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, it's 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

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Tonight we're embarking on a series of adventures and capitalism.

Novelist Morsin Hamid on his new novel How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia

and a first night review of Bruce Norris' new play for the Royal Court,

the low road, in which Adam Smith

narrates a condid style rump featuring a junk bond salesman who claims to be the bastard

son of George Washington. What are the ethics of monetising the art of care home residents

with learning difficulties? The Welcome Collection's new exhibition offers a fascinating

and challenging celebration

of outsider art from Japan, plus a trip to the country.

My father went abroad twice in his life.

By abroad, I mean out of the parish.

You didn't like it.

All of life was in our village.

An extract from the BBC's new drama series The Village. From farmhands to second homes for London professionals, screenwriter Peter Moffat and the cultural critic Patrick Wright, discuss nostalgia and the changing reality of the modern village.

But we begin with the rapid change of rural and urban life in the Indian subcontinent.

Morsin Hamid's new book, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia, explores similar terrain to Arivind's

White Tiger and the film Slumdog Millionaire,

the gap between the dream of the poor boy seeking wealth and happiness and the corruption

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