<p>Darren Harriott, Helen Bauer and Sara Barron on the weird and wonderful founder of pop art. And for the first time, one of the panellists falls violently in love with the subject during the recording and won't hear a word against him.
Producer: Beth O’Dea
Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds</p>
Nov 19
The Greatest Showman (P.T. Barnum)
<p>Roll up, roll up... plenty to see here. P.T. Barnum was, in so many ways, The Greatest Showman. But his success as a circus pioneer came at a great ghastly cost to many. Sara Pascoe, John Tothill and Gbemi Oladipo weigh up those costs to decide whether Barnum was evil or geniu ... Show More
35m 27s
Sep 2023
Ivan The Terrible (Radio Edit)
Greg Jenner and his guests discuss the life, times and crimes of Russia's first tsar, the infamous Ivan the Terrible.Joining Greg are Prof Peter Frankopan from the University of Oxford and Russian-born comedian Olga Koch, whose BBC appearances include OK Computer, Human Error, Fi ... Show More
28m 16s
Jul 2023
History's Secret Heroes: Series 1: Jack King and the Fifth Column
<p>Eric Roberts, a bank worker from Surrey, joins MI5. He is given the alias Jack King and his job is to hunt for British Nazi-sympathisers. </p><p>Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of ... Show More
28m 46s
May 2024
Tudor Bad Boy: The Earl of Surrey
On this episode of A Brief History we look at the life of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey.
Surrey was the 16th-century version of a rock star, with parties, women, poetry, fights, and jail time.
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Credits:
Hosted by: Rebecca Larson
Written by: Dr. Kirsten Claiden-Yardley
Edi ... Show More
16m 20s