102 episodes

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

Evil Genius with Russell Kane BBC Sounds

    • Historia
    • 4.5 • 14 Ratings

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

    George Harrison

    George Harrison

    Daliso Chaponda, Catherine Bohart and Rachel Parris explore the enigma of the Quiet Beatle. Deeply spiritual hippie or deeply selfish hippiecrite?
    Producer: Beth O’Dea
    Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds

    • 47 min
    Princess Margaret

    Princess Margaret

    Geoff Norcott, Felicity Ward and Sophie Duker debate - wearing a crown, or going down? Taking in Geoff's hatred of dressing gowns, how it's a difficult time to be an ugly Ryan, and who the panel would allow to tap cigarette ash into their palm.
    Producer Sally Heaven
    Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds

    • 47 min
    Karl Lagerfeld

    Karl Lagerfeld

    Kerry Godliman, Darren Harriott and Helen Bauer spill the tea on the Chanel fashion guru. He might have been the greatest designer of his generation but was he the greatest human?
    Producer: Beth O’Dea
    Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds

    • 46 min
    Ronald Reagan

    Ronald Reagan

    Grainne Maguire, Athena Kugblenu and Robin Morgan decide, Reagan? Or wrong 'un? Plus, could we replace a leader with an actual puppet, like Ed the Duck? And other important questions.
    Producer Sally Heaven
    Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds

    • 44 min
    Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette

    Rachel Parris, Daliso Chaponda and Catherine Bohart on the original drama queen. Was the Last Queen of France just a spoiled child with huge hair who didn't know any better?
    Producer: Beth O’Dea
    Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds

    • 45 min
    Homer Simpson

    Homer Simpson

    Sophie Duker, Felicity Ward and Geoff Norcott decide whether the yellow patriarch is Duff Beer or just duff. Also, what do Geoff Norcott and Homer have in common, and what would a Gen Z Homer sound like?
    Producer Sally Heaven
    Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds

    • 47 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
14 Ratings

14 Ratings

Horemheb III ,

JFK

Love the program but the one about JFK was so full of factual errors it was just awfully. All politicians are in some ways stuck with their predicessors agendas as for example the attack on Cuba that JFK was fooled into by the military and CIA.
If you attack someone hiding their ailments you have to also point fingers at FDR and other as well.
I did not like this one. The others I have liked though.

Sten-Sture ,

Interesting twist

Seems John Lennon was a right twat! Knowledge is power would not have known this without the pod!

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