Real Dictators Episodes Available now
General Videla Part 1: The Skinny One and the Witch
In 1925, Jorge Rafael Videla is born in Argentina: a country at a crossroads.
Third Reich: Hitler’s Birthday, Poland’s Doom
As Hitler turns 50, the finishing touches are put to a shock pact with Stalin.
Adolf Hitler, Rise to Power: The Gathering Storm...
Hitler expands the Third Reich, while the Nazis stir up an orgy of anti-Jewish violence.
Adolf Hitler, Rise to Power: Unassailable Führer
In mid-1930, under Hitler's command, Germany's armed forces expand at an alarming rate
Adolf Hitler, Rise to Power: Night of the Long Knives
To ward off the Western Allies, Hitler takes a trip to Venice to visit Mussolini.
Dictators’ Books
Almost every dictator, at one time or another, has put pen to paper.
Adolf Hitler, Rise to Power: The Reichstag Fire
Installed as Chancellor, Hitler briefs his army chiefs to prepare for war.
Pinochet Part 3: Searching for the Disappeared
Pinochet consolidates control, creating a terrifying new secret police force...
Pinochet Part 2: The Caravan of Death
The touchpaper is lit. President Allende realises he’s been double-crossed...
Pinochet Part 1: An Arrest in London
In September 1973, Augusto Pinochet seizes power in Chile following a coup d’état.