Real Dictators Episodes Available now
Saddam Hussein Part 1: Son of the Alleyways
In the spring of 1937, a baby is born... 'Saddam', meaning ‘one who confronts’.
Francisco MacÃas Nguema Part Two: Hiding in the Jungle with all the Money.
MacÃas purges the professional class; his reign worsens when he declares himself God.
Francisco MacÃas Nguema Part 1: The Forgotten Dictator
MacÃas' rule in Equatorial Guinea is a blood-curdling story of opportunism & paranoia.
Joseph Stalin Part 3: Hitler Attacks
Hitler invades Russia, and Stalin's legacy is bound up with a bloody fight to the death.
Joseph Stalin Part 2: The Secretary Becomes Dictator
Stalin thrives in the chaos post WW1 but his rise to leadership does not go unchallenged.
Joseph Stalin Part 1: The Young Bank Robber
How did a man from the Georgian frontier of the Russian Empire plot a route to power?
Adolf Hitler: The Bunker and the End
At the very end, Hitler conducts a macabre ritual of marriage, murder and suicide...
Adolf Hitler: Operation Valkyrie, Blowing up the Führer
A group of generals attempts an audacious military coup.
Adolf Hitler: Mussolini’s Prison Break
In Italy, Il Duce is overthrown. Hitler stages a mission to rescue his fascist partner.
Adolf Hitler: The Battle of Stalingrad
The Nazi war machine is blown apart in one of the pivotal battles of World War 2.