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Real Dictators

Real Dictators is the award-winning podcast that explores the hidden lives of history's tyrants. Hos

Episodes

Total: 148

As the new Turkmen leader, Saparmurat Niyazov has absolute power. He uses it to construct one of his

Turkmenistan in Central Asia. Somewhere unremarkable, you might assume. But you’d be wrong. Away fro

Four Israeli jets descend on Uganda under cover of night. An audacious commando mission begins. It w

We delve into Amin’s private life, taking in his many marriages, mistresses and children. The Presid

In a speech, Amin makes an extraordinary announcement – something he claims came to him in a dream.

Amin wages war on Buganda’s king. The administration strengthens its grip on power. But after Obote

The curtain falls on the British Empire in Africa. Uganda is free. Idi Amin becomes the right-hand m

From 1971 to 1979, President Idi Amin Dada devastated Uganda. The military dictator sank the economy

On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday beginning November 1st, host Lindsay Graham (A

From the creators of Real Dictators comes a brand-new weekly show. Short History Of... gives you a f

By early 2011, Libya is changing. The Arab Spring is underway. A young lawyer from Benghazi organise

On September 11th, 2001, life in the West is transformed in an instant. Amidst the fall-out, Gaddafi

In 1988, Gaddafi takes his terror to the skies, bringing down a passenger flight over Lockerbie, Sco

Gaddafi takes his terror onto the streets of London and Berlin. Libyan agents hunt down his opponent

In the summer of 1972, at the Munich Olympic Games, a festival of sport becomes a terrifying nightma

Muammar Gaddafi can’t quite believe his luck. Still in his twenties, he finds himself leader of an o

In the 1960s, Libya gets rich on oil. But, with the wealth squandered, many question the King’s auth

‘Brother Leader’, ‘King of Kings’, ‘Falcon of Africa’… ‘The Most Dangerous Man in the World'. Colone

The horrors of the past are buried. After 20 years in power, Franco embraces capitalism and declares

The ‘White Terror’ continues. Spain’s strongman assumes power in Madrid, herding his defeated enemie