springer

IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad

The Kray Twins

Attila the Hun

Elizabeth Taylor

Count Dracula

Introducing Monsters of Music with Tom Allen

David Bowie

Marvin Gaye

Cleopatra

Christopher Columbus

Johnny Cash

Mary Whitehouse

Andy Warhol

Marlon Brando

Meat Loaf

Bruce Lee

The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit creator JRR Tolkien

Batman

Lara Croft, Tomb Raider

Richard Nixon

Frida Kahlo

Sigmund Freud

Allen Ginsberg

Genghis Khan

Notorious B.I.G.

Wernher von Braun; the rocket scientist who put man on the moon

Virginia Woolf

Cecil Rhodes: the man behind the row about controversial statues

Elizabeth I

Prince

Evil Genius with Russell Kane returns Thu 6th Jan!

James Bond

Diego Maradona