A teenage nerd with anger management issues, Joan of Arc has been immortalised as a figure of resistance across the generations. But was the Maid of Orleans really just a pick-me girl with a dodgy haircut? Ola Labib, Edd Hedges and Lily Phillips must decide whether Joan of Arc was a virgin martyr, or a virgin loser.

Additional material: Christina Riggs, Angela Channell and Katie Sayer

Researcher: Christina Riggs

Recording Engineer: Gareth Wood

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.

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