BBC Radio Podcasts from Evil Genius with Russell Kane

George Harrison

Daliso Chaponda, Catherine Bohart & Rachel Parris explore the enigma of the Quiet Beatle.

Princess Margaret

Geoff Norcott, Felicity Ward and Sophie Duker debate - wearing a crown, or going down?

Karl Lagerfeld

Kerry Godliman, Darren Harriott and Helen Bauer spill the tea on the Chanel fashion guru.

Ronald Reagan

Grainne Maguire, Athena Kugblenu and Robin Morgan decide, Reagan? Or wrong 'un?

Marie Antoinette

Rachel Parris, Daliso Chaponda and Catherine Bohart on the original drama queen.

Homer Simpson

Sophie Duker, Felicity Ward and Geoff Norcott decide - Duff Beer or just duff?

Jerry Springer

Desiree Burch, Josh Jones and Sara Barron - will their final thought be evil? Or genius?

IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad

Stevie Martin, Johnny Cochrane and Maisie Adam deconstruct the Swedish furniture king.

The Kray Twins

Helen Bauer, Darren Harriott and Kerry Godliman take on the infamous gangster double act.

Attila the Hun

Robin Morgan, Gráinne Maguire and Athena Kugblenu ask: you OK, hun?

Elizabeth Taylor

Desiree Burch, Sara Barron and Josh Jones provide more laughs than Liz had husbands.

Count Dracula

Maisie Adam, Stevie Martin & Johnny Cochrane open the coffin to assess the undead legend.

Introducing Monsters of Music with Tom Allen

In Monsters of Music, Tom Allen uncovers the scandalous lives of classical musicians.

David Bowie

Kerry Godliman, Esther Manito and Rhys James decide – Starman or laughing gnome?

Marvin Gaye

Maisie Adam, Ania Magliano and Marlon Davis wonder what was goin' on with the soul singer.

Cleopatra

Kerry Godliman, Esther Manito and Rhys James debate - was the Egyptian a pain in the asp?

Christopher Columbus

Sara Barron, Helen Bauer & Darren Harriott on the man who's credited with finding America.

Johnny Cash

Thanyia Moore, Pierre Novellie & Lauren Pattison ask if the country star did walk the line

Mary Whitehouse

Felicity Ward, Ria Lina and Peter Rethinasamy decide: is the campaigner prophet or prude?

Andy Warhol

Darren Harriott, Helen Bauer & Sara Barron on the weird and wonderful founder of pop art.

Marlon Brando

Maisie Adam, Marlon Davis and Ania Magliano's decision will be an offer he can't refuse.

Meat Loaf

Rachel Fairburn, Johnny Cochrane and Stevie Martin slice up the Bat Out Of Hell singer.

Bruce Lee

Felicity Ward, Ria Lina and Peter Rethinasamy decide if Lee deserves a one-inch punch

The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit creator JRR Tolkien

Thanyia Moore, Lauren Pattison and Pierre Novellie on a quest for the man behind the Ring

Batman

Stevie Martin, Rachel Fairburn and Johnny Cochrane ask how super the superhero really is.

Lara Croft, Tomb Raider

Sikisa, Sarah Callaghan and Ivo Graham dig the dirt on Tomb Raider, Lara Croft

Richard Nixon

Athena Kugblenu, Lou Sanders and Nathan Caton decide: Evilgate or Geniusgate?

Frida Kahlo

Gráinne Maguire, Harriet Braine and Hal Cruttenden paint a picture of the artist.

Sigmund Freud

Sophie Duker, Rhys James and Evelyn Mok analyse the father of psychoanalysis

Allen Ginsberg

Gráinne Maguire, Harriet Braine and Hal Cruttenden beat up beat poet Allen Ginsberg.

Genghis Khan

Esther Manito, Robin Morgan and Sarah Mills discuss whether the warrior was actually woke

Notorious B.I.G.

Lou Sanders, Nathan Caton and Athena Kugblenu decide whether they're hypnotized by Biggie

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

Sikisa, Sarah Callaghan and Ivo Graham take a look at the man behind the Apollo missions.

Virginia Woolf

Sophie Duker, Rhys James and Evelyn Mok decide if Virginia is more Woolf or puppy dog.

Cecil Rhodes: the man behind the row about controversial statues

Johnny Cochrane, Thanyia Moore and Olga Koch knock down the man behind the statues debate

Elizabeth I

Robin Morgan, Esther Manito & Sarah Mills on the Virgin Queen. Pure evil or pure genius?

Prince

Olga Koch, Thanyia Moore and Johnny Cochrane uncover some truths about The Purple One

Evil Genius with Russell Kane returns Thu 6th Jan!

Russell and panel are back, kicking off with The Purple One himself...music icon, Prince.

James Bond

Rob Beckett, Athena Kugblenu & Heidi Regan decide whether to use the ejector seat on Bond

Diego Maradona

Will Jon Richardson, Johnny Cochrane and Susie McCabe give Maradona the red card?

Che Guevara

Comrades Ria Lina, Esther Manito and Michael Odewale dissect the Argentine revolutionary.

Dr Seuss

The controversial children's author.How will Josh Jones, Ola Labib & Joanne McNally vote?

Billie Holiday

Sophie Duker, Daliso Chaponda and Kemah Bob riff over jazz singer Billie Holiday.

Kellogg

Fern Brady, Alison Spittle and Alex Edelman on John Harvey Kellogg, man of cornflakes.

Boudicca

Grainne Maguire Athena Kugblenu and Tony Law assess the Queen of East Anglia AKA Boudicca

Charles Darwin

Jayde Adams, Angela Barnes and Neil Delamere on the man who came up with evolution.

Alfred Hitchcock

Catherine Bohart, Tom Parry & Heidi Regan keep you in suspense. Hitchcock:evil or genius?

Henry VIII

Grainne Maguire, Felicity Ward and Alex Kealy decide, was Henry more monarch or murderer?

Malcolm X

Darren Harriott, Sikisa and Johnny Cochrane examine the civil rights leader.

Alexander Hamilton (from the musical)

Sara Barron, Ivo Graham & Jenny Bede on the real man behind the hit musical Hamilton.

Evil Genius returns Thursday 14 January!

Russell and panel take on US Founding Father Alexander Hamilton - of the musical fame..

Karl Marx

Olga Koch, Eshaan Akbar and Geoff Norcott give the political thinker Marx out of ten.

Charlie Chaplin

Jon Richardson, Catherine Bohart & Shappi Khorsandi look at the film star in close-up.

we're taking a break

a message from Russell Kane

Freddie Mercury

Tom Allen, Evelyn Mok and Isma Almas share what Queen's singing superstar means to them.

Emmeline Pankhurst

Will Sarah Keyworth, Athena Kugblenu and Luisa Omielan use their votes wisely?

Elvis

Will Colin Murray,Johnny Cochrane and Neil Delamere have suspicious minds about The King?

Picasso

Tom Allen, Suzi Ruffell and Harriet Braine paint a wonky picture of the great artist.

Nina Simone

Are Athena Kugblenu, Njambi McGrath and Harriet Dyer feeling good about Nina Simone?

WG Grace: the greatest cricketer and his dark legacy

Ivo Graham and Aatif Nawaz bowl over non-cricket fans Russell Kane and Joanne McNally.

Adi Dassler, founder of Adidas

Darren Harriott, Nathan Caton and Joanne McNally put the boot in to the sportswear giant.

George Best

Colin Murray, Chloe Petts and Neil Delamere give the greatest footballer a good kicking.

Evil Genius is back on 27 February

Starting with three sport episodes - two sports megastars and one king of sportswear

Oscar Wilde

Jen Brister, Larry Dean & Esther Manito consign Oscar Wilde to the gutter or the stars.

Lou Reed

Sophie Duker, Laura Lexx & Neil Delamere take a walk on the wild side with the rock star

Whitney Houston

Dane Baptiste, Jodie Mitchell and Athena Kugblenu decide, will they always love Whitney?

Bernard Manning

Jessica Fostekew, Marlon Davis and Leo Kearse ask if the popular comedian is still funny.

Salvador Dali

Jen Brister, Esther Manito and Larry Dean wax their moustaches ready to talk Salvador Dali

Winston Churchill

Daliso Chaponda, Ivo Graham & Jessica Fostekew discuss the man voted the Greatest Briton.

Fidel Castro

Comrades Heidi Regan, Konstantin Kisin and Eleanor Morton consider Fidel Castro.

Muhammad Ali

Darren Harriott, Laura Davis, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd on the boxer called The Greatest

Queen Victoria

Dane Baptiste, Jodie Mitchell and Athena Kugblenu weigh up Queen Victoria.

Amy Winehouse

Suzi Ruffell Joanne McNally and Maisie Adam take on Amy at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Evil Genius is back on 5 Sept! Watch out, dead famous people

Evil Genius is good, bad, ugly and funny. And it's returning to your lucky earholes.

James Brown

Lou Sanders, Johnny Cochrane and Tom Lucy find out how James Brown Got On Up to no good.

Walt Disney

Fern Brady, Tiff Stevenson and Kae Kurd have an animated chat, about animator Walt Disney

Enid Blyton

Danielle Ward, Rachel Fairburn & Danny McLoughlin have a jolly old time with Enid Blyton

Joan Crawford

Amy Annette, Marcus Bronzy and Inel Tomlinson find the upsides in having an arch-nemesis

Bill Hicks

Tiff Stevenson, Fern Brady and Kae Kurd weigh up the comedian Bill Hicks

Coco Chanel

Elf Lyons, Ken Cheng and Sadie Harrison debate Coco Chanel and lying about your age.

Frank Sinatra

Lou Sanders, Johnny Cochrane and Tom Lucy bandy words about singing and civil rights.

Joan Rivers

Desiree Burch, Catherine Bohart and Alan Carr chat being outrageous and having no limits.

Father Christmas

Sindhu Vee, Grainne Maguire and Dane Baptiste mull over the magic of Santa himself.

Charles Dickens

Amy Annette, Marcus Bronzy and Inel Tomlinson read up on author Charles Dickens

Darth Vader

James Acaster, Jayde Adams and Romesh Ranganathan ask if he's just misunderstood.

Pablo Escobar

Danielle Ward, Rachel Fairburn and Danny McLoughlin weigh up drug lord Pablo Escobar.

Sid Vicious at Latitude Festival

Grainne Maguire, Jen Brister and Shappi Khorsandi talk about what comedy owes to punk.

JFK

Elf Lyons, Ken Cheng and Sadie Harrison poke around JFK: John F. Kennedy, US President.

Tupac Shakur

Romesh Ranganathan, James Acaster and Jayde Adams judge hip hop artist Tupac Shakur.

Mother Teresa

Alan Carr, Desiree Burch and Catherine Bohart talk goodness, badness and bin babies.

Evil Genius is coming back!

A new series of Evil Genius is on its way..

Margaret Thatcher

Russell and his panel weigh up the Iron Lady. The debate involves hairspray and ninjas.

Steve Jobs

Will Russell and his panelists be swayed because without him this podcast may not exist?

Hugh Hefner

Russell Kane gets into his dressing gown to talk about Hugh Hefner.

Gandhi

Surely not Gandhi? Russell Kane reveals an evil side to the father of modern India.

Roald Dahl

Will Russell’s revelations about Roald Dahl stop you from reading The BFG ever again?

Albert Einstein

Kindly favourite-uncle genius with comedy hair, or controlling egomanic?

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor may be the comedian’s comedian, but plenty in his life story isn’t so funny

Evelyn Waugh

Writing Brideshead Revisited? Genius. Naming his son Auberon? Evil. And it gets worse...

Marie Stopes: birth control pioneer

Russell Kane asks whether birth control pioneer Marie Stopes had a more sinister motive.

John Lennon

Peace, love and an intolerance of laughter.

Welcome to Evil Genius with Russell Kane

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