About this episode
Comedian Russell Kane and guests discuss whether spiders are evil or genius.
Join comedian Russell Kane as he and his guests spill the beans on spiders. Consistently ranked amongst the most creepy and crawly, we ask are spiders abusive arachnids or kooky cuties? Helping Russell decide whether spiders are evil or genius are top comedian Josh Jones and leading entomologist & England Manager for Buglife, Dr. Karim Vahed. To hear more from this series, search "Evil Genius" on BBC Sounds. Additional material by: Eve Delaney, Ruth Huskisson & Christina Riggs Researcher: Catherine Beazley Sound Recordist: Gareth Wood Digital Editor: Jerry Peal Production Coordinator: Liz Tuohy Executive Producer: Paul Smith Producer: Simon Nicholls Evil Animals with Russell Kane is a BBC Studios production for BBC Sounds.
People in this episode
Host: Russell Kane
Guests: Josh Jones, Dr. Karim Vahed
Topics covered
- spiders
- comedy
- entomology
- animals
- debate
- humor
Keywords
- spiders
- comedy
- Russell Kane
- entomologist
- Buglife
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Buglife
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