Welcome back to the home of the oxymoron. Evil genius. He asked the newspaper to print his obituary early so he'd enjoy it. That's like hiding at your own funeral. Yeah, a big, great gig. I'm Russell Kane. Join me to weigh in on whether the biggest players in history are more evil or genius. Becoming that rich, I'd say that is some level of genius. It also helps that it's a long time ago, right?

It's like the podcast version of telling your kids the ice cream van plays music when it's out of ice cream.

Listen to evil genius on BBC Sounds.

BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.

I'm Anne McElvoy and coming up in the Arts and Ideas

podcast just after this, I'll be looking at the ways in which Elizabeth Barrett Browning,

Violette Le Ducke and Renee Vivian carved out a writing life for themselves, and Peggy Reynolds

shares her experiences and reflections on adopting a child.

Hello, I'm Catherine Tickel, and I'm here to tell you about Music Planet,

Radio 3's weekly show covering Roots Music from around the world.

Now, I know that's a pretty big category, but it gives us the opportunity

to bring you an eclectic and varied range of music, live sessions from

some of the biggest international names, along with the latest emerging talent. We've got

classic artists and new releases, and of course our road trip feature, sampling the music

and culture of different locations from around the world, from the deepest of traditional

styles to the latest contemporary sounds

with local experts on the ground as your guide. Whether it's Marleyan blues, Indian classical

or Colombian champetta, you'll hear it on Music Planet. Find us on BBC Sounds or on Radio

3 Saturdays at 4. Hello, today our conversation is going to range across ideas about motherhood and adoption and

about challenging convention.

We'll hear about a publishing project called Revolutionary Women, which brings us a

sapphic pert and a writer who was discovered by Simone de Beauvoir.

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