How Houdini Made Magic
For a century, Harry Houdini has been safely filed away in the public imagination as a nostalgic variety act: a man in monochrome film escap...
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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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Series 13: Sean Connery
He won the hearts of a nation for his suave, sexy James Bond, but will Kane, Russell Kane and his panel say (Dr) No to the Hollywood heartth...
Series 13: Founder of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard
L Ron Hubbard was a writer of science fiction and an inventor of fictional worlds. He also founded Scientology. Helping Russell decide wheth...
Series 13: Catherine de' Medici
Catherine de' Medici, the legendary queen of France, was known across Europe for her murderous ways. The so-called ‘serpent queen’ rarely sa...
Series 13: Princess Diana
Diana Spencer is one of the most famous women who ever lived. But behind closed doors, was the people’s princess really anything more just a...
Series 13: Chuck Berry
Russell Kane turns his attention to the father of rock’n’roll, and along with guests Rajiv Karia, Ola Labib and Horatio Gould, must decide w...
Series 13: Marquis de Sade
Sadism is literally named after the Marquis de Sade - so no surprise, Russell Kane and guests Kate Cheka, Ian Smith and Kazeem Jamal get tie...
Series 13: Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti may be the most famous opera singer who ever lived - but his antics off-stage strike a less than gorgeous note for Russell...
Series 13: Stephen Hawking
Russell Kane gets physical with Dan Tiernan, Ola Labib and Rajiv Karia as they try to work out whether Stephen Hawking was evil, or a genius...
Series 13: Jilly Cooper
Russell Kane is bullied by Bella Hull, Rosie Holt and Katie Norris, with occasional discussion of Jilly Cooper. Was the sexed-up scribe evil...
Series 13: The Humans are Taking Over
Russell Kane returns to reassess history's heroes and villains - and this series, those heroes and villains include Jilly Cooper, Stephen Ha...
Evil Animals, Series 3: Meerkats
Joining comedian Russell Kane to decide whether Meerkats are evil or genius are Merit Researcher at the Natural History Museum, Dr. Natalie...
Evil Animals, Series 3: Ants
Russell Kane asks whether Ants – aka Ant-ony Hopkins - are Conga Line Creeps or Mini-muscle heads. With entomologist Dr. Karim Vahed of Bug...
Evil Animals, Series 3: Chimpanzees
Joining comedian Russell Kane to decide whether Chimpanzees are evil or genius are the zoologist and author Jules Howard and comedian Esther...
Evil Animals, Series 3: Orcas
Russell Kane deep dives Orcas. Marine Menace Masterminds or Deep Sea Superstars? Helping him decide whether Orcas are evil or genius are zoo...
Evil Animals, Series 3: Rats
Russell Kane dishes the dirt on our favourite rodent – the rat. Joining him to decide whether Rats are evil or genius are the Natural Histor...
Evil Animals, Series 3: Tortoises
Comedian Russell Kane dishes the dirt on Tortoises. Helping him decide whether Tortoises – aka Shellena Gomez - are evil or genius are zoolo...
Evil Animals, Series 3: Vultures
Comedian Russell Kane spills the beans on Vultures (not literally). Helping Russell decide whether Vultures are evil or genius are zoologist...
Evil Animals, Series 3: Wasps
Comedian Russell Kane dishes the dirt on Wasps. Are Wasps malicious menaces or misunderstood marvels? Helping Russell decide whether Wasps a...
Evil Animals, Series 3: Koalas
Russell Kane is back with the feral sibling of Evil Genius. We're spilling the beans on Koalas. Are they Adorable Aussie icons or shit-eatin...