Attila the Hun

Evil Genius with Russell Kane

BBC

History, Comedy

4.2 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Robin Morgan, Grainne Maguire and Athena Kugblenu ask: you OK, hun? Was Attila all that bad? Is a spike up the bum really the worst way to go, which is the best Hun gadget, and why is Grainne such a fangirl?

Producer Sally Heaven Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds

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0:00.0	I love you and would kill before I would see you taken from me.
0:06.0	Lady Killers is back.
0:08.0	Join me Lucy Worsley to investigate infamous female criminals from the past.
0:13.2	It's really important that we listen to these voices about the society in which they lived.
0:18.0	We're seeking to understand these women from the perspective of 21st century feminists.
0:23.0	We cannot put women into history on the basis of likeability.
0:26.0	Put all the women back, the sinners and the saints.
0:29.0	Lady Killers, listen first on BBC Sounds.
0:34.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio Podcasts.
0:38.0	Warning, this episode contains strong language. Language. with me Russell Kane. I am to toxic masculinity what Jamie Oliver is to Jamaican
0:55.2	cooking. I'm doing my best but ultimately I'm a jerk. The idea for evil genius is
1:00.7	clearer than a teenager's skin after a chemical peel. We take heroes or
1:06.1	villains from history and try to work out how accurate are their reputations.
1:10.1	For example, in my personal life my uncle Liam has a reputation as a live wire excitable sort of the earth,
1:16.2	council estate man whose electric banter keeps the whole pub on its toes.
1:20.4	The reality is, Twat.
1:22.4	Twat.
1:23.0	Twat, with a day release ankle tag to be precise.
1:25.0	That said, back in the day, the Sativa was absolutely top quality.
1:29.0	Why not catch up on a previous Evil Genius episode?
1:32.0	Margaret Thatcher should get you thinking, was she really... Why not catch up on a previous evil genius episode?
1:32.6	Margaret Thatcher should get you thinking,
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