
Evil Genius with Russell Kane
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Che Guevara
EComrades Ria Lina, Esther Manito and Michael Odewale dissect the Argentine revolutionary.

Dr Seuss
EThe controversial children's author.How will Josh Jones, Ola Labib & Joanne McNally vote?

Billie Holiday
ESophie Duker, Daliso Chaponda and Kemah Bob riff over jazz singer Billie Holiday, who sang Strange Fruit. Producer Beth O'Dea

Kellogg
EFern Brady, Alison Spittle and Alex Edelman on John Harvey Kellogg, man of cornflakes. Producer Beth O'Dea

Boudicca
EGrainne Maguire Athena Kugblenu and Tony Law assess the Queen of East Anglia AKA Boudicca

Charles Darwin
EJayde Adams, Angela Barnes and Neil Delamere on the scientist who came up with evolution and explained how life works. No biggie. Producer Beth O'Dea

Alfred Hitchcock
ECatherine Bohart, Tom Parry & Heidi Regan keep you in suspense. Hitchcock:evil or genius?

Henry VIII
EGrainne Maguire, Felicity Ward and Alex Kealy decide, was Henry more monarch or murderer?

Malcolm X
EDarren Harriott, Sikisa and Johnny Cochrane examine the civil rights leader. Producer Beth O'Dea

Alexander Hamilton (from the musical)
ESara Barron, Ivo Graham & Jenny Bede on the American Founding Father, the real man behind the hit musical Hamilton. Producer Beth O'Dea

Evil Genius returns Thursday 14 January!
Russell and panel take on US Founding Father Alexander Hamilton - of the musical fame..

Karl Marx
EOlga Koch, Eshaan Akbar and Geoff Norcott give the political thinker Marx out of ten. Producer Beth O'Dea

Charlie Chaplin
EJon Richardson, Catherine Bohart & Shappi Khorsandi look at the film star in close-up. Producer Beth O'Dea

we're taking a break
a message from Russell Kane

Freddie Mercury
ETom Allen, Evelyn Mok and Isma Almas share what Queen's singing superstar means to them. Producer Beth O'Dea

Emmeline Pankhurst
EWill Sarah Keyworth, Athena Kugblenu and Luisa Omielan use their votes wisely?

Elvis
EWill Colin Murray,Johnny Cochrane and Neil Delamere have suspicious minds about The King?

Picasso
ETom Allen, Suzi Ruffell and Harriet Braine paint a wonky picture of the great artist. Producer Beth O'Dea

Nina Simone
EAre Athena Kugblenu, Njambi McGrath and Harriet Dyer feeling good about Nina Simone?

WG Grace: the greatest cricketer and his dark legacy
EIvo Graham and Aatif Nawaz bowl over non-cricket fans Russell Kane and Joanne McNally. Producer Beth O'Dea

Adi Dassler, founder of Adidas
EDarren Harriott, Nathan Caton and Joanne McNally put the boot in to the sportswear giant.

George Best
EColin Murray, Chloe Petts and Neil Delamere give the greatest footballer a good kicking.

Evil Genius is back on 27 February
Starting with three sport episodes - two sports megastars and one king of sportswear

Oscar Wilde
EJen Brister, Larry Dean & Esther Manito consign Oscar Wilde to the gutter or the stars.

Lou Reed
ESophie Duker, Laura Lexx & Neil Delamere take a walk on the wild side with the rock star. Recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe. Producer Beth O'Dea

Whitney Houston
EDane Baptiste, Jodie Mitchell and Athena Kugblenu decide, will they always love Whitney?

Bernard Manning
EJessica Fostekew, Marlon Davis and Leo Kearse ask if the popular comedian is still funny. Recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe. Producer Beth O'Dea

Salvador Dali
EJen Brister, Esther Manito and Larry Dean wax their moustaches ready to talk Salvador Dali

Winston Churchill
EDaliso Chaponda, Ivo Graham & Jessica Fostekew discuss the man voted the Greatest Briton. Recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe. Producer Beth O'Dea

Fidel Castro
EComrades Heidi Regan, Konstantin Kisin and Eleanor Morton consider Fidel Castro.

Muhammad Ali
EDarren Harriott, Laura Davis, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd on the boxer called The Greatest. Recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe. Producer Beth O'Dea

Queen Victoria
EDane Baptiste, Jodie Mitchell and Athena Kugblenu weigh up Queen Victoria.

Amy Winehouse
Suzi Ruffell Joanne McNally and Maisie Adam take on Amy at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Producer Beth O'Dea

Evil Genius is back on 5 Sept! Watch out, dead famous people
Evil Genius is good, bad, ugly and funny. And it's returning to your lucky earholes.

James Brown
ELou Sanders, Johnny Cochrane and Tom Lucy find out how James Brown Got On Up to no good.

Walt Disney
EFern Brady, Tiff Stevenson and Kae Kurd have an animated chat, about animator Walt Disney

Enid Blyton
EDanielle Ward, Rachel Fairburn & Danny McLoughlin have a jolly old time with Enid Blyton

Joan Crawford
EAmy Annette, Marcus Bronzy and Inel Tomlinson find the upsides in having an arch-nemesis

Bill Hicks
Tiff Stevenson, Fern Brady and Kae Kurd weigh up the comedian Bill Hicks

Coco Chanel
EElf Lyons, Ken Cheng and Sadie Harrison debate Coco Chanel and lying about your age.

Frank Sinatra
Lou Sanders, Johnny Cochrane and Tom Lucy bandy words about singing and civil rights. Producer Beth O'Dea

Joan Rivers
Desiree Burch, Catherine Bohart and Alan Carr chat being outrageous and having no limits. Producer Beth O'Dea

Father Christmas
Sindhu Vee, Grainne Maguire and Dane Baptiste mull over the magic of Santa himself.

Charles Dickens
Amy Annette, Marcus Bronzy and Inel Tomlinson read up on author Charles Dickens

Darth Vader
James Acaster, Jayde Adams and Romesh Ranganathan ask if he's just misunderstood. Producer Beth O'Dea

Pablo Escobar
Danielle Ward, Rachel Fairburn and Danny McLoughlin weigh up drug lord Pablo Escobar.

Sid Vicious at Latitude Festival
Grainne Maguire, Jen Brister and Shappi Khorsandi talk about what comedy owes to punk. Producer Beth O'Dea

JFK
Elf Lyons, Ken Cheng and Sadie Harrison poke around JFK: John F. Kennedy, US President.

Tupac Shakur
Romesh Ranganathan, James Acaster and Jayde Adams judge hip hop artist Tupac Shakur. Producer Beth O'Dea

Mother Teresa
Alan Carr, Desiree Burch and Catherine Bohart talk about goodness, badness and bin babies. Producer Beth O'Dea