Real Dictators Episodes Episode guide
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Fidel Castro Part 2: Shipwrecked in the Swamps
Castro strikes up a rapport with an Argentine known as 鈥淐he鈥�. Together, they head to Cuba
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Fidel Castro Part 10: Emergency on an Airplane
As a change of leadership finally takes place, can Cuba ever truly be free from Fidel?
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Fidel Castro Part 1: Rise of 鈥楾he Crazy One鈥�
We travel to the island paradise of Cuba to explore the early years of Fidel Castro.
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Enver Hoxha Part 2: Stalin鈥檚 Shadow, Europe鈥檚 North Korea
Isolated Albania sinks into an economic mire while Hoxha's health fades. What will give?
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Enver Hoxha Part 1: The Albanian School Teacher
Enver Hoxha ran Albania as an extraordinarily repressive Stalinist dictatorship
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Dictators鈥� Books
Almost every dictator, at one time or another, has put pen to paper.
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Dictators' Wives: Jiang Qing
Jiang Qing was married to the Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong for nearly 40 years.
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Dictators' Kids
What must it be like to be the child of a brutal tyrant?
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Colonel Gaddafi Part 8: The Arab Spring
Colonel Gaddafi meets one of the grisliest ends of any dictator in history.
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Colonel Gaddafi Part 7: 9/11 and a New Ally
On September 11th, 2001, life in the West is transformed in an instant.
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Colonel Gaddafi Part 6: The Lockerbie Bombing
The Pentagon team up with Hollywood execs to shore up public opinion against the tyrant.
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Colonel Gaddafi Part 5: Reagan vs Gaddafi
Gaddafi takes his terror onto the streets of London and Berlin.
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Colonel Gaddafi Part 4: The Munich Olympic Massacre
In 1972, at the Munich Olympic Games, a festival of sport becomes a terrifying nightmare.
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Colonel Gaddafi Part 3: Vengeance Day
Still in his twenties, Muammar Gaddafi finds himself leader of an oil-rich country.
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Colonel Gaddafi Part 2: Gaddafi in London
After roaming London, Gaddafi readies himself for an audacious grab for power.
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Colonel Gaddafi Part 1: Son of the Desert
From humble origins, Gaddafi will go on to dominate global events for half a century.
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Benito Mussolini Part 7: Break for the Border鈥�
With the Axis collapsing, Mussolini makes for Switzerland - stowed away and in disguise.
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Benito Mussolini Part 6: The Road to Perdition
Benito Mussolini's son telephones his father with devastating news鈥�
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Benito Mussolini Part 5: The Pact of Steel
With Hitler in the ascendancy, the Rome-Berlin Axis is upgraded to a military alliance.
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Benito Mussolini Part 4: A Fine Bromance
As the World Cup comes to the Fatherland, Benito Mussolini prepares to meet Adolf Hitler鈥�
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Benito Mussolini Part 3: Murder in Broad Daylight
An Anglo-Irish aristocrat prepares to make an astonishing attempt on Mussolini鈥檚 life...
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Benito Mussolini Part 2: The March on Rome
In a smoke-filled hall in Milan, Benito Mussolini declares the birth of a new movement.
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Benito Mussolini Part 1: Italy's Fascist Godfather
As one of modern history's significant figures, we follow the early years of Il Duce.
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Attila the Hun Part 2: The Scourge of God
Attila rampages through Gaul... Will the prophecy of the sword of Mars be realised?
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Attila the Hun Part 1: The Sword of Mars
Attila will become a terrifying icon. Who was he, according to those who observed him?
