About this season
Attacks that provoked tensions and affected the course of world history, including the assassinations of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and President John F. Kennedy.
Episodes (4)
1. From One Death, Many
Aired 1 May 2020 • 50 min
In 1914, the shooting of a Serbian nationalist led to the First World War; in 1994 an aircraft carrying Rwanda's dictator and the leader of the Hutu was shot down.
2. Destroyer of Peace
Aired 8 May 2020 • 50 min
Mahatma Gandhi is shot by a nationalist Hindu; civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr dies in an assassination attempt.
3. Clandestine Killers
Aired 15 May 2020 • 50 min
Ahmad Shah Massoud warned of an attack by the Taliban; a Russian agent accuses Putin of murder.
4. Brainwashing
Aired 22 May 2020 • 50 min
Explores how susceptible minds can be manipulated, transforming ordinary individuals into lethal assassins.