Eva Perón
Evil Genius with Russell Kane
BBC
4.2 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 27 November 2024
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Former First Lady of Argentina, Eva Perón, was idolised by her nation and is still worshipped to this day. Our guests Kerry Godliman, Glenn Moore and Helen Bauer expose her skeletons in the closet, question the sincerity of her deeds and give their passionate feedback on Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musical 'Evita' based on the story of her incredible life.
Producer: Sasha Bobak Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.
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| 0:00.0 | On a winter's night in 1974, a crime took place that would obsess the nation. |
| 0:07.0 | It was an extraordinary news story. |
| 0:09.0 | The story of an aristocrat, Lord Lucan, who's said to have killed the family Nanny, |
| 0:14.0 | mistaking her for his wife, then somehow just disappeared. |
| 0:18.0 | One of the great mysteries in English criminal history. We're still looking for Lucan. |
| 0:21.6 | It's honestly one of the most powerful stories of my lifetime. |
| 0:25.6 | I'm Alex von Tundselman. |
| 0:27.6 | This is The Lucan Obsession. |
| 0:28.6 | Listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:30.6 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:35.6 | Warning, this episode contains strong language. Yeah, yeah, radio, podcasts. Warning, this episode contains strong language. |
| 0:43.3 | Genius. |
| 0:44.0 | Genius. |
| 0:46.7 | Hello and welcome to BBC Radio 4's Evil Genius. |
| 0:51.4 | I'm Russell Kane, and at the time of recording, the United Kingdom still had power power and we had heating in the studio. So if you're living in a future, eating |
| 0:59.1 | roasted rat done on a tea light, then gather your pensioners around the wireless. We're about to |
| 1:03.8 | dig into another so-called great from history. On Evil Genius, we play a simple game, but one that |
| 1:09.9 | leaves reputations in tatters and many awkward silences, like being on hinge, but with less emotional violence. |
| 1:16.9 | My three funny friends, whom I've invited into this studio, will now be forced into a discussion. |
| 1:22.7 | At the end of that non-consensual earshagging, they must vote one way or another, evil or genius. |
| 1:29.4 | Today's subject, like a vegan Big Mac, remains a potent and divisive political symbol. |
| 1:35.0 | Her life inspired the musical Evita, the movie starring Madonna, and the absolute anthem, |
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