Evil Genius with Russell Kane - Evil Animals, Series 3: Rats

Russell Kane dishes the dirt on our favourite rodent – the rat. Joining him to decide whether Rats are evil or genius are the Natural History Museum’s Merit Researcher Natalie Cooper and comedian Susie McCabe.

Written by: Eve Delaney & Ruth Huskisson
Additional material by: Catherine Beazley & Angela Channell
Researcher: Catherine Beazley
Sound Recordist: Gareth Wood
Digital Editor: Jerry Peal
Production Coordinator: Liz Tuohy
Executive Producer: Paul Smith
Producer: Simon Nicholls

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

Published on Wednesday, 29th July 2026.

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