Evil Genius with Russell Kane
BBC Sounds
It’s good, bad, ugly - and very very funny. Changing the way we see heroes and villains in history.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Apr 16, 2020 • 44min
Freddie Mercury
Tom Allen, Evelyn Mok and Isma Almas share what Queen's singing superstar means to them.
Producer Beth O'Dea
Apr 9, 2020 • 40min
Emmeline Pankhurst
Will Sarah Keyworth, Athena Kugblenu and Luisa Omielan use their votes wisely?
Apr 2, 2020 • 42min
Elvis
Will Colin Murray,Johnny Cochrane and Neil Delamere have suspicious minds about The King?
Mar 26, 2020 • 44min
Picasso
Tom Allen, Suzi Ruffell and Harriet Braine paint a wonky picture of the great artist.
Producer Beth O'Dea
Mar 19, 2020 • 42min
Nina Simone
Are Athena Kugblenu, Njambi McGrath and Harriet Dyer feeling good about Nina Simone?
Mar 12, 2020 • 43min
WG Grace: the greatest cricketer and his dark legacy
Ivo Graham and Aatif Nawaz bowl over non-cricket fans Russell Kane and Joanne McNally.
Producer Beth O'Dea
Mar 5, 2020 • 43min
Adi Dassler, founder of Adidas
Darren Harriott, Nathan Caton and Joanne McNally put the boot in to the sportswear giant.
Feb 27, 2020 • 44min
George Best
Colin Murray, Chloe Petts and Neil Delamere give the greatest footballer a good kicking.
Feb 20, 2020 • 56sec
Evil Genius is back on 27 February
Starting with three sport episodes - two sports megastars and one king of sportswear
Nov 7, 2019 • 40min
Oscar Wilde
Jen Brister, Larry Dean & Esther Manito consign Oscar Wilde to the gutter or the stars.
