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Real Dictators Episodes

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    Idi Amin Part 4: Expulsion of the Asians

    An army of exiles prepares to launch the first serious attempt on Big Daddy鈥檚 rule.

  2. Idi Amin Part 3: 'Big Daddy' Seizes Power

    Amin wages war against Buganda's king and goes on an army recruitment drive.

  3. Idi Amin Part 2: Warlord In-Waiting...

    Committing atrocities against civilians, Amin sets himself up as a rogue arms dealer.

  4. Idi Amin Part 1: The Butcher of Uganda

    From 1971 to 1979, Idi Amin Dada devastated Uganda using the persona of the playful joker

  5. Herod the Great Part 2: Murders in the Family

    Herod takes Jerusalem, murders family members, and what of his acts in the Nativity?

  6. Herod the Great Part 1: Ruler of Galilee

    King Herod - the original pantomime villain. Who really was this iconic figure?

  7. Genghis Khan Part 2: Rise of the Mongols

    How does Genghis Khan conquer an empire bigger than any before in recorded history?

  8. Genghis Khan Part 1: Underdog to Emperor

    A terror to his foes, Genghis Khan will lead the Mongol peoples far beyond their borders.

  9. General Videla Part 4: Dictator in the Courtroom

    A legal case is brought against Videla. Justice for his victims is finally within reach.

  10. General Videla Part 3: God, Football, the Falklands

    Foreign journalists begin to uncover Videla's cruelty at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

  11. General Videla Part 2: Mr Clean's Dirty War

    Videla鈥檚 dirty war begins, but he employs elaborate means to gloss over the atrocities.

  12. General Videla Part 1: The Skinny One and the Witch

    In 1925, Jorge Rafael Videla is born in Argentina: a country at a crossroads.

  13. General Tojo Part 4: The Atom Bombs

    Tojo takes hands-on control of the military, with catastrophic consequences.

  14. General Tojo Part 3: Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Japan attacks Pearl Harbor. The Pacific War is underway.

  15. General Tojo Part 2: Terror in China

    Major General Hideki Tojo takes command of the secret police - the Kempeitai.

  16. General Tojo Part 1: The Young Samurai

    The man they call 鈥淭he Razor鈥� begins his journey up the ladder of Japanese politics.

  17. Franco Part 5: Life After a Dictator

    After 20 years in power, Franco embraces capitalism and declares himself a moderniser.

  18. Franco Part 4: The Cold War & the President

    After WW2, Franco seeks to re-brand and sets about seducing a new ally: the United States

  19. Franco Part 3: The Spanish Civil War

    Franco begins the process of conquering his homeland, butchering his enemies as he goes.

  20. Franco Part 2: Murder in Africa

    Climbing the military ranks, Franco becomes something of a celebrity.

  21. Franco Part 1: Spain's Buried Past

    The story begins in the 1890s, when Francisco Franco is born on Spain鈥檚 Atlantic coast.

  22. Francisco Mac铆as Nguema Part Two: Hiding in the Jungle with all the Money.

    Mac铆as purges the professional class; his reign worsens when he declares himself God.

  23. Francisco Mac铆as Nguema Part 1: The Forgotten Dictator

    Mac铆as' rule in Equatorial Guinea is a blood-curdling story of opportunism & paranoia.

  24. Fidel Castro Part 9: Down With Fidel!

    A new leader in the Soviet Union comes to power with fresh ideas which terrify Fidel.

  25. Fidel Castro Part 8: Miami Vice

    Fidel sets off on a globe-trotting mission, meeting Colonel Gaddafi in Libya.

  26. Fidel Castro Part 7: Che Guevara in the Jungle

    Castro sets out to turn Cuba into an island of mini-Fidels.

  27. Fidel Castro Part 6: The Cuban Missile Crisis

    Stranger-than-fiction plans are in place as the CIA tries everything to assassinate Fidel

  28. Fidel Castro Part 5: The Bay of Pigs

    A man who was there tells the tale of one of history鈥檚 most notorious military failures

  29. Fidel Castro Part 4: Havana鈥檚 TV Star

    Castro goes on a victory parade, eventually arriving in Havana on top of a tank.

  30. Fidel Castro Part 3: The Mountain Guerrillas

    The world鈥檚 press descends on Cuba. Fidel is only too happy to grant everyone interviews.

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