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Evil Genius with Russell Kane

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Evil Genius with Russell Kane
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  • Evil Genius with Russell Kane

    Helen of Troy

    2026-05-27 | 37 mins.
    She’s the face that launched a thousand ships - but is Helen of Troy anything more than just a pick-me girl with an army of cucks? Lily Phillips, Ola Labib and Edd Hedges consider bestiality, incest, and Power Rangers, to try and assess whether the hottest woman in history leaves them cold.
    Additional material: Miriam O’Byrne, Angela Channell and Katie Sayer
    Researcher: Miriam O’Byrne
    Recording Engineer: Gareth Wood
    Sound Editor: Kate Mac
    Production Coordinator: Liz Tuohy
    Executive Producer: Paul Smith
    The producer was Katie Sayer. Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Studios production for BBC Sounds.
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    The Critters Are Back!

    2026-05-27 | 1 mins.
    Evil Animals is back with a whole new menagerie of beasts. Comedian Russell Kane and his panel will debate whether Koalas, Wasps, Tortoises, Vultures, Orcas, Meerkats, Ants, Rats and Chimpanzees are evil or genius.
    Across the series, Russell will be joined by leading experts including: zoology correspondent Jules Howard, zoologist Lucy Cooke, Professor of Behavioural Ecology Seirian Sumner, Merit Researcher at the Natural History Museum Natalie Cooper, zoologist Billy Heaney and top entomologist Professor Karim Vahed.
    Comedian guests include: Lindsey Santoro, Peter Rethinasamy, Lucy Porter, Glenn Moore, Felicity Ward, Desiree Burch, Susie McCabe and Esther Manito.
    Hosted by Russell Kane
    Written by 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.
  • Evil Genius with Russell Kane

    William Shakespeare

    2026-05-20 | 40 mins.
    He’s the most famous writer of all time; but before his reign of terror over the GCSE syllabus, William ‘Shag-speare’ was an upcoming playwright with humble beginnings in Stratford-upon-Avon. But was he more evil, or genius? Did he put the ‘knob’ into Two Noble Kinsmen, or just the ‘mid’ into Midsummer Night’s Dream? It’s up to Stephen Bailey, Kate Cheka and Steve Bugeja to decide whether the Bard of Avon was a bisexual icon, or a bit of a bastard.
    Additional material: Christina Riggs and Katie Sayer
    Researcher: Christina Riggs
    Recording Engineer: Dom Boucher
    Sound Editor: Kate Mac
    Production Coordinator: Liz Tuohy
    Executive Producer: Paul Smith
    The producer was Katie Sayer. Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Studios production for BBC Sounds.
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    Nancy Reagan

    2026-05-13 | 37 mins.
    A socialite in shoulder pads or the real power behind the throne? It’s up to Limahl Germain, Louise Young and Peter Rethinasamy to decide if Nancy Reagan was a typical tradwife or a Machiavellian manipulator, via goths, psychics, and bananas in the bedroom
    Additional material: Miriam O’Byrne, Angela Channell and Katie Sayer
    Researcher: Miriam O’Byrne
    Recording Engineer: Dom Boucher
    Sound Editor: Kate Mac
    Production Coordinator: Liz Tuohy
    Executive Producer: Paul Smith
    The producer was Katie Sayer. Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Sounds.
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    F. Scott Fitzgerald

    2026-05-06 | 37 mins.
    The poster boy for yearning, F. Scott Fitzgerald came to epitomise the American dream. But is the author of The Great Gatsby really so great after all? Pierre Novellie, Rachel Fairburn and Slim dive between the covers and find some red flags in the roaring twenties.
    Additional material: Miriam O’Byrne and Katie Sayer
    Researcher: Miriam O’Byrne
    Recording Engineer: Dom Boucher
    Sound Editor: Kate Mac
    Production Coordinator: Liz Tuohy
    Executive Producer: Paul Smith
    The producer was Katie Sayer. Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Studios Audio Production for BBC Sounds.
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