Russell Kane is ed by Tony Hawks, Janine Harouni and Hannah Platt to find out whether Robert Maxwell was a genius who rose to the top, or a psychopathic bullying thief.
Was Robert Maxwell the defiant outsider who came from nothing to Britain's elite? Or was he a bullying maniac who's power went unchecked? Was he a pioneer in business and politics who was ahead of his time? Or was he a fraud who nicked his employees pensions? And, did the man who's family tragically died in the holocaust actually commit a war crime himself?
Tony Hawks, Janine Harouni and Hannah Platt Russell Kane in the boardroom of Evil Genius to find out.
Additional Material: Eve Delaney
Researcher: Miriam O’Byrne
Sound Editor: Kate Mac
Production Coordinator: Sarah Nicholls
Executive Producer: Paul Smith
The Producer was Gwyn Rhys Davies. Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Studios Audio Production for BBC Sounds.
