Agatha Christie

Evil Genius with Russell Kane

BBC

History, Comedy

4.2 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Was Agatha Christie a creative legend, who dominated an entire genre and continues to captivate a global audience? Or does her choice of language, titles and storylines reveal a much more sinister, dangerous side to the queen of murder? Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jess Fostekew and Eshaan Akbar decide.

Additional material: Eve Delaney and Christina Riggs Researcher: Christina Riggs Sound Editor: Kate Mac Production Coordinator: Liz Tuohy Executive Producer: Paul Smith

The producer was Sasha Bobak. Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Studios Audio Production for BBC Sounds.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts.
0:07.3	Hello, I'm Kimberly Wilson. I'm a psychologist, and in my new podcast, Complex, I'll be your guide
0:14.4	through all the information and misinformation that's out there about mental health.
0:19.0	I'm joined by expert guests covering topics
0:21.8	from people pleasing to perfectionism,
0:24.2	burnout to empathy,
0:25.9	to find tangible advice
0:27.3	so we can understand ourselves a little better.
0:30.5	Complex with me, Kimberly Wilson.
0:33.0	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:36.1	You're about to listen to the latest series of Evil Genius with Russell Kane.
0:39.9	Episodes will be released weekly wherever you get your podcasts.
0:43.3	But if you're in the UK, you can listen to the latest episodes 28 days earlier than anywhere else.
0:49.0	First, on BBC Sounds.
0:51.8	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:55.7	Warning, this episode contains strong language.
1:02.3	Genius.
1:03.4	Genius.
1:07.6	Hello and welcome to evil genius.
1:10.5	I'm Russell Kane. Or is it? And am I? Yes, I am, the one Russell who is not guilty.
1:19.5	That's the most mysterious I've ever been. What a rush. Welcome forensic fanatics, couch cops and wannabe Waggathers, two evil genius.
1:28.2	It's a show where we dig up the graves of some of history's most divisive divasers,
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