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Saddam Hussein Part 3: Oil and the Ayatollah

Saddam clashes with Iran's new leader, and with his personality cult, he's ready for war.

• 45 mins

Saddam Hussein Part 4: The First Gulf War

US forces are deployed as Iraq invades Kuwait. At home, it's a chance to undermine Saddam.

• 43 mins

Saddam Hussein Part 5: The War on Terror

In the aftermath of 9/11, Bush & Blair send troops into Iraq. But, Saddam vanishes...

• 49 mins

Herod the Great Part 1: Ruler of Galilee

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

• 50 mins

Herod the Great Part 2: Murders in the Family

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

• 45 mins

Mao Zedong Part 1: Peasant鈥檚 Son, Communist Rebel

In 1893, Mao is born. As a child on his family farm, he will consume books & ideas.

• 45 mins

Mao Zedong Part 2: The 鈥楪reat Leap Forward鈥�

As Mao clinches power, his Great Leap Forwards drives millions across China to the edge.

• 48 mins

Mao Zedong Part 3: The Cultural Revolution

As Mao's Cultural Revolution unfolds, his health deteriorates, and what of his legacy?

• 43 mins

Turkmenbashy Part 1: Soviet Stooge, Hermit Tyrant

In the rubble of the Soviet Union, Turkmenistan is born... its unusual leader, Niyazov.

• 50 mins

Turkmenbashy Part 2: Putin, Taliban, Internet Shutdown

Niyazov rules one of history's most surreal regimes, a North Korea 2.0.

• 52 mins

Kim Jong-il Part 1: Birth of North Korea

We trace Kim Jong-il's rise to power and the founding of the state of North Korea.

• 50 mins

Kim Jong-il Part 2: Time to Make a Movie

After World War II, young Kim Jong-il and North Korea grow up side by side...

• 44 mins

Kim Jong-il Part 3: Nuclear Armed

Installed as leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-il builds a far-reaching and tragic state.

• 48 mins

Attila the Hun Part 1: The Sword of Mars

Attila will become a terrifying icon. Who was he, according to those who observed him?

• 53 mins

Attila the Hun Part 2: The Scourge of God

Attila rampages through Gaul... Will the prophecy of the sword of Mars be realised?

• 46 mins

Enver Hoxha Part 1: The Albanian School Teacher

Enver Hoxha ran Albania as an extraordinarily repressive Stalinist dictatorship

• 60 mins

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?

• 45 mins

Julius Caesar Part 1: The Roman Dictator

Politician, writer, warrior, & lover. Julius Caesar became the absolute ruler of Rome.

• 52 mins

Julius Caesar Part 2: Rendezvous with Cleopatra

Caesar's epic invasion of Gaul eventually drives him into the arms of Queen Cleopatra.

• 48 mins

Julius Caesar Part 3: Murder in the Senate

Caesar's rule is popular. With the Ides of March approaching, conspirators hatch a plot.

• 46 mins

Oliver Cromwell Part 1: The Rise of Ironsides

Say 鈥淥liver Cromwell鈥� today and certain things come to mind. What is the real story?

• 59 mins

Oliver Cromwell Part 2: Civil War Across the Realms

The English Civil War. Cromwell proves himself to be an outstanding military commander.

• 53 mins

Oliver Cromwell Part 3: To Kill a King鈥�

With the King in captivity, Cromwell takes a bold step. His Majesty must be put on trial鈥�

• 53 mins

Oliver Cromwell Part 4: The Conquest of Ireland

Cromwell becomes Lord Protector, but the Stuart monarchy couldn鈥檛 be restored, could it?

• 62 mins

Papa Doc Part 1: The Voodoo Tyrant

Fran莽ois Duvalier, known as Papa Doc, wielded twin powers of state violence and voodoo.

• 47 mins

Papa Doc Part 2: Haiti鈥檚 Dictator vs JFK

The horrors of the regime are impossible to ignore & so JFK decides to lay down a marker.

• 37 mins

Papa Doc Part 3: Vampire of the Caribbean

Duvalier declares himself an immaterial being, with son "Baby Doc" waiting in the wings.

• 29 mins

Adolf Hitler, the Early Years: Birth of a F眉hrer

We begin a deep dive into the early years of a man who became the embodiment of evil...

• 37 mins

Adolf Hitler, the Early Years: Hitler in the First World War

June 1914. An assassination on the street disrupts the entire balance of power in Europe.

• 38 mins

Adolf Hitler, the Early Years: The 鈥楽tab in the Back鈥�

As the Great War ends, Hitler drinks in far-right conspiracy theories...

• 41 mins