About this episode
Russell Kane and guests explore the mystery of the missing aristocrat Lord Lucan.
It’s one of the most famous missing persons cases of all time, and has baffled detectives for over 50 years. So will Russell Kane and co fare any better at getting to the truth about Lord Lucan? Rachel Fairburn, Pierre Novellie and Slim help in the hunt for the missing aristocrat, via luxuriant moustaches, northern tea and soggy biscuit. Additional material: Miriam O’Byrne and Katie Sayer Researcher: Miriam O’Byrne Recording Engineer: Dom Boucher Sound Editor: Kate Mac Production Coordinator: Liz Tuohy Executive Producer: Paul Smith The producer was Katie Sayer. Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Sounds.
People in this episode
Host: Russell Kane
Guests: Rachel Fairburn, Pierre Novellie, Slim
Topics covered
- missing persons
- true crime
- detective stories
- aristocracy
- mystery
Keywords
- Lord Lucan
- missing persons case
- detectives
- mystery
- aristocrat
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BBC Sounds, BBC Studios
Books & works: Evil Genius with Russell Kane
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