Evil Genius with Russell Kane

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

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Griselda Blanco
Peter Rethinasamy, Laura Smyth and Rachel Fairburn dissect ‘The Godmother’.
15 Oct 2025,29 mins,
Agatha Christie
Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jess Fostekew and Eshaan Akbar examine the life of the author.
08 Oct 2025,33 mins,
Al Capone
Jack Skipper, Maisie Adam and Daliso Chaponda examine the legacy of the mob king.
01 Oct 2025,34 mins
Evil Genius: Returning Soon
Evil Genius is back soon with more good, bad, ugly - and very, very funny
26 Sep 2025,1 min
Evil Animals - Vampire Bats
Vampire Bats: spooky little weirdos or misunderstood goth pigeons?
24 Sep 2025,32 mins,
Evil Animals - Maggots
Maggots: misunderstood baby flies or gruesome creepies?
17 Sep 2025,31 mins
Evil Animals - Snakes
Are they slithering wronguns, or super sleek legends?
10 Sep 2025,30 mins
Evil Animals - Cats
Stress-busting snugglebugs or smug little killers?
03 Sep 2025,32 mins
Evil Animals - Bottlenose Dolphins
With their fiendish tendencies, are Bottlenose Dolphins evil? Or bona-fide genius?
27 Aug 2025,31 mins,
Evil Animals - Hamsters
With their vicious bitey ways, are hamsters evil? Or just plain genius?
20 Aug 2025,38 mins
Welcome to Evil Animals...
The feral sibling of Evil Genius.
13 Aug 2025,2 mins
Jackie Kennedy
Amy Matthews, Ray Badran and Rajiv Karia examine the legacy of Jackie Kennedy
02 Jul 2025,43 mins,
Nostradamus
Richard Herring, Ola Labib and Pierre Novellie decode the quatrains of Nostradamus
25 Jun 2025,40 mins,
Catherine The Great
Rajiv Karia, Amy Matthews and Ray Badran debate whether Catherine was so great after all.
18 Jun 2025,37 mins,
Florence Nightingale
Richard Herring, Ola Labib and Pierre Novellie shine a lamp on Florence Nightingale.
11 Jun 2025,31 mins,
Marilyn Monroe
Hannah Platt, Janine Harouni and Tony Hawks explore the legacy of Marilyn Monroe
04 Jun 2025,34 mins,
Father of bodybuilding, Joe Weider
Jess Fostekew, Joe Sutherland and Emmanuel Sonubi put Joe Weider in the squat rack.
28 May 2025,38 mins,
Robert Maxwell
Tony Hawks, Janine Harouni and Hannah Platt examine the life of Robert Maxwell.
21 May 2025,41 mins,
Wicked: Elphaba (The Wicked Witch of the West)
Emmanuel Sonubi, Joe Sutherland and Jess Fostekew see if Elphaba was changed 'for good'.
14 May 2025,34 mins
Napoleon
Johnny Cochrane, Glenn Moore and Celya AB get complex about Napoleon.
07 May 2025,40 mins,
Christine Keeler
Sara Barron, Rachel Fairburn and Michael Odewale examine the legacy of Christine Keeler.
30 Apr 2025,35 mins,
Harper Lee
Celya AB, Glenn Moore and Johnny Cochrane put Harper Lee in the dock.
23 Apr 2025,37 mins,
OJ Simpson
Michael Odewale, Sara Barron and Rachel Fairburn take a sip of ‘The Juice’.
16 Apr 2025,37 mins
Evil Genius: Returning Soon
Evil Genius is back soon with more good, bad, ugly - and very, very funny
1 min
Lawrence of Arabia
Susie McCabe, Desiree Burch and Ian Smith dissect the fairytale.
18 Dec 2024,35 mins,
Lady Macbeth
Laura Smyth, Josh Jones and Johnny Cochrane delve into The Scottish Play.
11 Dec 2024,32 mins,
John D. Rockefeller
Phil Wang, Lindsey Santoro and Katie Norris on the world's first billionaire.
04 Dec 2024,33 mins,
Oliver Cromwell
Kerry Godliman, Helen Bauer and Glenn Moore bite the head off the Lord Protector.
27 Nov 2024,34 mins,
Jim Morrison
Rachel Parris, Daliso Chaponda and Stephen Bailey on the multifaceted 'Lizard King'.
20 Nov 2024,34 mins,
Marlene Dietrich
Amy Gledhill, Ria Lina and Alasdair Beckett-King decide - diva or devil?
13 Nov 2024,36 mins,