<p>Kerry Godliman, Darren Harriott and Helen Bauer spill the tea on the Chanel fashion guru. He might have been the greatest designer of his generation but was he the greatest human?
Producer: Beth O’Dea
Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds</p>
Jun 25
Father of bodybuilding, Joe Weider
You might not have heard of Joe Weider, but he was the man who invented modern bodybuilding. Formalised training, published magazines, birthed massive international competitions, and unearthed a megastar in Arnold Schwarzenegger. But was he a genius who built himself up from noth ... Show More
38m 37s
Jul 2023
9. Jack King and the Fifth Column
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. Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistanc ... Show More
28m 46s
Dec 2018
Russell Kane on Evelyn Waugh
Comedian Russell Kane nominates the novelist Evelyn Waugh. One of the greatest prose stylists of 20th century literature, not to mention one of the funniest, novelist Waugh also has a reputation for being a snob, a bully, and a dyed-in-the-wool reactionary. How much of this was a ... Show More
27m 42s
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
Nov 2023
Gladiator Circus World (Side B)
"It's a gladiator f**king circus.”—yasiin bey
Hosted by: Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, and Dave Chappelle
Featuring the world premiere of original Black Star music
Featuring, in order of appearance: Questlove, Radio Rahim, Lamorne Morris, and Jon Hamm
Contains audio clips featuring Al ... Show More
21m 42s