Evil Genius with Russell Kane
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<p>It's good, bad, ugly - and very very funny. Changing the way we see heroes and villains in history.</p>
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Recent Episodes
September 9, 2026
Series 13: Jilly Cooper
Russell Kane interviews Jilly Cooper about her controversial writing and life, exploring her genius and the societal impact of her work.
September 1, 2026
Series 13: The Humans are Taking Over
<p>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... </p><p>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. </p><p>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</p><p>Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Studios production for BBC Sounds.</p>
August 26, 2026
Evil Animals, Series 3: Meerkats
Comedian Russell Kane interviews Dr. Natalie Cooper and comedian Susie McCabe about whether meerkats are evil or genius.
178 total episodes available with 56 transcripts
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Susie McCabe
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Dr Karim Vahed
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Glenn Moore
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Louise Young
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Limahl Germain
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<p>It's good, bad, ugly - and very very funny. Changing the way we see heroes and villains in history.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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