Real Dictators explores the hidden lives of history's tyrants. Narrated by Paul McGann.
Sounds,·135 episodes
Fidel sets off on a globe-trotting mission, meeting Colonel Gaddafi in Libya.
18 Jun 2025,·49 mins
Castro sets out to turn Cuba into an island of mini-Fidels.
11 Jun 2025,·52 mins,·
Stranger-than-fiction plans are in place as the CIA tries everything to assassinate Fidel
04 Jun 2025,·51 mins,·
A man who was there tells the tale of one of history’s most notorious military failures
28 May 2025,·52 mins,·
Castro goes on a victory parade, eventually arriving in Havana on top of a tank.
21 May 2025,·52 mins,·
The world’s press descends on Cuba. Fidel is only too happy to grant everyone interviews.
14 May 2025,·50 mins,·
Castro strikes up a rapport with an Argentine known as “Che”. Together, they head to Cuba
07 May 2025,·53 mins,·
We travel to the island paradise of Cuba to explore the early years of Fidel Castro.
30 Apr 2025,·61 mins,·
With power in Bolshevik hands, state terror arrives in Russia. The Soviet Union is born.
23 Apr 2025,·51 mins,·
Marooned in Switzerland, Lenin prepares for an incredible journey home, by land and sea.
16 Apr 2025,·51 mins,·
As the First World War upends Russia, the Bolsheviks wait for their moment.
09 Apr 2025,·39 mins,·
Long before his time in power, Lenin's life is something straight out of a spy thriller.
02 Apr 2025,·52 mins,·
The Americans go all-in as agents attempt to penetrate the dictator’s inner circle.
26 Mar 2025,·52 mins,·
Noriega finds himself on a collision course with future US president George H.W. Bush…
19 Mar 2025,·47 mins,·
Noriega stamped his authority on Panama as its de facto military ruler in the 1980s.
12 Mar 2025,·60 mins,·
Tojo takes hands-on control of the military, with catastrophic consequences.
05 Mar 2025,·38 mins,·
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor. The Pacific War is underway.
26 Feb 2025,·34 mins,·
Major General Hideki Tojo takes command of the secret police - the Kempeitai.
19 Feb 2025,·38 mins,·
The man they call “The Razor” begins his journey up the ladder of Japanese politics.
12 Feb 2025,·31 mins,·
Hitler Part 1: The Early Years, Birth of a Führer
We begin a deep dive into the early years of a man who became the embodiment of evil...
05 Jun 2024,·37 mins
Hitler Part 2: The Early Years, Hitler in the First World War
June 1914. An assassination on the street disrupts the entire balance of power in Europe.
12 Jun 2024,·38 mins
Hitler Part 3: The Early Years, The ‘Stab in the Back’
As the Great War ends, Hitler drinks in far-right conspiracy theories...
19 Jun 2024,·41 mins
Hitler Part 4: The Early Years, The Spy Becomes the Nazi Leader
Under a new mentor Hitler finds his voice. His march towards power is grinding into gear.
26 Jun 2024,·32 mins
Hitler Part 5: The Early Years, The Stormtroopers Arrive
Hitler decides the Nazi party needs an army... He creates the Sturmabteilung, or SA.
03 Jul 2024,·35 mins
Hitler Part 6: The Early Years, Hitler’s Secret Book
Hitler pens a secret autobiography in which he compares his rise to Jesus’ resurrection.
10 Jul 2024,·30 mins
Hitler Part 7: The Early Years, The Day of Treason
The Nazis launch an assault on power: the Munich Putsch. Will they take over Germany?
17 Jul 2024,·28 mins
Hitler Part 8: Rise to Power, Adolf Hitler's Day in Court
After an attempted revolution, Adolf Hitler finds himself on the run from the law...
24 Jul 2024,·45 mins
Hitler Part 9: Rise to Power, Hitler in Prison & Mein Kampf
Hitler, now a national celebrity, is jailed and decides to write a book, “Mein Kampf”...
31 Jul 2024,·40 mins
Hitler Part 10: Rise to Power, Hitler’s Women & Joseph Goebbels
Adolf Hitler, at large once again, finds himself barred from public life.
07 Aug 2024,·49 mins,·
Hitler Part 11: Rise to Power, Hitler’s Secret Family
Hitler’s fame brings scrutiny & scandal and one personal tragedy could derail everything.
14 Aug 2024,·57 mins,·
