The Kray Twins

Evil Genius with Russell Kane

BBC

History, Comedy

4.2 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Helen Bauer, Darren Harriott and Kerry Godliman take on the infamous gangster double act. Ronnie and Reggie ruled the East End of London in the 1960s and became genuine criminal celebrities.

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'm John Ronson and I'm an invisible enemy.
0:05.0	That changed people psychologically.
0:08.0	Words can be dangerous if you don't know the context.
0:12.0	We were told to stay at home.
0:15.0	We lived with an invisible enemy,
0:17.0	with only the internet for company.
0:19.0	That changed people psychologically.
0:21.0	I'm John Ronson, and I'll be unerthing the roots of the
0:24.4	culture wars that engulfed us then and still do now.
0:29.2	The award-winning podcast, Things Fell Apart Returns.
0:33.0	on BBC Sounds.
0:35.0	BBC Sounds.
0:36.0	BBC Sounds, Music Radio Podcasts.
0:40.0	Warning, this episode contains strong language.
0:42.8	Genius!
0:46.8	Genius!
0:47.8	Genius!
0:48.8	This is BBC Radio Four's evil genius with me. Russell Kane. Other presenters are pale, male, and stale.
0:58.0	I'm not. I'm orange, I'm high, and I'm buzzing like my wife's toy drawer. Just not be tagged up and living on a North London council estate result.
1:05.6	The concept for evil genius is as simple as and hurts as much as a knuckle duster to the face.
1:13.0	Okay, hashtag praise. We take lauded characters from history
1:16.0	and then get right stuck in to their actual characters.
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