Evil Animals - Hamsters
Sep 17, 2025•38 min
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Episode description
Join comedian Russell Kane as he gets to the bottom of hamsters (not that bottom). Are they cute little chaos merchants or agents of psychological warfare and cannibalism?
Helping Russell decide whether hamsters are misunderstood marvels or pint-sized monsters are comedian Laura Smyth and zoologist and hamster expert Jules Howard.
Additional material by: Eve Delaney & Christina Riggs
Researcher: Catherine Beazley
Sound Recordist: Luke Nagy
Digital Editor: Jerry Peal
Executive Producer: Paul Smith
Production Coordinator: Sarah Nicholls & Liz Tuohy
Producer: Simon Nicholls
Evil Animals with Russell Kane is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Sounds.
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