Evil Genius with Russell Kane - Series 13: The Humans are Taking Over

Download Series 13: The Humans are Taking Over

Russell Kane returns to reassess history's heroes and villains - and this series, those heroes and villains include Jilly Cooper, Stephen Hawking, Pavarotti, the Marquis de Sade, L Ron Hubbard, Sean Connery, Catherine de Medici, Chuck Berry and Princess Diana...

Comedians across the series include Bella Hull, Rosie Holt, Katie Norris, Dan Tiernan, Horatio Gould, Ola Labib, Rajiv Karia, Kate Cheka, Kazeem Jamal, Ian Smith, Hasan Al Habib, Stephen Bailey - and Russell's real life wife, Lindsey Kane.

Hosted by Russell Kane
Researchers: Miriam O'Byrne, Christina Riggs, Lorna Reader
Sound Recordist: Dom Boucher
Production Coordinator: Liz Tuohy
Executive Producer: Paul Smith
Producer: Katie Sayer

Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Studios production for BBC Sounds.

Published on Tuesday, 1st September 2026.

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