S01E01 Papa Doc: Haiti's President for Life
A profile of François Duvalier (1907-1971), who ruled Haiti from 1957 to 1971 and declared himself president for life in 1964.
Evolution of Evil
S01E06: Kim: North Korea's Evil Dynasty
A profile of Kim Jong Il, the supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011.
Overview
Inside the minds of the heartless, corrupt, and cruel individuals who've seized control of their country through the infliction of appalling pain on their fellow man. From Kim Jong-il, to Osama Bin Laden, to Hitler, uncover the madness behind the merciless dictators responsible for unimaginable human atrocities that still haunt the world.
Episodes
S01E02 Stalin: Russia's Steel Tyrant
A profile of Joseph Stalin (1878-1953), the Soviet tyrant who ruled for 29 years and was responsible for some 20 million deaths.
S01E03 Mao: China's Chairman of Death
A profile of Mao Tse-tung (1893-1976), who ruled Communist China for nearly three decades.
S01E04 Bin Laden: A Terrorist Mastermind
A profile of Osama bin Laden (1957-2011), who was born into a wealthy family in Saudi Arabia but became the leader of Al Qaeda.
S01E05 Hitler: The Benchmark of Terror
A profile of Adolf Hitler examines his childhood and difficult relationship with his father.
S01E06 Kim: North Korea's Evil Dynasty
A profile of Kim Jong Il, the supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011.
S01E07 Saddam: The Butcher of Baghdad
A profile of Saddam Hussein (1937-2006), the ruthless Iraqi dictator who was captured in 2003 following the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and executed in 2006.
S01E08 Tojo: Japan's Razor of Fear
A profile of Hideki Tojo (1884-1948), a Japanese general and prime minister during World War II who was sentenced to death and executed in 1948 for committing war crimes.
S01E09 Mussolini: The Father of Fascism
Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) rises through the Socialist ranks to become Italy's fascist dictator and Hitler's ally during World War II.
S01E10 Gaddafi: Mad Dog of the Middle East
A look at the reigns of the some of the world's most notorious dictators and despots begins with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (1942-2011), who ruled for more than four decades before he was captured and...
Cast
Alisdair Simpson
Narrator
