Humanwatch

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4 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

The team look at human hobbies and wonder, what is the point?

Gareth goes on a date, purely for research purposes, and roving reporter Phil is back at the Swindon nest to observe his favourite family...from a safe and morally appropriate distance.

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Written and presented by Marjolein Robertson and Gareth Waugh

With Phil Ellis and Katia Kvinge

Additional voice by Kai Humphries

Produced by Lauren Mackay

Sound by Fraser Jackson

Photographer: Chris Quilietti

A BBC Scotland production for Radio 4.

Transcript

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts.
0:07.3	Welcome back to the home of the oxymoron.
0:10.5	Evil genius.
0:11.6	He asked the newspaper to print his obituary early so he'd enjoy it.
0:15.5	That's like hiding at your own funeral.
0:17.1	Yeah, a bit great gig.
0:18.6	I'm Russell Kane.
0:19.6	Join me to weigh in on whether the biggest players in history are more evil or genius.
0:24.1	Becoming that rich, I'd say that at some level of genius.
0:26.4	It also helps it.
0:27.4	It's a long time ago, right?
0:29.4	It's like the podcast version of telling your kids the ice cream van plays music when it's out of ice cream.
0:34.9	Listen to evil genius on BBC Sounds.
0:39.0	Opening his eyes and taking in the first glorious rays of dawn,
0:44.0	he stretches forth out of his temporary nest.
0:48.2	The crisp cool air of his spring morning greets him.
0:50.9	There's a fresh dew on the grass, which he intends to add to.
0:54.7	He's picked his special spot along the M6, just three miles north of Preston,
1:00.4	and it's here he marks his territory in this desolate landscape.
1:04.4	The migratory species known as the trucker will continue his journey south-southeast,
1:09.0	which signals the beginnings of a new D.
1:11.4	Welcome to Human Watch.
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