Real Dictators explores the hidden lives of history's tyrants. Narrated by Paul McGann.
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Installed as leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-il builds a far-reaching and tragic state.
After World War II, young Kim Jong-il and North Korea grow up side by side...
We trace Kim Jong-il's rise to power and the founding of the state of North Korea.
Niyazov rules one of history's most surreal regimes, a North Korea 2.0.
In the rubble of the Soviet Union, Turkmenistan is born... its unusual leader, Niyazov.
As Mao's Cultural Revolution unfolds, his health deteriorates, and what of his legacy?
As Mao clinches power, his Great Leap Forwards drives millions across China to the edge.
In 1893, Mao is born. As a child on his family farm, he will consume books & ideas.
Herod takes Jerusalem, murders family members, and what of his acts in the Nativity?
King Herod - the original pantomime villain. Who really was this iconic figure?
In the aftermath of 9/11, Bush & Blair send troops into Iraq. But, Saddam vanishes...
US forces are deployed as Iraq invades Kuwait. At home, it's a chance to undermine Saddam.
Saddam clashes with Iran's new leader, and with his personality cult, he's ready for war.
Saddam makes his move to consolidate power, appointing friends and relatives.
In the spring of 1937, a baby is born... 'Saddam', meaning 鈥榦ne who confronts鈥.
Mac铆as purges the professional class; his reign worsens when he declares himself God.
Mac铆as' rule in Equatorial Guinea is a blood-curdling story of opportunism & paranoia.
Hitler invades Russia, and Stalin's legacy is bound up with a bloody fight to the death.
Stalin thrives in the chaos post WW1 but his rise to leadership does not go unchallenged.
How did a man from the Georgian frontier of the Russian Empire plot a route to power?
At the very end, Hitler conducts a macabre ritual of marriage, murder and suicide...
A group of generals attempts an audacious military coup.
In Italy, Il Duce is overthrown. Hitler stages a mission to rescue his fascist partner.
The Nazi war machine is blown apart in one of the pivotal battles of World War 2.
It's 1942. WW2 is well underway but the F眉hrer is not as untouchable as he used to be.
How does Genghis Khan conquer an empire bigger than any before in recorded history?
A terror to his foes, Genghis Khan will lead the Mongol peoples far beyond their borders.
Napoleon breaks free from exile and rallies his troops for one last battle...
After another dispute with Russia, Napoleon assembles his biggest ever army...
Seizing power in Paris, Bonaparte returns to Italy, reconquering all that had been lost.
